Trump officially endorses Herrell in close southern New Mexico race against Torres Small
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial Congressional…
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Torres Small hit by GOP on Green New Deal she opposes, while earning support of Republican business group
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republicans this week released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern…
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Judge keeps Kanye West off presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin.…
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Is Donald Trump starting to make an electoral comeback?
With 53 days left before voters decide his political fate, there were stirrings Thursday that suggest the political freefall President Donald Trump…
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Medal of Honor given to U.S. Army Ranger who saved Iraq hostages
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to a U.S. Army Ranger who helped rescue more than 70 hostages…
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Opponent drops out of US House race in Georgia, leaving QAnon-supporting candidate virtually unchallenged
ATLANTA (AP) – The Democratic opponent to a QAnon-supporting candidate for a U.S. House seat in Georgia is dropping out of the race. Democrat Kevin…
Continue Reading Federal judges: Florida felons can’t vote until they pay fines, restitution and legal fees; lower court ruling reversed
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can…
Continue Reading Trump announces normalization of ties between Israel and Bahrain, following up on UAE deal
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bahrain is the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald…
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New Mexico’s governor testifies before Congress about virus impact
WASHINGTON, DC — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham testified Thursday remotely to a congressional committee about the impact of the coronavirus…
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Court blocks Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count for apportionment
NEW YORK, NY — A panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump to exclude undocumented immigrants…
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Virus bill blocked in U.S. Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday, saying the measure shortchanged too many…
Continue Reading Microsoft says the same Russian military agency that hacked Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is imposing sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential…
Continue Reading Justice Department charges Russian national in plot to sow distrust in American political process
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is imposing sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court orders no absentee ballots be mailed until Green Party presidential candidate’s status decided
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered that no absentee ballots be mailed until it gives the go-ahead…
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Justice Dept. push into Trump case could prompt dismissal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended the Justice Department’s move to intervene in a defamation lawsuit…
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‘Play it down’: Trump admits to concealing the true threat of virus in new Bob Woodward book
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed U.S. coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous,…
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Trump says Ted Cruz on short list of potential Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon named U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as a potential nominee to the U.S. Supreme…
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Whistleblower says Trump’s Homeland Security chiefs censored Russia, white supremacist intel
WASHINGTON, DC — The former chief of intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security said in a whistle-blower complaint released Wednesday that…
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Pence to attend Trump campaign event hosted by QAnon backers
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence and top officials from President Donald Trump’s campaign are slated to attend a Montana fundraiser…
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Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, retire amid outrage over handling of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the the suffocation…
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Trump says he is expanding offshore drilling moratorium to Florida’s Atlantic coast, Georgia and South Carolina
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on…
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GOP Senate Leader McConnell proposes ‘targeted’ virus aid, Dems say not enough
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief…
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US officials: Israel, UAE to sign historic normalization deal on September 15 at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House…
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Wake of other boats in a pro-Trump parade on a Texas lake caused 5 boats to sink
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — The wake generated by other boats caused five boats to sink on a Texas lake during a boat parade in support of President…
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Boats participating in Trump support parade sink on Texas lake
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Several boats taking part in a Trump support parade on Lake Travis in Texas sunk on Saturday, officials said. Kristen…
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Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after bigoted, conspiracy theory tweets surface
AUSTIN, Texas — An assistant attorney general in Texas who ran for Congress this year has lost his job after reports surfaced showing social media…
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Ex-NRA insider speaks out to ABC News: Gun owners would be ‘horrified’
NEW YORK, NY — A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book…
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Biden slams Trump as ‘unfit’ over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead; President denies claims
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency on Friday, delivering an…
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Biden meets with Blake family in Wisconsin, has community meeting
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Former Vice President Joe Biden made one of his most aggressive campaign trips in months, visiting with the family of Jacob…
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Russia is ‘amplifying’ claims of mail-in voter fraud, warns intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News
WASHINGTON, DC — Russia has sought to “amplify” concerns over the integrity of U.S. elections by promoting allegations that mail-in voting will…
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