Aug 29 Abortion measures on the ballot in 41 states, voters to have say on other tough questions By David A. Lieb, Associated Press More than 140 ballot measures are going before voters in the general election. They include constitutional amendments in at least nine states to enshrine abortion rights. Continue reading
Aug 29 Harris and Walz to sit down with CNN for first major television interview of their presidential campaign By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Thursday's interview with CNN's Dana Bash will give Harris a chance to quell criticism that she is unprepared for uncontrolled environments, define her campaign and test her political mettle ahead of an upcoming debate with former President Donald Trump set… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:25 Harris kicks off Georgia tour as Trump posts grievances on social media By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan Vice President Kamala Harris launched a two-day swing through Georgia on Wednesday. It's her seventh trip to the state this year and will end with a rally in Savannah. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump spent the past 24 hours posting… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 8:56 In 'At War with Ourselves,' McMaster recounts his time in the Trump White House By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn As the presidential race heats up, a new book looks at Donald Trump’s first administration with respect to foreign policy and national security. Trump tapped H.R. McMaster, a three-star general who served in the Gulf War and Iraq War, to… Continue watching
Aug 28 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak to students in Hinesville during Georgia bus tour stop By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dropped in on a high school band practice Wednesday as part of a two-day bus tour snaking through rural Georgia, campaigning for the critical battleground state while delighting students who performed… Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Vance addresses Arlington cemetery altercation involving Trump campaign By Tara Copp, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump's campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 28 Former Nevada elected official found guilty of murder in 2022 killing of investigative reporter By Ken Ritter, Associated Press A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office. Continue reading
Aug 28 Gunman who attempted Trump assassination saw Butler rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly looked up information about explosives and saw the Pennsylvania rally where he opened fire as a “target of opportunity,”… Continue reading
Aug 28 Supreme Court rejects Biden administration request to restore newest student debt plan By Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. Continue reading
Aug 28 Kamala Harris' election would defy history — only 1 sitting VP has been elected president in 188 years By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has been elected to the White House. Continue reading