WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.

2. How Trump's bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes - Friday, November 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators "at any level" for "the assault on our democracy." That bold declaration won't apply to at least one person: Donald Trump.

3. Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll change under Trump - Friday, November 22, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to preventing already crowded family courts from drowning in complicated divorce proceedings.

4. At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting - Friday, November 22, 2024

One of the striking things about how furiously many people reacted to the news last week that MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski met with President-Elect Donald Trump was how quaint their defenders sounded.

5. Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning - Friday, November 22, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a short phrase in the Constitution, mentioned in passing. But it's already taking on an outsize significance as President-elect Donald Trump charts his return to office.

The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as Trump's nominee for attorney general dramatically affirmed that the Senate still maintains its "advice and consent" powers when it comes to vetting and installing a president's Cabinet. Yet it may be only a brief reprieve from the intense struggles to come as Senate Republicans try to preserve their constitutional role.

6. 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.

7. What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet? - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful positions in U.S. government.

8. Burt Bacharach, composer of classic songs, will have papers donated to Library of Congress - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Burt Bacharach, one of the most celebrated and popular composers and songwriters of the 20th century, will have his papers donated to the Library of Congress.

Bacharach's widow Jane Bacharach, who made the donation, and the Library of Congress, announced the acquisition in a statement Thursday.

9. Biden heads to international summits in Peru and Brazil as world leaders brace for Trump presidency - Friday, November 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden begins his six-day visit to Peru and Brazil on Thursday for the final major international summits of his presidency, while world leaders turn their attention to what Donald Trump 's return to the White House means for their countries.

10. Many uncalled House races are in California. This is why it takes the state weeks to count votes - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — One week after Election Day, control of the U.S. House rests on just over a dozen races where winners have not yet been determined.

Nine states have at least one uncalled House race, some of which are so close they are headed to a recount.

11. Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution.

12. Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to United Nations - Friday, November 8, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with little foreign policy experience to represent the U.S. at the international organization.

13. 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.

14. Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up? - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. Other countries, states, cities and businesses picked up some of the slack.

15. Don't wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines - Friday, November 8, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late.

Health officials say it's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when respiratory bugs tend to spread with travel and indoor celebrations.

16. Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. They're among historic choices in nearly a dozen races showing Americans opting for more diverse representation even with issues such as affirmative action and LGBTQ inclusion driving deeper divisions.

17. Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days - Friday, November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message away.

The very future of the republic is at stake, some of the texts say and many others imply. But you — yes, YOU, Sally, Jose or insert-your-first-name here — can save it. For as little as $7.

18. 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.

19. What to expect in Tennessee on Election Day - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee voters will weigh in on the race for the White House in the Nov. 5 election, as well as races for Congress and the state Legislature.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for 11 electoral votes in a state that has supported the Republican nominee in the last six elections. That streak began in 2000, when then-Vice President Al Gore lost his home state to Republican George W. Bush. Tennessee was once a reliable presidential bellwether, having voted for every winning candidate from Democrat Lyndon Johnson through Bush's reelection, but today it is safe Republican territory. Trump won in 2020 by a 23 point margin.

20. McDonald's and Boar's Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe - Friday, October 25, 2024

From Boar's Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, this year's illness outbreaks — some deadly — and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.

21. The RNC is rebuilding its legal operation after Trump allies' failed effort to undo the 2020 race - Friday, October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Donald Trump ran for president, the lawyers most directly involved in his efforts to overturn the election wound up sanctioned, criminally prosecuted or even sued for millions of dollars.

22. Trump tells supporters to 'just vote' at Georgia rally organized by Charlie Kirk - Friday, October 25, 2024

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump implored supporters at a Georgia rally to vote for him — with an early ballot or in-person on Election Day — in a state that will be crucial in the presidential election.

23. Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice - Friday, October 18, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump, describing the former president as a malignant force that needs to be removed from American politics.

24. In the campaign's final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on 'blue wall' states - Friday, October 18, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the "blue wall" states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton's collapse there eight years ago.

25. Harris calls on Republican voters to put 'country first' as Trump woos Latino voters - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Surrounded by more than 100 former Republican officeholders and officials, Democrat Kamala Harris urged GOP voters on Wednesday to put "country first" and abandon Donald Trump.

26. Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs 'fundamental reform' - Friday, October 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally faulted the Secret Service for poor communications that day and failing to secure the building where the gunman took his shots. The review also found more systemic issues at the agency such as a failure to understand the unique risks facing Trump and a culture of doing "more with less."

27. Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a drab office suite just blocks from the White House, seasoned political operatives are drawing up detailed plans for a government in waiting. Another identical suite in the same government building is dark and idle.

28. Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on U.S. soil.

29. US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California - Friday, October 11, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's reputation as a hothouse of progressive politics is being tested in a string of U.S. House contests that are again expected to play into which party controls the chamber next year.

30. Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign's final stretch - Friday, October 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year's presidential election.

The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their recent days to tackling questions about the storm recovery effort.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines - Friday, October 4, 2024

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were collected during a postcard-writing pizza party to help turn out voters there. Leaning against the table are homemade Harris-Walz signs.

34. Melinda French Gates will give $250M to women's health groups globally through a new open call - Friday, October 4, 2024

Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women's health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to apply for funding.

35. Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable - Friday, October 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Election Day, some voting lines will likely be long and some precincts may run out of ballots. An election office website could go down temporarily and ballot-counting machines will jam. Or people who help run elections might just act like the humans they are, forgetting their key to a local polling place so it has to open later than scheduled.

36. Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP's birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan - Friday, October 4, 2024

RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday as the pair delivered a double-barreled denunciation of GOP nominee Donald Trump as a dire threat to democracy.

37. The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas.

38. Replace Sevier with Elvis? What a Capitol idea - Friday, October 4, 2024

All in all, I’d say Arkansas just one-upped Tennessee, which is not something that happens very often, unless you’re talking about poverty rates or Walmart headquarters. Which I’m not.

39. Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene and the port strike in the campaign's final weeks - Friday, September 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that threatens the U.S. economy — are looming over the final weeks of the presidential campaign and could help shape the public mood as voters decide between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

40. Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924 - Friday, September 27, 2024

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark.

41. It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fall means it's time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines – and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV.

42. Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets - Friday, September 20, 2024

An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force when they subdue people and to improve training so they avoid "consistent blind spots" that have contributed to civilian deaths.

43. JD Vance once said conspiracy theories were idiotic. As Trump's VP pick he is embracing them - Friday, September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — JD Vance not long ago described conspiracy theories as the feverish imaginings produced by "fringe lunatics writing about all manner of idiocy."

That was before he became a rising star in Republican politics.

44. 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.

45. Harris condemns Trump's rhetoric, says voters should make sure he 'can't have that microphone again' - Friday, September 13, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he "can't have that microphone again."

46. Harris condemns Trump rhetoric, says voters should make sure he 'can't have that microphone again' - Friday, September 13, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he "can't have that microphone again."

47. 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!

48. Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president - Friday, September 13, 2024

KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him.

49. Two Black women could make US Senate history this election. But they strive to make a difference - Friday, September 13, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago.

50. Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6 - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump persisted in saying during the presidential debate that he won the 2020 election and took no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the building to block the peaceful transfer of power.

51. To pumped-up Democrats, Harris was everything Biden was not in confronting Trump in debate - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — To many Democrats, Kamala Harris was everything Joe Biden was not in confronting Donald Trump on the debate stage: forceful, fleet of foot, relentless in going after her opponent.

52. 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.

53. Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to promote broad economic prosperity and reduce racial wealth inequities, according to a new report by the Congressional Black Caucus.

54. It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too - Friday, September 6, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after ABC News released the rules for next Tuesday's presidential debate, resolving a final dispute in Donald Trump's favor, the former president was on the attack — against ABC News.

55. Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president - Friday, September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is promising to make America the "crypto capital of the planet" if he returns to the White House. Fulfilling that promise would likely pay off for him personally.

Amidst his run for president, Trump has launched a new venture to trade cryptocurrencies that he's promoting on the same social media accounts he uses for his campaign. His two eldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are also posting about their new platform, called World Liberty Financial, as is his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who is married to Eric and also serves as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.

56. Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show - Friday, August 30, 2024

A Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show.

57. New Trump book defends 2018 Putin meeting, taunts rivals and threatens to imprison Meta's Zuckerberg - Friday, August 30, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new book, former President Donald Trump calls his 2018 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki "a GREAT meeting" and threatens to imprison Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg if the tech mogul does anything this year akin to his $400 million donation to local election offices in 2020.

