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Gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for burns received at appearance, campaign says
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns during a campaign appearance in his bid for governor, but his campaign says he is in good spirits and will continue on the campaign trail.
Trump lists his grievances in a Wisconsin speech intended to link Harris to illegal immigration
Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues in an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings.
Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania
With less than 40 days until Election Day, the Rev. Al Sharpton's choice of a battleground state for a get-out-the-vote bus tour made sense.
CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week's vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be up to the candidates, not the moderators, to fact-check each other.
Top election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave
The top election official in a northern Nevada county that is key to winning the presidential battleground state is taking a stress-related leave of absence with just over a month to go before Election Day.
Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president
Tunisiaโs parliament has amended a law to strip power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied.
Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: 'Things have gotten overwhelming'
Chappell Roan has dropped out of the All Things Go music festival scheduled for this weekend.
Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign
The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trumpโs presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges and other counts in a case that has roiled the nationโs biggest city after months of investigations, searches and subpoenas.
Jews and Catholics warn against Trump's latest loyalty test for religious voters
Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November.
Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan's ruling party and become prime minister
Japanโs governing party has picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week.
Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap say they lost hope after July's election
Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap โ a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama โ say theyโre making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change following a contentious presidential election in which President Nicolรกs Maduro was declared winner despite vote tallies released by the opposition showing that his competitor won by a landslide.
Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and new evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election he lost.
Groups work to engage young voters in democracy as election processes come under scrutiny
The League of Women Voters of Ohio brought its statewide roadshow to Ohio State University Thursday in an effort to register and excite student voters.
Biden signs temporary funding bill that avoids a shutdown before the election
President Joe Biden has signed a temporary government spending bill that keeps agencies operating into December, after Congress punted key spending decisions until after the November election.
Republican-led group sues to block Georgia rule requiring hand count of ballots
A Republican-led group is challenging Georgiaโs new requirement that poll workers count the total number of ballots by hand.
Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes
An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security.
US lawmakers' concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service
A contentious congressional hearing has shown that lawmakers are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service's readiness for a crush of mail ballots for the November election because some of them feel burned by other Postal Service actions.
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss.
Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
Thereโs an unlikely star in Kamala Harrisโ fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark Robinson, the stateโs scandal-plagued candidate for governor.
Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service
Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
Americans are more likely to see Harris' gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton: AP-NORC poll
Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harrisโ chances in the November election, compared to eight years ago when Hillary Clinton was running.
Georgia court rejects counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Georgia's Supreme Court says presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz aren't qualified to be on the state's ballots and votes for them should not count.
Concerns linger after gunfire damages Arizona Democratic campaign office
Authorities are analyzing evidence collected from a Democratic campaign office in a suburban strip mall in Arizona that has twice been shot at over the last week.
Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump's false narrative on election fraud
Donald Trump this week falsely accused Democrats of cheating their way to a win in November, using a bipartisan 1986 act to claim without evidence that anyone overseas can get a ballot emailed to them, even if theyโre not eligible to vote.
Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs
Former President Donald Trump is warning that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if heโs reelected.
Harris competing for a single electoral vote in Nebraska as Trump fails to get rules changed
The battle for the White House could come down to a single Electoral College vote from a single congressional district in Nebraska.
Harris will campaign on Arizona's border with Mexico in attempted show of strength on immigration
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign tries to turn the larger issue of immigration from a liability into a strength and hopes to counter a line of frequent political attacks from former President Donald Trump.
Sri Lanka's new president says he'll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
Sri Lankaโs new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the countryโs history.
Intelligence officials have briefed the Trump campaign on Iranian threats. A look at what's known
U.S. officials briefed Donald Trumpโs campaign this week on Iranian threats against the Republican presidential nominee, but the briefing centered on previously reported threats and not a new plot.
A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders
A suburban Philadelphia bakeryโs cookie โpollโ that started during the 2008 presidential campaign as a joke between the owners and their customers has grown into much more.
Harris is making a 'capitalist' pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism
Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushes back against Republican nominee Donald Trumpโs claims that sheโs advancing โcommunistโ ideas.
Australia's treasurer will visit China this week in the latest sign that bilateral ties are mending
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key economic role to visit China in seven years.
Trump tells women he 'will be your protector' as GOP struggles with outreach to female voters
From former President Donald Trump to Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, male Republican candidates are struggling to speak to female voters, using language criticized as tone-deaf and patronizing as they try to win support from women and speak to issues important to them.
India-controlled Kashmir votes in the second phase of polls to elect local government
Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir have begun casting votes in the second phase of a staggered election for a local government.
In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson says his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography websiteโs message board โ something he denies.
Biden is making his long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He'll stop in Germany, then Angola
The White House says President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa next month.
A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar fate.
GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska's electoral votes
An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appears dead.
Trump mixes up the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during his speech in Georgia
Donald Trump has flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech otherwise focused on economic policy, slamming Vice President Kamala Harris for lying about โCharlottestown.โ.
Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance
The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community has invoked a private-citizen right to file charges against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.
Georgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz should count.
Election 2024 Latest: Trump makes first campaign stop in Georgia since feud with Kemp ended
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is making his first campaign visit to battleground Georgia since a feud between the former president and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp ended last month with Kemp endorsing Trump.
TikTok removes Russian state media accounts for 'covert influence operations' ahead of US election
TikTok has removed accounts associated with Russian state media for engaging in โcovert influence operationsโ on the social media platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
House Republicans advance contempt charges against Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony
Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka's new president calls a parliamentary election for November to consolidate his mandate
Sri Lankaโs new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament and called for a parliamentary election in an effort to consolidate his mandate following his weekend election victory.
Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, a new APIA Vote/AAPI Data survey finds
Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters than former President Donald Trump.
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Across the U.S., including in some of the nationโs presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots and administer and certify Novemberโs election.
Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is prioritizing abortion rights in a key U.S. Senate race in Maryland against Republican Larry Hogan.
What we know about the investigations surrounding New York City's mayor
Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration.
A state senator has thwarted a GOP effort to lock down all of Nebraska's electoral votes for Trump
A Republican effort to lock down all of Nebraskaโs electoral votes for former President Donald Trump appears doomed because one state lawmaker won't give backers his crucial support.
Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state
Donald Trump has confirmed he'll be the sole featured speaker at this yearโs Al Smith charity dinner in New York.
Harris reaches agreement on transition planning with Biden administration, no word on Trump yet
Vice President Kamala Harrisโ transition team has reached an agreement with the government to accept federal support to prepare for her potential presidency.
Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs
Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania as farmers expressed concerns about losing their way of life, asking questions and offering jokes but mostly just listening.
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's new Marxist president?
Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lankaโs presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago.
Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.โs national finances.
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president
Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lankaโs president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign's last stretch
One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough new border security measures.
Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital
Boliviaโs pro-government supporters and security forces have confronted protesters loyal to former President Evo Morales in a street melee.
As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
As world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence.
Trump allies make another push to change Nebraska's Electoral College law
A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their stateโs Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that would potentially help return Trump to the White House.
Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues
Several top staffers working on North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign for governor have quit their posts.
Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump
Republican activists in swing states say theyโve seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump.
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lankaโs presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation into economic ruin.
New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections
The French presidential palace has unveiled a new center-right government more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions.
Euphoric two years ago, US anti-abortion movement is now divided and worried as election nears
Just two years ago, leading anti-abortion activists were euphoric after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, thus ending the nationwide right to abortion.
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturdayโs presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot.
Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter
Donald Trump has returned to North Carolina to stump in the southern battleground state that both Democrats and Republicans are treating as increasingly critical to victory in November.
AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Generative artificial intelligence is playing a major role in the presidential campaign, even if the greatest fears about how it could threaten the U.S. presidential election havenโt materialized yet.
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lankaโs presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval.
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadnโt been confirmed can vote in state and local races.
Jury deliberations begin in civil trial over 'Trump Train' encounter with Biden-Harris bus in Texas
Jury deliberations have begun in Texas in a civil trial over a so-called โTrump Trainโ that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus days before the 2020 election.
What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story.
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Serviceโs performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosed
New York magazineโs star Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after disclosing she had a personal relationship with a former reporting subject.
Robinson won't appear at Trump's North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trumpโs rally in the eastern part of his state after a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography websiteโs message board.
'She should be alive today' โ Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump
For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris has given a speech focused squarely on abortion rights.
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country.
In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day
In-person voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election has begun in three states โ Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota, the home state of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety
Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nationโs presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence.
Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: AP-NORC poll
A new poll finds neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, turning an issue that was once a clear strength for Trump into the equivalent of a political jump ball.
Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy
Vice President Kamala Harris was looking for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots
The U.S. Postal Serviceโs leader is expressing frustration with ongoing criticism of how it handles mail ballots.
State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he's away
The State Department has lashed out at House Republicans over a subpoena for testimony about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, accusing them of repeatedly calling for hearings when they know Secretary of State Antony Blinken is unavailable to appear.
Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded
An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if Harris wins.