WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.

2. Barry’s memoir is a good read by a flawed politician - Friday, November 29, 2024

Bill Boner slunk away to Kentucky and into the pallet business after his sexual shenanigans as Nashville’s mayor. Megan Barry stuck around after hers, ran for Congress and wrote a book.

The congressional run, against the Republican incumbent in the 7th District, had predictable results: Barry lost by 20-plus points. The book, published one week after the election, is similarly unsurprising: She is repentant.

3. Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the District of Columbia.

Now with Trump set to return to power — backed by a Republican-controlled Congress and the momentum of a sweeping electoral win — local officials in the nation's capital are trying to sound conciliatory while preparing for the worst.

4. Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans call a "mandate" to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent in the U.S. Congress?

5. Advocacy group sues Tennessee over racial requirements for medical boards - Friday, November 15, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — A nonprofit dedicated to opposing diversity initiatives in medicine has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirements surrounding the racial makeup of key medical boards in Tennessee.

6. Food prices worried most voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills - Friday, November 15, 2024

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills.

Trump often railed on the campaign trail against hefty price increases for bacon, cereal, crackers and other items.

7. Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for the closing weeks of the 118th Congress: Do "whatever it takes" to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees as a second Donald Trump presidency looms.

8. Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he's been tapped to lead, and has been under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over allegations including sexual misconduct.

9. Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general - Friday, November 8, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation's top prosecutor.

10. Lawmakers prepare for final lame-duck sprint before making way for next Congress - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Keeping the federal government open. Providing more disaster aid. Passing a defense policy bill. And for Senate Democrats, confirming more judges.

It's a short but important to-do list as Congress returns to Washington this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session — that period between Election Day and the end of the two-year congressional term.

11. Biden's White House invitation to Trump continues a tradition Trump shunned in 2020 - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of Democratic President Joe Biden, who had hoped to defeat his Republican predecessor a second time and reside there for four more years.

12. Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator — "except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.

His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him, and pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

13. Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don't give up ground - Friday, November 1, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn't give up any ground, either.

14. Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss - Friday, November 1, 2024

LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump delivered a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before Tuesday's presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he "shouldn't have left" the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

15. Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris ' campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth — a closing argument designed to show the possible consequences for companies and workers if he returns to the White House.

16. Trump and Harris will both visit the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin - Friday, November 1, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host dueling rallies within seven miles of one another on Friday night in the Milwaukee area as part of a final push for votes in swing-state Wisconsin's largest county.

17. A to-do list, size matters and a 'petty tyrant': Key moments from - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday sought to remind Americans what life was like under Donald Trump and then offered voters a different path forward if they send her to the White House, in a speech billed as her campaign's closing argument.

18. Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico 'floating island of garbage' - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the former president called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," a comment that drew wide condemnation and highlighted the rising power of a key Latino group in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

19. Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in this year's presidential election are choosing between two conflicting visions of the United States offered by Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The outcome will affect how the country sees itself and how it's viewed across the world, with repercussions that could echo for decades.

20. A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a congresswoman from Missouri, with an office decorated with photographs of families who lost loved ones to police violence. One picture is of Michael Brown.

21. Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan's largest city - Friday, October 25, 2024

NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump further denigrated Detroit while appealing for votes Saturday in a suburb of the largest city in swing state Michigan.

"I think Detroit and some of our areas makes us a developing nation," the former president told supporters in Novi. He said people want him to say Detroit is "great," but he thinks it "needs help."

22. Obama, Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of 'brutally serious' consequences if Trump wins - Friday, October 25, 2024

CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris' quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the "brutally serious" consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House.

23. Biden heads to Indian Country as Harris steps up appeal to Native American voters - Friday, October 25, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden is at last making his way to Indian Country, paying a long-promised visit to a reservation in Arizona that Democrats hope could provide a boost to Vice President Kamala Harris' turnout effort in a key battleground state.

24. High-rise prices dwarfing single-family residences - Friday, October 25, 2024

Interest rates continue to climb, hitting 6.453% on a 30-year, conforming, fixed-rate mortgage. This is the fifth increase in mortgage rates since the Federal Reserve dropped its rate by a half point.

25. Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina - Friday, October 18, 2024

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state.

26. Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind projects as officials race to secure major climate initiatives before President Joe Biden's term comes to an end.

27. Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner - Friday, October 18, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York.