58. 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.

59. Questions about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system are growing - Friday, August 23, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla's vaunted "Full Self-Driving" system.

60. Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind - Friday, August 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration offered federal resources to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for presidential transition planning for the first time Tuesday, with experts suggesting both are behind in preparing for their potential administrations.

61. Walz's exit from National Guard after 24 years left openings for criticism of his military record - Friday, August 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an "excellent leader" who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by what he saw when Walz left the military and entered politics.

62. Biden's journey: After getting knocked down, he keeps getting back up - Friday, August 16, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Sixteen years ago, a triumphant Joe Biden addressed an adoring crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, his smile radiating confidence about the country's future and his own journey.

63. How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department's civil rights enforcers - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows and looting stores — it didn't take long for the federal government to see a role for itself.

64. 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.

65. Why the progressive 'Squad' is getting smaller after defeats this primary cycle - Friday, August 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The "Squad," a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members suffered primary defeats this election cycle following an unprecedented deluge of special interest spending.

66. Annual US inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates - Friday, August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September.

67. Will the attacks on Walz's military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago? - Friday, August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu.

The party's vice-presidential nominee's military record was under assault from Republicans — attacks reminiscent of those leveled two decades earlier on Sen. John Kerry during his run for the White House.

68. Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd's murder, audio shows - Friday, August 9, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted after George Floyd's murder, Trump told the governor at the time that he fully agreed with how Walz handled it.

69. 3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger - Friday, August 2, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The debate about whether the NFL will expand the regular season once again seems to have been resolved and now it's a matter of how soon the league adds an 18th game.

Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked openly about it, union chief Lloyd Howell recently told the Washington Post that the NFLPA is open to doing it before the current collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2030 season and players seem resigned to the inevitability no matter how they might personally feel.

70. GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says FBI took his cellphone in campaign finance probe - Friday, August 2, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday that the FBI confiscated his cellphone in an investigation into issues with his campaign finance reporting.

The first-term member of the conservative Freedom Caucus said on the social platform X that the FBI took his phone last Friday and he promised to fully cooperate with the agency, saying he already has done so with the Federal Election Commission.

71. Americans are 'getting whacked' by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ordinary Americans are "getting whacked" by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield.

72. Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory - Friday, August 2, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare position of having to defend someone else — his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

73. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered the course of the United States and much of the Middle East.

74. Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race - Friday, August 2, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared Wednesday before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago in an interview that quickly turned hostile.

75. Trump falsely questions Kamala Harris' race as he appears at gathering of Black journalists - Friday, July 26, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile.

76. Harris' views on key issues over the years - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In her campaign against Republican Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris says that she will "proudly put my record against his any day of the week." The proposition isn't so simple.

77. A speaking invitation to Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense debate within the organization and a flurry of arguments online.

Journalism organizations for people of color traditionally invite presidential candidates to address their summer gatherings during election years. But Trump's acceptance of NABJ's invitation has led at least one high-profile group member to step down as a convention co-chair and others to argue their convention may become a platform for Trump to make false claims or be seen as winning NABJ's endorsement.

78. Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance 'weird.' Here's why - Friday, July 26, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as "weird."

79. Pennsylvania congressman chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman who witnessed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump firsthand will lead the House task force charged with investigating what went wrong and recommending solutions to help ensure such an attack doesn't happen again.

80. 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.

81. Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in a WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it - Friday, July 26, 2024

MIAMI (AP) — In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their "world debauchery tour" of "boozing and whoring" on the government's dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at one point they even joked about "forcible anal rape."

82. Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued US Bureau of Prisons after AP reporting - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and abuse in the federal prison system.

83. Transcript: Biden's speech explaining why he withdrew from the 2024 presidential race - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcript of President Joe Biden's address to the nation on July 24, 2024:

My fellow Americans, I'm speaking to you tonight from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. In this sacred space, I'm surrounded by portraits of extraordinary American presidents. Thomas Jefferson wrote the immortal words that guide this nation. George Washington, who showed us presidents are not kings. Abraham Lincoln, who implored us to reject malice. Franklin Roosevelt, who inspired us to reject fear.

84. Biden will make a case for his legacy - and for Harris to continue it - in his Oval Office address - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Joe Biden won't be on the ballot i n November, voters still will be weighing his legacy.

