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Election 2024

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Biden is returning to his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats making a fresh push for Biden to reconsider running in runup to their own party convention

President Joe Biden says it’s still early in his reelection campaign and that many people don’t focus on the election until September.

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The South Carolina flag flies outside city hall in North Charleston, S.C., Aug. 12, 2011. The state will hold runoff elections on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to decide a handful of races where no candidate received a vote majority in the primary held just two weeks earlier. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s state primary runoffs

South Carolina will hold runoff elections next week to decide a handful of races in which no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary held just two weeks earlier.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia’s state primaries

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JD Vance accepts nomination to be Trump’s running mate, introduces himself to the nation at the RNC

Introducing himself to the nation after being tapped as Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance used his address to the RNC to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that his party best understands the challenges facing Americans.

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Relative political newcomer JD Vance looks to win over Republicans, help take back the White House

Majority of Democrats want Biden to drop out, new AP-NORC poll shows

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Donald Trump will accept Republican nomination again days after surviving an assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump says the recent assassination attempt against him has led him to change the speech he’ll give at the Republican National Convention.

FACT FOCUS: Trump, in Republican convention video, alludes to false claim 2020 election was stolen

Former President Donald Trump has maintained since his defeat in 2020 that the election was stolen. In a prerecorded video at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday he again alluded to the baseless allegation.

Hundreds attend vigil for man killed at Trump rally in Pennsylvania before visitation Thursday

Hundreds of people who gathered to remember the former fire chief fatally shot at a rally for former President Donald Trump have been urged to find “unity” as the area in rural Pennsylvania seeks to recover.

GOP vice presidential pick Vance talks Appalachian ties in speech as resentment over memoir simmers

Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots.

Too soon for comedy? After attempted assassination of Trump, US politics feel anything but funny

Is it too soon for political comedy? The answer from many quarters at midweek was a resounding yes, just days after an assassination attempt against Republican former president Donald Trump rattled the nation.

Families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal criticize Biden at GOP convention

Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention.

Hundreds gather to remember former fire chief fatally shot at Trump rally in Pennsylvania

Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to remember the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump in the rural area of Pennsylvania shaken by violence perpetrated by a local 20-year-old man.

US judge dismisses Republican challenge over counting of post-Election Day mail ballots in Nevada

A federal judge has dismissed a Republican-backed lawsuit that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day.

Heavily armed security boats patrol winding Milwaukee River during GOP convention

Security planners for the Republican National Convention have had to contend with the winding river that snakes through downtown Milwaukee and near the Fiserv Center convention site.

Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attempt

Four days after a gunman’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment the Republican presidential nominee received in the hospital, and whether there may be any long-term effects on his health.

A visual look at the 2024 Republican National Convention

Thousands of Republican delegates have officially made Donald Trump their party’s presidential nominee just days after he survived an assassination attempt.

Unraveling the attempted assassination of Donald Trump

Multiple investigations have been launched into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. They include probes into the crime itself and how law enforcement allowed it to happen at all.

What would make Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race? Here are the four reasons he’s cited

President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he’s definitely, assuredly, “one thousand percent” staying in the presidential race.

Biden and Trump accuse each other of weakening America’s foreign policy. Here are the facts

In a relative rarity for presidential elections, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have long records on foreign policy and clearly stated positions on many of the world’s hot spots.

Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for U.S. protection.

Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro, just released from prison, gets roaring applause at RNC

Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro took the stage at the Republican National Convention to enthusiastic cheers hours after being released from prison.

Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw, but party aims to nominate before convention

California Rep. Adam Schiff has become the highest-profile Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the party pushes ahead with plans to hold a virtual vote to formally make Biden its nominee in the first week of August.

Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt

A common refrain on the streets of Butler, Pennsylvania, in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump was: “Of all the places.”

House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt

Even before the first hearing Republican calls for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign intensified with top Republican leaders from both the House and the Senate saying she should step down.

FACT FOCUS: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention

After Donald Trump triumphantly entered the hall on the second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the program turned to one of his signature issues: illegal immigration.

Biden cancels meeting with Latino civil rights organization after testing positive for coronavirus

President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus while trying to shore up support among disenchanted voters key to his reelection chances.

The stepped-up security around Trump is apparent, with agents walling him off from RNC crowds

Former President Donald Trump was separated from supporters by his Secret Service detail as he walked onto the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday night.

What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its third day in Milwaukee

As the third day of the Republican National Convention kicks off, Republicans are shifting the focus to national security and foreign policy in a bid to draw a stark contrast with Democrats’ handling of ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East.

JD Vance introduces himself as Trump’s running mate and makes direct appeal to his native Rust Belt

JD Vance used his Wednesday night address to the Republican National Convention to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that his party best understands the challenges facing struggling Americans.

In a media world that loves sharp lines, discussions of the Trump shooting follow a predictable path

Authorities haven’t established why a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former President Trump last week.

Three days after attempted assassination, Trump shooter remains an elusive enigma

Three days after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the 20-year-old man who came close to killing the former president remains an enigma.

Unity at the RNC, knocks on Trump’s prosecutions and Senate politics: Takeaways from day 2

The Republican National Convention marched into its second day Tuesday, showcasing classic GOP themes like border security and public safety that have become the centerpieces of former President Donald Trump’s campaign.

Nevada county reverses controversial vote and certifies two recounts while legal action looms

Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county certified the results of two local recounts on Tuesday, reversing course on a controversial vote against certification that spurred legal action and put Washoe County in unchartered legal territory.

Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say

President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law, amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable.

Out-of-state officers shot and killed a man wielding two knives blocks away from the RNC, police say

Milwaukee’s police chief says five Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot at a man who was wielding two knives near the convention, killing him.