28. Trump to headline Al Smith charity dinner. Harris will appear in a recorded video. - Friday, October 18, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will trade the rally stage for comedy Thursday night as he headlines the annual Al Smith charity dinner, where he was jeered while delivering an especially pointed speech eight years ago.

29. Harris' interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring with anchor Bret Baier on immigration and shifting policy positions while asserting that if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency.

30. Harris zeroes in on Black men, Trump focuses on women as both seek to fire up key voting blocs - Friday, October 11, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both pushed Tuesday to energize key constituencies that their allies worry might be slipping away, with the vice president looking to reach Black men and the former president focusing on women.

31. US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change - Friday, October 11, 2024

BOSTON (AP) — At a sparsely attended meeting last year, the Saugus Public School Committee approved a new admissions policy, it said, to streamline the process of enrolling students.

But critics say the policy — including stringent requests for proof of "legal" residency and "criminal and civil penalties" for violators — has another goal: keeping immigrants out of the small school district outside Boston.

32. Former President Bill Clinton travels to Georgia to rally rural Black voters to the polls - Friday, October 11, 2024

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday to rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the office he once held.

33. Trump calls for adding 10,000 Border Patrol agents after derailing a bipartisan border bill - Friday, October 11, 2024

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Sunday proposed hiring 10,000 additional Border Patrol agents and giving them a $10,000 retention and signing bonus, after he derailed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that included funding for more border personnel.

34. Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for 'dignity' - Friday, October 11, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and suggested he was wrongly trying to turn the deadly storms to his political advantage.

35. Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden's - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than four weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is facing new urgency to define how her potential presidency would be different from that of President Joe Biden.

36. Trump-Putin ties are back in the spotlight after new book describes calls - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book's assertion that former President Donald Trump may have had as many as seven private phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving the White House has refocused attention on their politically fraught relationship and on Trump's sustained dialogue with world leaders as he seeks a return to power.

37. Trump's small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last White House campaign, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he tries to keep pace with the Democrats' fundraising machine.

38. Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump's no-tax pledges and what they might cost - Friday, October 4, 2024

Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White House again. But he hasn't detailed how he would fund those ideas and avoid creating a huge budget shortfall, beyond arguing he will usher in an economic boom.

39. US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy.

40. 2024 Middle Tennessee private school list - Friday, October 4, 2024

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41. 'The rules were you guys weren't going to fact-check": False, misleading claims from VP debate - Friday, September 27, 2024

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the vice presidential debate

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The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, on Tuesday engaged in a fast-moving, largely civil debate on a wide range of issues. Here's a look at some false and misleading claims from the debate.

42. Harris and Trump change their campaign plans after Hurricane Helene's destruction - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Helene's deadly devastation has scrambled the presidential candidates' campaign plans, with Kamala Harris returning early from a campaign visit to Las Vegas to attend briefings and Donald Trump heading to Georgia to see the storm's impact.

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44. Congress moves to avert government shutdown before election day - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is expected Wednesday to give swift approval to a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday, avoiding a potential shutdown showdown just weeks before the Nov. 5 election.

45. A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker's office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to fund the government and prevent a federal shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate.

46. Trump wants to lure foreign companies by offering them access to federal land - Friday, September 20, 2024

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to pledge not only to stop U.S. businesses from offshoring jobs, but also to take other countries' jobs and factories.

Among the ideas he is planning to pitch is luring foreign companies to the U.S. by offering them access to federal land. He teased the plan earlier this month when he proposed a cut to the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15%, but only for companies that produce in the U.S.

47. Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs - Friday, September 20, 2024

SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes but, in a rarity for his campaign events, mostly listening.

The bombastic former president was unusually restrained at an event about China's influence on the U.S. economy, a roundtable during which farmers and manufacturers expressed concerns about losing their way of life. Behind Trump were large green tractors and a sign declaring "Protect our food from China."

48. Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.

49. Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women's rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways, a deliberate shift for a GOP blindsided by some political ramifications of the post-Roe v. Wade era.

50. Threats, assassination attempts come with the office Trump once held, is seeking again - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, following an apparent assassination attempt on him on Sunday, claimed that overheated rhetoric from Democrats was responsible for him being under threat.

51. Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro - Friday, September 13, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela's main opposition coalition on Monday called on the U.S. to cancel the licenses that allow Chevron and other energy companies to operate in the South American country to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to negotiate a transition from power.

52. Could YOU pass a citizenship test? - Friday, September 13, 2024

Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation's history and how the federal government functions. And they don't get multiple choices.