As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-bearer, Biden's accomplishments remain very much at risk should Republican Donald Trump prevail.

85. Nashville grapples with lingering neo-Nazi presence in tourist-friendly city - Friday, July 19, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Among the throngs of tourists in cowboy attire who flock to Nashville's famed downtown honky-tonks, a small but unsettling group has distracted locals and visitors from the neon lights lately with Nazi salutes and white supremacist rhetoric.

86. Bernice Johnson Reagon, whose powerful voice helped propel the Civil Rights Movement, has died - Friday, July 19, 2024

NASHVILLE (AP) — Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful contralto voice in the service of the American Civil Rights Movement and human rights struggles around the world, died on July 16, according to her daughter's social media post. She was 81.

87. Homeland Security secretary names independent panel to review Trump assassination attempt - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has appointed a bipartisan, independent panel to review this month's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, officials said Sunday.

88. Vance's night but Trump's party, Jan. 6 curtain call, Trump health still under wraps: RNC Takeaways - Friday, July 19, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republicans welcomed JD Vance as Donald Trump's running mate on the same night devoted to blasting President Joe Biden's leadership on the world stage.

Vance, the 39-year-old Ohio senator, offered his life story as a son of Appalachia to reaffirm Trump's connections to Americans who feel alienated socially, economically and politically.

89. What would make Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race? Here are the four reasons he's cited - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he's definitely, assuredly, "one thousand percent" staying in the presidential race.

But in response to questions from journalists over the last few weeks, the embattled Democratic president has given some clues as to what could make him step aside — especially as the calls from his own party to end his candidacy continue unabated.

90. Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attempt - Friday, July 19, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Four days after a gunman's attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment the Republican presidential nominee received in the hospital, and whether there may be any long-term effects on his health.

91. ‘Patriots’ hide behind disguises, racist chants - Friday, July 19, 2024

You no doubt saw that the racist-wingnut group Patriot Front staged a march in downtown Nashville recently. A question: What’s the difference between Patriot Front members and Tennessee Republican legislators?

92. Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidents - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done.

Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscape of American life in ways wholly distinct from the other.

93. Soros' Open Society Foundations say restructuring is complete and pledge $400M for green jobs - Friday, July 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic organizations that billionaire investor George Soros has built up since the 1970s, revealed its first new major commitment on Tuesday after a years-long internal reorganization, pledging $400 million over eight years to support green economic development.

94. Two weeks that imperiled Biden's presidency left him on probation in the court of Democratic opinion - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage.

At a fundraiser organized by George Clooney and packed with luminaries including former President Barack Obama, Biden was a listless figure, perhaps merely jet-lagged after flying straight from Italy but clearly not the man they knew.

95. Two weeks after that debate, Biden is on probation in the court of Democratic opinion - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage.

At a fundraiser organized by George Clooney and packed with luminaries including former President Barack Obama, Biden was a listless figure, perhaps merely jet-lagged after flying straight from Italy but clearly not the man they knew.

96. Biden looks to union leaders for support as he seeks to reassure worried Democrats - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America's largest federation of trade unions, to shore up support from a critical constituency as he beats back continued calls to step aside in the 2024 campaign.

97. Biden's press conference will be a key test for him. But he's no master of the big rhetorical moment - Friday, July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a fresh opportunity Thursday to try to prove to the American public that he's capable of serving another four years after his shocking debate flop threw the future of his presidency into doubt. But Biden is not known as a master of the big rhetorical moment and his recent cleanup efforts have proved inadequate.

98. Biden's candidacy faces new peril as Pelosi, Clooney and more Democrats weigh in - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely "it's up to the president to decide" if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump.

99. 'This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering - Friday, July 5, 2024

Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers warn in a new report and a letter to U.S. congressional leaders.

100. The White House faces many questions about Biden's health and medical history. Here are some answers - Friday, July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's terrible performance at the June 27 presidential debate has raised concerns about his age, health and ability to lead the federal government.

Administration officials have blamed his confused and at times indecipherable answers at the debate with Republican Donald Trump on a head cold, jet lag and poor preparation at Camp David. But at 81, Biden has found his health to be a key issue for many voters going into November's election. Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, issued his first comment since the debate late Monday, after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre struggled to address questions about the president's health at Monday's news briefing.