National Politics
By By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press 
August 30, 2024
Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election alongside choices for president ...
National Politics
August 28, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the presidential ballot, despite his request to be removed, and also rejected a Democratic attemp...
National Politics
By By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent 
August 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Electric.” “Joyful.” The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ‘ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost quaint idea of electing th...
Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race
National Politics
August 19, 2024
By WILL WEISSERT, JILL COLVIN AND SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced President Joe Biden atop the presidential ticket, but his “finish the job” ...
National Politics
Ariz. and Mo. will join 5 other states with abortion on the ballot
By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAND KIM KRUESI Associated Press 
August 15, 2024
Election officials in Arizona and Missouri this week announced that abortion-rights supporters in their states had gathered enough petition signatures to put proposed amendments enshrining abortion ri...
Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence ‘must stop’
National Politics
By By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent 
August 7, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi thought briefly she might have died on Jan. 6, 2021. Not quite two years later, the threat of political violence would come for her husband at their home. “Where’s Nancy...
How Harris and Trump differ on artificial intelligence policy
National Politics
July 31, 2024
By MATT O’BRIEN AND SARAH PARVINI AP Technology Writers Artificial intelligence’s growing visibility in everyday life has made it a popular discussion topic but hasn’t yet elevated it to a top electio...
National Politics
By By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press 
July 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will consider legislation this week that aims to protect children from dangerous online content, moving forward with what could become the first sweeping new regulation of...