Could YOU pass even a dumbed-down citizenship test? Let's find out!

53. Biden is taking on cheap products from China. It could mean higher prices - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is cracking down on cheap products sold out of China, expanding a push to reduce U.S. dependence on Beijing and bolster homegrown industry, but that could trigger higher prices for U.S. consumers who flock to popular shopping sites like Temu and Shein.

54. Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China, underscoring the possible tradeoffs between health innovation and a largely bipartisan push in Congress to counter Beijing's global influence.

55. Biden calls the landmark Violence Against Women Act his proudest legislative achievement - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday joined scores of advocates and survivors of domestic abuse to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, a law he wrote and championed as a U.S. senator because he wanted to "change the culture of America" around this touchy issue.

56. Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China, underscoring the possible tradeoffs between health innovation and a largely bipartisan push in Congress to counter Beijing's global influence.

57. Biden marks 30th anniversary of passage of landmark Violence Against Women Act - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, the White House on Thursday is set to announce new efforts to address online harassment and abuse, and to help ease housing issues that many survivors of domestic violence face when they are trying to escape abusers.

58. Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as opposition from both parties thwarted his first attempt at avoiding a partial government shutdown in three weeks.

59. Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became increasingly clear the measure lacked the support to pass as a potential partial government shutdown looms.

60. Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy - Friday, September 6, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy.

61. Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later. They are a final group of 9/11 service members that comedian Jon Stewart, a champion for first responders, can't leave behind.

62. The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer.

63. Trial begins over Texas 'Trump Train' highway confrontation - Friday, September 6, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On a busy Texas highway days before the 2020 election, former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis used her phone to record the scene unfolding around their Biden-Harris campaign bus: A convoy of President Donald Trump supporters weaving close while her fellow passengers called 911 for help.

64. Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down.

65. Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting his position in line with that of his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris.

66. House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is heeding the demands of the more conservative wing of his Republican conference and has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months and require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering a person to vote.

67. Trial begins over Texas 'Trump Train' highway confrontation - Friday, September 6, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal trial is set to begin Monday over claims that supporters of former President Donald Trump threatened and harassed a Biden-Harris campaign bus in Texas four years ago, disrupting the campaign on the last day of early voting.

68. Trump says he'd create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk - Friday, September 6, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government, an idea suggested by billionaire Elon Musk, who would lead it.

69. Can Harris prosecute the political case against Trump? Key questions ahead of their debate - Friday, September 6, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first — and perhaps, last — time on Tuesday night as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics.

70. Only fitting Brian Callahan makes his NFL coaching debut with Titans in Chicago - Friday, September 6, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — The NFL knows how to create storylines when scheduling, especially for season openers.

Brian Callahan debuts as the Tennessee Titans new head coach Sunday on the road against the Bears — a team he grew up cheering for along with most of Chicago's other pro teams.

71. Presidential campaigns brace for intense sprint to Election Day - Friday, August 30, 2024

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer.

The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to just seven states. They will spend hundreds of millions of dollars targeting voters who, in many cases, have just begun to pay attention to the election. And their campaigns will try to focus their messages on three familiar issues — the economy, immigration and abortion — even in the midst of heated debates over character, culture and democracy.

72. Memphis City Council sues to reinstate gun control measures on November ballot - Friday, August 30, 2024

MEMPHIS (AP) — The Memphis City Council on Friday sued the commission that oversees the Tennessee city's elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.

73. Gun control initiatives to be left off Memphis ballot after GOP threat to withhold funds - Friday, August 23, 2024

MEMPHIS (AP) — Election officials in Memphis decided Tuesday to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.

74. Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836 - Friday, August 23, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same.

Since 1836, only one sitting vice president, George H.W. Bush in 1988, has been elected to the White House. Among those who tried and failed were Richard Nixon in 1960, Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and Al Gore in 2000. All three lost in narrow elections shaped by issues ranging from war and scandal to crime and the subtleties of televised debates. But two other factors proved crucial for each vice president: whether the incumbent president was well-liked and whether the president and vice president enjoyed a productive relationship.

75. Tennessee Republican leaders threaten to withhold funds as Memphis preps to put guns on the ballot - Friday, August 23, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's top Republican leaders on Monday threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding from left-leaning Memphis should leaders continue with plans to place three local gun control initiatives on the November ballot.

76. Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win - Friday, August 23, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a "new way forward," as she accepted her party's nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the White House.

