White House: Trump gets hourly updates on Hurricane Dorian
STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump was receiving hourly updates on Hurricane Dorian while at his private Virginia golf club. That’s according to White...
Big tech or big labor? 2020 Democrats line up with unions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of miles from the union halls of Pennsylvania and Michigan, organized labor is flexing its muscles in a pitched battle...
Trump says he’ll work with Congress to stop mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to “stop...
Justice Sotomayor encourages kids to ‘Just Ask’ in new book
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said that the seed for what has become her latest children’s book was planted the day...
Buttigieg racing to build person-to-person network in Iowa
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In the back of a West Des Moines brewpub, a dozen supporters of Pete Buttigieg sipped craft beer and...
In California, a buzzy campaign idea gets a test run
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang....
Biden, Buttigieg say no compromises on overhauling gun laws
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, moderates who project themselves as pragmatic collaborators, are taking a no-compromise approach...
Sen. Manchin says he won’t run for West Virginia governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s staying put in the U.S. Senate and won’t run for governor. The 72-year-old Manchin...
The Latest: Biden tells crowd Equality Act is top priority
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the Equality...
The Latest: Democratic presidential hopefuls target Biden
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic presidential candidates (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won’t test Trump in GOP primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland’s Larry Hogan, the popular Republican governor in a liberal-leaning state, says he won’t challenge President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination...
Trump: Jerry West to get Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that Jerry West, the pro basketball great, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “The Great Jerry West...
Biden declares LGBTQ rights his No. 1 legislative priority
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority, an effort to enshrine...
With Biden absent, his rivals pounce at California gathering
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democratic presidential hopefuls took rival Joe Biden’s absence at a California state party gathering Saturday as a chance to take subtle...
Time isn’t on your side with coming shift to daylight saving
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time isn’t on your side this weekend. One less hour (of sleep) isn’t the end of the world, but you may be...
The Latest: Hickenlooper says driving out immigrants ‘crazy’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic contenders for president (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper tells a house...
Biden eyes fundraising challenge amid new sense of urgency
NEW YORK (AP) — On the cusp of another White House run, Joe Biden faces a daunting challenge that could complicate his path to the...
AP source: Trump to seek money for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as...
Don’t stop the music: Campaign songs tell candidates’ story
When Elizabeth Warren took the stage to launch her presidential run to the strains of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” the song seemed to sum...
First lady: Growing ease in official role, but not politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump came armed with surefire applause lines when she stepped up to address a largely female audience that had gathered to...
2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A big chunk of the 2020 Democratic field began making Texas an unlikely early-state stop Saturday and pushed back on big...
O’Rourke documentary provides no hints on possible 2020 run
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke is sitting in his kitchen hours after a closer-than-expected Texas Senate race loss to Ted Cruz, musing about how...
The Latest: Trump accuses Mueller of ‘ruining lives’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into Russian election meddling and the 2016 Trump campaign (all times local): 8:30 a.m. A day after...
The Latest: Conway says she feels for moms, kids at border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s position on the migrant caravans (all times local): 9:55 a.m. President Donald Trump’s counselor Kellyanne...
Last US Senate race of midterms up for vote in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters are deciding the last U.S. Senate race of the midterms, choosing between a white Republican Senate appointee backed by...
Woman describes torture, beatings in Chinese detention camp
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in one of the internment camps...
Trump backs use of ‘very safe’ tear gas on crowd of migrants
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is strongly defending the U.S. use of tear gas at the Mexican border to repel a crowd of...
The Latest: Coliseum decked out in Christmas decor for Trump
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump in Mississippi (all times local): 8:50 p.m. Christmas has come to Biloxi, Mississippi, as President...
Looking ahead, Democrats jockey to be Pelosi’s heir apparent
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Nancy Pelosi moves closer to securing the votes to become House speaker, the stage is being set down-ballot for the next...
Trump sticks with old playbook in return to campaign trail
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump brought back the playbook he used during the leadup to the midterm elections, warning of the dangers of...
Mueller accuses Manafort of breaking plea agreement by lying
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel in the Russia investigation is accusing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of violating his plea agreement by repeatedly...
Trump rejects key conclusion of US government climate report
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has rejected a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released by his...
Candidates sidestep Trump in midterm closing message
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. (AP) — Tom MacArthur is doing something that’s familiar to dozens of candidates in the most fiercely contested congressional races: Tiptoeing around...
Bid to ban state funds for abortions tests open Oregon laws
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teenage girls in Oregon don’t need their parents’ consent to end an unwanted pregnancy, women in the country illegally have coverage...
Election postponed for typhoon-ravaged Northern Marianas
HONOLULU (AP) — Elections are being postponed in a Pacific U.S. territory going without electricity after a super typhoon destroyed homes, toppled trees, utility poles...
Trump escalates threats against migrant caravan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Monday escalated his threats against...
Anger toward media spreads into local communities
NEW YORK (AP) — The hostility she’s felt from the public recently wasn’t necessarily the last straw in television news photographer Lori Bentley-Law’s decision to...
State Department: Enrollment of US diplomats is up this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the number of diplomats enrolling in its training academy is on the rise, signaling a possible turnaround for...
Jimmy Carter wades into Georgia governor’s race
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is wading into the contentious Georgia governor’s race with a personal appeal to Republican candidate Brian Kemp: Resign...
US citizen held 13 months for suspected ties to IS is freed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has released a dual American-Saudi citizen who was suspected of working with the Islamic State and detained by the U.S....
The Latest: Pentagon sending 5,200 troops to border
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local): 4:23 p.m. The Defense Department says it’s sending 5,200 active duty...
The Latest: Sanders: Media wrongly blaming Trump for attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 2:45 p.m. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is accusing the media...
Trump says media is ‘Enemy’ after shooting, bomb plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on the news media Monday following a week of election-season violence, arguing that “fraudulent” reporting was...
Woman behind Ellison allegations won’t release alleged video
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The woman who accused Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison of once abusing her while they were dating says she won’t share...
Charlottesville anniversary: Peaceful protests, few arrests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people wanting to send a message that racism is unwelcome in the United States gathered in a park outside the...
Collins’ exit prompts GOP scramble, ballot questions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans may have to nominate U.S. Rep. Chris Collins for another political office in order to strip his name from the...
The Latest: Manafort judge closes court for sealed motion
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The judge in Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial...
Democrats ramp up political push to win in GOP-heavy Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — The blue wave that Democrats hope will crash into Arizona in November is creeping up in community centers, library auditoriums and churches...
14-year-old boy uses legal quirk to run for Vermont governor
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the four Vermont Democrats seeking the party nomination to run for governor in the fall election isn’t old enough...
Taliban offensive exposes fragile US hopes for Afghan peace
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Trump administration introduced its strategy for Afghanistan, the Taliban are asserting themselves on the battlefield even as U.S....