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Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
Presidential conventions can be memorable for floor fights and bloody battles on the streets outside or for scenes that stand out as outlandish or awkward.
Why Trump's and Harris' proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact
If nothing else, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workersโ tips.
Proposed law pushes for tougher migrant detention following Texas girl's killing
Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl allegedly killed by two Venezuelans who entered the U.S. illegally are supporting legislation that would limit immigration authorities' ability to release immigrants they detain.
Sale of US Steel kicks up a political storm, but Pittsburgh isn't Steeltown USA anymore
Pittsburgh's most storied steel company, U.S. Steel, is on the cusp of being bought by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. in a deal that's kicking up an election year political maelstrom.
Hundreds of thousands are still without power in the Houston area. Here's how it happened
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area likely won't have power restored until next week, as the city swelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Ron DeSantis is now expected to speak at the Republican National Convention, AP source says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now expected to address former President Donald Trumpโs nominating convention next week.
Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94
Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died.
Alice Stewart, CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser, dies at 58
Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns, has died at age 58.
Democrats lean into border security as it shapes contest for control of Congress
Democrats are trying to outflank Republicans and convince voters they can address problems at the U.S. border with Mexico as immigration has become a major issue in elections that will decide control of Congress.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana's presidential primaries
Louisiana politics have been dominated this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landryโs special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps.
Sen. Ted Cruz says there's a 50-50 chance of Congress passing college sports legislation this year
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz says there's a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation regulating college athletics by the end of the year.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii's Republican caucuses
Hawaii Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing.
US official says Boeing hasn't turned over records about work on the panel that blew off a jetliner
Boeing has refused to disclose who worked on the door plug that blew off a jetliner in January, according to the head of the agency that's conducting the investigation.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz awaits winner of Democratic primary after clinching the GOP nomination
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has officially locked up the GOP nomination for a third term and awaits the winner of a wide field of Democratic challengers. Cruz had no major primary opponent. Nine Democrats are running for the chance to unseat him in November, including U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez. Democrats see Cruz's seat as one of their best chances to flip a Senate seat this year even though a Democrat hasn't won a statewide race in Texas in 30 years.
Texas voters deciding upon presidential and senate candidates in primaries
Less than a week after staging rival events on the banks of the Rio Grande River along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face voters on the Texas primary ballot in a state that has openly clashed with the Biden administration over how to address a record number of illegal border crossings.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri's GOP caucuses
The Missouri Republican Party will hold presidential caucuses this Saturday, giving voters their chance to weigh in on who should represent the party on the November presidential ballot.
South Carolina's Republican primary: What to watch as Haley tries to upset Trump in her home state
Nikki Haleyโs best-case scenario for her home stateโs Republican primary might be to do well enough to be competitive on Super Tuesday.
Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump's demolition of deal as a 'gift'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats plan to โconstantly over the next yearโ remind voters that it was Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, who torpedoed a bipartisan bill on border enforcement.
Democrats target GOP strongholds Texas and Florida with Senate majority on the line
Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for wins in two unlikely places that could neutralize potential setbacks elsewhere, Florida and Texas.
What to expect in the Iowa caucuses | AP Election Brief
After months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on Monday.
Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
Donald Trump is seizing on his partyโs frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around voter fraud.
Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump
Former president Donald Trump and his Republican rivals for the 2024 election have for months been heavily courting social conservatives and white evangelical Christians, seen as the most influential group in Iowaโs Republican caucuses.
Lawyers argue whether the Constitutionโs โinsurrectionโ clause blocks Trump from the 2024 ballot
Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters are focusing on the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trumpโs words and actions in a hearing that could determine whether the Constitutionโs insurrection clause bars Trump from running again for the White House.
Trump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from US if he wins a second term
Former President Donald Trump is vowing to bar refugees from Gaza and expand his first-term travel ban following the deadly attack on Israel last week.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing California senator, who has died at 90.
Trump launches his fall push in Iowa to lock in his lead before the first Republican caucuses
Donald Trump has begun a fall press in Iowa where he hopes to lock in thousands of Republican caucusgoers in the early-voting state.
David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut
Former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick often touts his deep connection to Pennsylvania as he lays the groundwork for another likely Senate run.
GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks
A biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful says he'd consider Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah among several possible conservative candidates should he get to nominate someone to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Following Uvalde shooting, Democrat Roland Gutierrez becomes Ted Cruz's latest challenger
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has drawn another Democratic challenger in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
Power outages continue across southern US; triple-digit heat wave grips Texas
More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. are still without power following damaging storms that have left residents searching for relief in sweltering temperatures.
Heat wave triggers big storms, power outages in US Southeast, raises wildfire concerns in Southwest
Forecasters warned people celebrating Fatherโs Day outdoors to take precautions as triple-digit temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern U.S. The unstable conditions triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi.
Heat wave has US South sweltering, from tornado-ravaged West Texas town to Florida beaches
Communities from Houston to New Orleans are opening cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settle across a broad swath of the U.S. South.
The Republican presidential field is largely set. Here are takeaways on where the contest stands
The Republican Partyโs 2024 presidential field is all but set after a trio of new announcements this week.
Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment
Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits.
Senate panel OKs rail-safety bill; railroad vows to help homeowners affected by Ohio derailment
A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio.
GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC
A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkinโs winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president.
5 years after Parkland, families cope through good works
After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parklandโs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved oneโs memory.
To boost Georgia's Warnock, Biden goes to ... Massachusetts
President Joe Biden made phone calls with fellow Democrats Friday for Sen. Raphael Warnockโs runoff election, delivering hot coffee to volunteers, too, and thanking them for their work.
Trump's growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat
No fewer than 10 major Republican White House prospects stepped onto the ballroom stage this weekend for the unofficial opening of the next presidential primary season.
Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans
Presidential aspirants running for reelection while dreaming of the highest office in the land often face an uncomfortable question: Will they commit to serving a full term โ should they win one โ when their best moment to take a shot at the White House may come sooner than that.
3 climate hecklers ejected for disrupting Cruz on 'The View'
Three women were ejected from the set of โThe Viewโ on Monday after interrupting an interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for what appeared to be a climate change protest.
Biden: Nearly 22M have already requested student loan relief
President Joe Biden says nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made its online application available โ more than half of the number the White House believes are eligible for the program.
Noem's balancing act: Big ambitions, South Dakota reelection
Many political watchers expected Gov. Kristi Noem to cruise to reelection this year in Republican-dominated South Dakota against a Democratic challenger without statewide experience.
McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he will โproudly supportโ legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections, bolstering a bipartisan effort to revise a 19th century law and avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection.
Election denier Bolduc wins New Hampshire GOP Senate race
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc has won New Hampshireโs Republican Senate primary and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in November.
Biden administration responds to Iran's offer on nuke deal
The Biden administration says it has responded to Iranโs latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.
Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
A special House panel looking into the government's coronavirus response says the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing the drug hydroxychloroquine that had been discredited as a COVID-19 treatment.
Iran deal tantalizingly close, but US faces new hurdles
Last weekโs attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
GOP candidates stress urgency at annual Nevada cookout
At the 7th annual Basque Fry in Gardnerville, a lineup of GOP national heavyweights and local Nevada politicians fired up a crowd of 1,500 Republicans with a message of urgency.
Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a centrist challenger who questioned Omar's support for the โdefund the policeโ movement.
Tennessee's embrace of conservative Michigan college sours
After riding high on a promise to bring 50 charter schools to Tennessee, the relationship between the president of Michigan's Hillsdale College and Gov. Bill Lee has cooled over the past several months.
One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics
Political divides in the U.S. seem deeper than ever, but one of the few shared sentiments right now from voters of all stripes is the desire for something different.
Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House
In a story published July 20, 2022 about the Respect for Marriage Act, The Associated Press cited a June Gallup poll that implied the poll was released in June 2022.
Ted Cruz says legalizing gay marriage was โclearly wrongโ decision by Supreme Court
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize gay marriage in the landmark 2015 case.
Britt wins tumultuous Alabama Senate race scrambled by Trump
Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then un-endorsed him.
Trump lashes out at Jan. 6 committee as he teases 2024 run
Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as he continues to tease his plans for a third presidential run.
GOP's Cornyn tapped to lead as Senate talks gun law changes
Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn was tapped to lead gun policy negotiations in the Senate.