77. Harris' running mate Tim Walz talks of 'bringing the joy' in his national introduction at DNC - Friday, August 23, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the joy" to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

78. Walz's night, Bill Clinton's dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways - Friday, August 23, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention's third night showcased a familiar former president, Bill Clinton, and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate.

79. What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's third day in Chicago - Friday, August 16, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention heads into its third day on Wednesday.

After receiving the blessing of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, the focus on the second to last day of the DNC shifts to Kamala Harris' vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The former school teacher and football coach is expected to accept the Democratic nomination as the party makes the case that Americans' fundamental freedoms are at risk if Donald Trump returns to the White House.

80. Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced President Joe Biden atop the presidential ticket, but his "finish the job" campaign mantra can still largely apply to her top policy goals. She's promising to continue a lot of what Biden was doing during the past four years if she's elected to four of her own.

81. What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As California's attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it.

As a new senator, she proposed to abolish cash bail — a reversal from when she chided San Francisco judges for making it "cheaper" to commit crimes by setting bail amounts too low.

82. Harris zeroes in on high food prices as inflation plays a big role in the presidential race - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries as she looks to address one of voters' top concerns.

83. New Office of Outdoor Recreation announced - Friday, August 16, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced the creation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation to further the state’s conservation efforts and to help residents and visitors have more access to Tennessee’s great outdoors.

84. Presented with rise in border crossings, Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem - Friday, August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, watching tens of thousands of migrants from Central America reach the U.S.-Mexico border just a few months into his administration, tapped his second-in-command to help address the influx — a decision that has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of her biggest political liabilities.

85. Takeaways: Harris' approach to migration was more nuanced than critics, allies portray it - Friday, August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of immigrants approached the U.S. border in early 2021, President Joe Biden tapped his second-in-command to address the influx. The decision has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of her biggest political liabilities.

86. Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? - Friday, August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, "Thank you for bringing back the joy." The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket "joyful warriors."

87. How to get relief from unexpectedly high medical bills - Friday, August 9, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one in five Americans are affected by outstanding medical debt, for a total cost of $88 billion.

88. Project 2025's new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his potentially fiery new book until after the November presidential election.

89. Senior economics aide Gene Sperling is leaving the White House to work on the Harris campaign - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser Gene Sperling is leaving his administration position to work with Vice President Kamala Harris' election campaign as the Democrats step up efforts to challenge Donald Trump on policy issues in November's election.

90. CBS names Dickerson, DuBois as co-anchors of the "CBS Evening News," replacing O'Donnell - Friday, August 2, 2024

John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois will co-anchor the "CBS Evening News" following the departure of Norah O'Donnell later this year, the network said Thursday.

91. Fall matchup set between 'Tennessee Three' Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn - Friday, August 2, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a top Republican ally of former President Donald Trump, will square off this fall in Tennessee against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson, whose progressive profile rose nationally when her GOP colleagues tried to boot her from office over a gun control protest on the chamber floor.

92. Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing they would be in position to get a better deal next year.

93. In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce legislation Thursday reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's landmark decision last month.

94. Senate Democrats tee up vote on child tax credit in election-year pitch to families - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer is daring Republicans to vote against a bipartisan tax cut package aimed at expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring some business tax breaks.

95. Member of 'Tennessee Three' hopes to survive state Democratic primary for Senate seat - Friday, August 2, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's primary election Thursday will decide whether state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to national fame after surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort for her participation in a gun control protest, will become the Democratic nominee in a fall matchup for the seat held by Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who must first clear her own primary contest.

96. Harris is planning a tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday.

97. 'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a "White Dudes for Harris" virtual call, it was probably fitting that "The Dude" dropped in.

Actor Jeff Bridges addressed a fundraising event geared toward white men supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and sang her praises on Monday night, before channeling his iconic role as "The Dude" in 1998's "The Big Lebowski," declaring, "As the Dude might say, 'That's just my opinion, man.'" (The original line was "That's just, like, your opinion, man.")

98. How Harris and Trump differ on artificial intelligence policy - Friday, July 26, 2024

Two days after President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence last year, Vice President Kamala Harris brought the wonky document to a global AI summit, telling an international audience what set the U.S. apart in its approach to AI safety.

99. Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at 'breach' as public confidence sinks - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices. He's also pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.

100. Biden is pivoting to his legacy. He speaks Monday at the LBJ Presidential Library - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who belatedly opted against seeking reelection, will pay a visit on Monday to the library of the last president to make the same difficult choice, more than a half-century ago.