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Figures, Dobson make closing pitches to voters in Alabama congressional race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two candidates for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court after a lengthy redistricting battle, made their final campaign pushes this week, seeking to drive turnout in the race that could play a role in the battle for control of...
Former US attorney general says House candidate Shomari Figures in Alabama will fight for equality
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who backed litigation that resulted in the redrawing of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, called next week’s election a historic opportunity for the state’s voters. Holder appeared with the district's...
Trump's lawyers seek dismissal of federal election case, call special counsel illegally appointed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump told a federal judge Thursday that the election interference case against him should be dismissed, arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off. The...
Trump says if he takes office, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Trump was asked during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt whether he would first pardon himself or...
Florida sues Garland for blocking state probe into Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida is suing the Justice Department to stop federal authorities from blocking the state's investigation into the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the state's Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a...
The Latest: Trump targets his base and Harris goes after moderates as early voting numbers rise
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies to energize the coalitions they need to win as the campaigns enter their final sprint. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s the latest: ...
A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guilty
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona — both Democrats — as well as a judge and law enforcement agents, according to a guilty plea he entered Wednesday. Teak Ty Brockbank, 45, acknowledged...
US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a senior Iranian military official and three others with links to that country's government with plotting to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil — a development lauded by the alleged target. “This is a beautiful...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 11 The Washington Post on AI's impact on chemistry, biomedicine One of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in physics, Geoffrey Hinton, who pioneered work on the...
This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the...
