Latest 2020 United States presidential election News
County leaders in Georgia reject election board nominee who challenged voters' eligibility
ATLANTA (AP) — Elected leaders in Georgia's most populous county — a Democratic stronghold — on Wednesday rejected a Republican nominee for the county elections board who had challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2...
Ex-federal prosecutor to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who led sweeping corruption investigations in Allentown and Reading said Wednesday that he is running for Pennsylvania attorney general, becoming the second Democrat to seek the office that will become vacant after next year's election. ...
Wisconsin judge: Don't delete records from probe into 2020 Trump loss
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Monday declined to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to ensure that no records are deleted from a now-closed state office created to investigate former President Donald Trump's loss in 2020. The lawsuit was one of several filed by liberal watchdog...
Israel's Netanyahu appoints new media adviser, journalist who had called Biden 'unfit,' report says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a new media adviser who has tweeted critically against President Joe Biden, the daily Haaretz reported. The appointment comes at a time when U.S.-Israel relations are strained. Gilad...
Biden's 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump's pugilism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to the capital. It seemed like a message out of step with the more combative era brought on by Donald Trump. But Biden prevailed, and as he...
Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6. 2021 attack. ...
GOP nominee stresses values in campaign pitch in Kentucky gubernatorial campaign
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's campaign showdown for governor boils down to stark differences in vision and values, Republican nominee Daniel Cameron declared Friday as he urged conservatives to “make a stand” by ousting the Democratic incumbent in the November election. ...
US lawyer named chief prosecutor at office linked to Kosovo war crimes court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — American lawyer Kimberly West has been appointed as the chief prosecutor linked to a European Union-backed court prosecuting war crimes in Kosovo, the prosecutor's office announced Friday. West replaces Jack Smith, who stood down as head of the...
DePasquale to run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania's former two-term auditor general, said Thursday that he will run for state attorney general, an office that played a critical role in rebuffing Republican attempts to overturn President Joe Biden's win over Donald Trump in the 2020 election....
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates says he's not running for re-election
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who worked to bat down election misinformation and a hostile political landscape in 2020 and 2022, announced Thursday that he’s not running for re-election. In a statement, Gates said he intends to “pursue other interests...
