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Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

Nov. 02, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Nov. 2, the 307th day of 2024. There are 59 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the presidential election against the...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Mexico on Election Day

Oct. 31, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and five third-party candidates will compete for New Mexico's five electoral votes, but the most competitive race on the ballot will likely be a U.S. House race that could determine control of the...

Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated

Oct. 31, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

Today is Thursday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2024. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today in history: On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, India’s Prime Minister for more than 15 years, was assassinated by two of her own security guards. ...

Today in History: October 30, Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle”

Oct. 30, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2024. There are 62 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a scheduled 15-round bout known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa,...

Today in History: October 26, Shootout at the O.K. Corral

Oct. 26, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Oct. 26, the 300th day of 2024. There are 66 days left in the year. Today in history: On October 26th, 1881, four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five outlaws, killing three of them, at the “Shootout at the...

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Tennessee on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 07:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee voters will weigh in on the race for the White House in the Nov. 5 election, as well as races for Congress and the state Legislature. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for 11 electoral votes...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for West Virginia's four electoral votes in the Nov. 5 general election. Voters will also cast ballots for a full slate of federal and state contests, including a U.S. Senate race...

The RNC is rebuilding its legal operation after Trump allies' failed effort to undo the 2020 race

Oct. 24, 2024 15:09 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Donald Trump ran for president, the lawyers most directly involved in his efforts to overturn the election wound up sanctioned, criminally prosecuted or even sued for millions of dollars. This time around, Republican party leaders are working to...

Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91

Oct. 22, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard N. Winfield, a leading U.S. First Amendment lawyer who represented The Associated Press for three decades and championed freedom of expression for journalists around the world, died on Tuesday. He was 91. Winfield died in his sleep at Bellevue Hospital in...

Republicans and Democrats are both preparing for long legal battles over the 2024 election results

Oct. 20, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump, who still refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden, says he wants a presidential victory Nov. 5 to be so overwhelming that the results are “too big to rig.” “We want a landslide," he recently told...