Harris gets assist from Stevie Wonder in appeal to Black voters in Georgia
National Politics
October 21, 2024
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied congregants with a rendition of Bob ...
National Politics
By By JEFFAMYAND CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press 
October 17, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — From Georgia’s mountains to its Atlantic shore, challenges to the qualifications of voters have rolled in this summer and fall, part of a wide-ranging national effort coordinated by Don...
Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
National Politics
October 16, 2024
By PAUL WISEMAN AND CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With characteristic bravado, Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish ...
Voters with disabilities are feeling ignored by presidential candidates
National Politics
October 15, 2024
By KENYA HUNTER AND AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press A new report from Rutgers University estimates that about 40.2 million eligible voters in the quickly approaching U.S. presidential election are d...
Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation; Biden surveys Fla. damage
National Politics
October 14, 2024
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the go...
Walz bags no birds as pheasant hunting season opens
National Politics
October 14, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz carried a shotgun and tramped through tall grass as Minnesota’s pheasant hunting season opened, giving the campaign a chance to highl...
Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign’s final stretch
National Politics
By By JOSH BOAK Associated Press 
October 12, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election. The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedul...
Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns
National Politics
By By JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
October 5, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was onstage at a rally on Long Island last month, talking about taxes, when he appeared momentarily spooked by something he’d spotted over his shoulder. “I thought this wa...
National Politics
By By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press 
October 4, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice Presiden...
Some of the most notable quotes from the JD Vance-Tim Walz vice presidential debate
National Politics
By By MATT BROWN Associated Press 
October 3, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first and only vice presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz featured an often orderly, policy-focused and even civil dialogue between th...
Walz, Vance go in depth on policy in VP debate
National Politics
October 2, 2024
A few attacks during the cordial exchange were reserved for each other’s running mates. NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates in a vice presidential de...
Harris makes a ‘capitalist’ pitch in Pittsburgh to boost the economy
National Politics
September 26, 2024
By ZEKE MILLER, STEVE PEOPLES AND JOSH BOAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle clas...
National Politics
September 24, 2024
By PHILIP RANDAZZO, HAIYI BI and AKANKSHA GOYAL Boston University and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers — represent...