Nation May 22 2 Israeli Embassy staff members killed in DC shooting The stunning attack prompted Israeli missions to beef up their security and lower their flags to half-staff.
Politics Oct 08 How different states run their elections The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally administered contest.
Politics Jul 23 CHART: Harris has backing of enough delegates to become Democratic presidential nominee, AP tally finds Prominent Democratic elected officials, party leaders and political organizations quickly lined up behind Harris in the day after Biden's exit from the race and her campaign set a new 24-hour record for presidential donations on Monday.
Politics Mar 18 What to expect in Ohio’s presidential and state primaries The most high-profile election in Ohio's primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on the state's Democratic U.S. senator. Sen. Sherrod Brown was first elected in 2006 and is among the most vulnerable members of a closely…
Politics Mar 12 How Biden won enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee President Joe Biden’s path to unofficially clinching the Democratic nomination this year was much shorter and less dramatic than the one he followed in 2020.
Politics Mar 01 What makes Super Tuesday so important? It’s all about the delegates. Here’s a look at the numbers Republican delegate rules vary by state, but their system generally makes it easier for frontrunners to quickly rack up large numbers of delegates because many states — including Super Tuesday’s biggest prize, California — award all their delegates to candidates…
Politics Feb 27 Why AP called Michigan for Trump At the time he was declared the winner, the former president was far ahead in every geographic region — and by almost three-to-one in more conservative northern Michigan.
Politics Feb 27 Why AP called Michigan for Biden The AP declared Biden the winner at 9:00 p.m. ET with results showing him with an overwhelming lead in 21 locations throughout the state.
Politics Jan 23 Why AP called the New Hampshire primary for Biden Early returns confirm the findings of AP’s VoteCast survey of likely Democratic primary voters, which found an overwhelming majority of write-in voters supporting the incumbent president.
Politics Jan 23 Why AP called the New Hampshire primary for Trump Initial results from more than 25 townships showed Donald Trump leading by a comfortable margin as of 8 p.m.