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Elon Musk is joining Donald Trump for a rally in Pennsylvania. It will take place at the same location where a gunman nearly assassinated Trump in July. Musk has become one of Trump’s most prominent supporters. Donald Trump has a new headliner: Elon Musk. The billionaire owner of some of the world’s most prominent companies […]
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ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) — The transition from the bustling Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to a small Alabama city on the southernmost tip of the Appalachian mountain range was challenging for Sarah Jacques. But, over the course of a year, the 22-year-old got used to the quiet and settled in. Jacques got a job at a manufacturing plant
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the last day of August, President Joe Biden was asked about his fall campaign plans. He promised a Labor Day appearance in Pittsburgh and said he would be “on the road from there on.” Biden did campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris on Labor Day, but he largely has been a
Biden pledged to campaign hard for Harris. So far, he's been mostly a no-show Read More »
The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes. Here are some of the top cases that will be argued in the coming months: Transgender rights The Biden administration and families of
Donald Trump appeared to be well on his way to the White House after he was shot nearly three months ago. He was coming off a dominating debate performance against Joe Biden, was leading in national polls and arrived at his nominating convention in Milwaukee a near-martyr. Trump is returning to Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday under
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is heading to North Carolina on Saturday as the state recovers from Hurricane Helene, arriving there one day after a visit by Republican Donald Trump, who is spreading false claims about the federal response to the disaster. Earlier in the week, Harris was in Georgia, where she
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When London Breed was elected as San Francisco’s first Black woman mayor, it was a pinch-me moment for a poor girl from public housing whose ascension showed that no dream was impossible in the progressive, compassionate and equitable city. But the honeymoon was short-lived as a COVID-19 pandemic shuttered stores and
San Francisco's first Black female mayor is in a pricey battle for a second term Read More »
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank that’s been part of a broad coalition of pro-privacy groups worried about an anti-spying law that’s been used in the past to surveil Americans, sued the government Friday for allegedly withholding audit records on the program. Cato brought the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, accusing the FBI
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is planning to more aggressively attack former President Donald Trump in the remaining weeks ahead of the November election, a new phase aimed at trying to move the small number of undecided voters her way, according to five Harris campaign officials. The change is driven, in part, by
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will not extend a two-year program that allows migrants from certain nations into the U.S. if they came by plane with sponsorship. The program began in 2022 with Venezuelans and was an effort to provide an alternative legal pathway for migrants who were increasingly coming to the U.S.-Mexico border
The Biden administration isn't extending a two-year program for migrants from 4 nations Read More »
