Politics Jan 06 WATCH: Mob that stormed U.S. Capitol ‘cannot be called protesters,’ Schumer says Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump “bears a great deal of the blame” after a mob loyal to him stormed the U.S. Capitol. By Associated Press
Politics Nov 14 AP FACT CHECK: Trump relies on falsehoods to deny Biden win President Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP… By Lauren Neergaard and Hope Yen, Colleen Long, Associated Press
Politics Oct 14 Racial justice movement a factor for 5 state ballot measures The nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice are major factors in several states, including California and Mississippi, for ballot measures with distinctive racial themes. By David Crary, Associated Press
Politics Jun 28 Trump’s attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote Just over four months before Election Day, the president is escalating his efforts to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Jun 28 Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over using their songs By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The Stones said in a statement Sunday that their legal team is working with music rights organization BMI to stop use of their material in Trump's reelection campaign. Continue reading
May 10 Overshadowed by COVID-19, race for the White House forges on By PBS NewsHour There is no bigger story than the COVID-19 epidemic, a worldwide contagion that’s taken hundreds of thousands of lives and thrown the global economy into disarray. As a result, the U.S. presidential election has been pushed into the shadows. Special… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:39 Biden complaint did not say ‘sexual harassment,’ says Reade Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden continues to face an allegation of sexual assault from Tara Reade, who worked for Biden 27 years ago in his Senate office. Biden has denied the allegation. The Associated Press this weekend published a… Continue watching
Apr 10 As Trump rails against mail voting, some allies embrace it By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press As President Donald Trump rails against voting by mail, many members of his own political party are embracing it to keep their voters safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 03 Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks By Hannah Fingerhut, Josh Boak, Associated Press Many Democratic voters in Super Tuesday's presidential primaries made up their minds just before casting a ballot — a sign of fluidity in a race recently upended by Joe Biden's blowout in South Carolina. Continue reading