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WATCH: Biden announces $7.3 billion in rural investments during visit to Wisconsin

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

President Joe Biden traveled to rural southwest Wisconsin on Thursday to champion new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet, proclaiming that “all these investments mean family farms can stay in the family.”…

WATCH: Trump suggests tariffs can reduce child care costs at New York economic event

By Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports would solve seemingly unrelated challenges such as the rising cost of child care in the U.S.

Munich police kill gunman in exchange of fire near Israeli Consulate

By Matthias Schrader, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Authorities said he may have been planning to attack the consulate on the anniversary of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Well-known right-wing influencers duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. prosecutors say

By Alan Suderman, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The accusations mark the third straight presidential election in which U.S. authorities have unveiled politically charged details about the Kremlin's attempted interference in U.S. politics.

Lawyer for Donald Trump's election subversion case accuses prosecutors of 'illegitimate' indictment in court hearing

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Thursday's hearing in federal court in Washington was the first in the case in nearly a year.

Fact-checking Trump's Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted the hourlong Sept. 4 event. He questioned Trump during the first hour; audience members questioned Trump for a second hour.

Comparing Trump's and Harris' differing ideas on how to boost the economy

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris unveiled more of her economic policies. In New Hampshire, Harris announced a proposal that would offer tax breaks for new small businesses. The economy and inflation are top priorities for voters and Harris and Trump…

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Killing taxes on tips sounds good, but experts say it doesn't solve the real problem

By Hannah Grabenstein

No taxes on tips sounds good. Experts say the effects would range from hardly life-changing to potentially harmful.

What is postliberalism? How a Catholic intellectual movement influenced JD Vance's political views

By Peter Smith, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press

Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings.