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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Prosecution rests in Manafort tax evasion and fraud trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday rested their tax evasion and bank fraud case in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort,...

Count of last Kansas governor primary ballots to stretch out

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The counting of the last ballots in the tight and contentious Republican primary for Kansas governor will stretch out over the...

Winners of Hawaii’s Democratic primaries favored in November

HONOLULU (AP) — The winners of most of the Democratic Party’s primary races in Hawaii this weekend will be the favorites to win the general...

The Latest: In wake of book, Trump calls Omarosa ‘a lowlife’

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman and her book critical of President Donald Trump (all times local):...

Rain pouring, Trump rages on Twitter and hangs with bikers

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As rain dumped on his New Jersey golf club, President Donald Trump raged on Saturday, lashing out at his Justice Department...

Memo shows Kavanaugh resisted indicting a sitting president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time on the Kenneth Starr team investigating Bill Clinton reveal his resistance to...

AP analysis finds Democratic voters hold an enthusiasm edge

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic voters were more enthusiastic than Republicans in nearly a dozen federal special elections since President Donald Trump took office, an Associated...

Wisconsin Democrats crowd in for chance to challenge Walker

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker has been warning for months about a “blue wave” coming this fall, but so many Democrats...