Government and politics

Trump will address the Libertarian Party convention as he goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, courting a segment of mostly conservative voters that ...

Election 2024: Trump campaigns in the South Bronx, trying to woo Black and Hispanic voters

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump campaigned Thursday in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation, holding a ...

Political consultant behind AI-generated Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine, criminal charges

U.S.
Amanda Smith

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New ...

Biden and Trump agree on debates on June 27 and in September

U.S.
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first ...

Israel-Hamas war: Biden is sending $1 billion in new weapons package to Israel, aides say

World
David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1 billion sale of ...

Israel-Hamas war: Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, forcing some 300,000 to flee

World
David Turner

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces were battling Palestinian militants across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including in parts of the ...

Ex-GOP Gov. Hogan is popular with some Maryland Democrats who still don’t want him in the Senate

U.S.
Amanda Smith

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some Maryland Democrats have a soft spot for Larry Hogan, their former two-term Republican governor in a heavily ...

Israel-Hamas war: US will deliver verdict on whether Israel followed the law

World
David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heat over its military support for Israel’s war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal ...

Georgia court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump case

U.S.
Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani ...

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to major Rafah offensive

World
David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden again urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching an offensive in the southern Gaza city ...