National Politics
December 23, 2024
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” U.S. Pres...
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
National Politics
December 13, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct. But when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-...
Trump won about 2.5M more votes than in 2020, some in unexpected places
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By By THOMAS BEAU-MONT, MAYA 
November 27, 2024
SWEEDLER, PARKER KAUFMANN AND HUMERA LODHI Associated Press It’s a daunting reality for Democrats: Republican Donald Trump’s support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defea...
Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Trump
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By By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press 
November 22, 2024
Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden might say. Trump has been the butt of countless late-night monologues and “Saturday Night Live” sketches f...
Trump’s picks for key positions so far
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By By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press 
November 21, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it’s shaping up much differently than his first. He’s prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and ham...
National Politics
November 18, 2024
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration. CEO of ...
National Politics
By By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press 
November 15, 2024
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general has created a remarkable amount of pushback from Republicans otherwise inclined to follow Trump’s wishes. Gae...
Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel, winning nod from Trump
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By By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent 
November 14, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections and will establish t...
Democratic state leaders prepare for a tougher time countering Trump in his 2nd term
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By By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press 
November 14, 2024
Democratic governors and state attorneys general are dusting off the playbooks from their offices’ pushback against President-elect Donald Trump’s policies, but they know it could be a harder battle i...
How Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again
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By By JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
November 9, 2024
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As he bid farewell to Washington in January 2021, deeply unpopular and diminished, Donald Trump was already hinting at a comeback. “Goodbye. We love you. We will be back i...
A presidential campaign unlike any other ends today. Here’s how we got here
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By By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press 
November 5, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the election that no one could have foreseen. Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in anger at Mar-a-Lago after being impeached twice and voted out of the White House. E...