Trump will meet with House and Senate Republicans this week near the Capitol
House Republicans will meet privately with Donald Trump as the former president returns to Capitol Hill for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by his supporters trying to overturn President Joe Bidenโs election.
More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds
A new poll finds that people around the globe have greater confidence in President Joe Biden to do the right thing compared to his challenger in this year's U.S. elections, former President Donald Trump.
Trump will speak to a Christian group that calls for abortion to be 'eradicated entirely'
Donald Trump is scheduled to address a Christian group that calls for abortion to be โeradicated entirely,โ as the Republican frontrunner has repeatedly taken credit for the overturning of national abortion rights but said he wants to leave the issue to the states.
Republican challenger to Tester leans into his outsider status in Montana U.S. Senate debate
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy embraced his status as an outsider who came to Montana to start a business during the first debate in a race that could tip the balance of power in the Senate.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota's state primaries
While possible Republican vice presidential hopeful Doug Burgum travels the country campaigning for former President Donald Trump, the race to succeed him as North Dakota governor tops the list of contests voters will decide in statewide and local primaries.
Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions
The head of the U.S. Secret Service says security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event.
The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump's promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations
The American Civil Liberties Union has prepared a blueprint for using lawsuits, advice to state and local officials and lobbying in Congress to try and thwart the large-scale raids, huge detention camps and mass deportations that former President Donald Trump has promised should he win a second term.
Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14 million outreach effort to minority voters
A top ally and potential running mate of ex-President Donald Trump is launching an effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in Novemberโs elections.
Republican Curtis Bashaw's nomination fueling GOP hope in deeply Democratic New Jersey
Curtis Bashawโs Senate nomination over Donald Trumpโs preferred candidate in the New Jersey Republican Senate primary and the chance that Sen. Bob Menendezโs independent campaign could split Democrats is fueling GOP hopes they can put a reliably Democratic Senate seat in play this fall.
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on first 6 of 26 criminal charges
A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Bidenโs voice has made an initial court appearance in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of the stateโs first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Trump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict
Donald Trumpโs campaign and the Republican National Committee say they raised $141 million in May, a massive fundraising haul that includes tens of millions of dollars raised in the aftermath of his guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial.
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians.
Ohio House pairs fix assuring President Biden is on fall ballot with foreign nationals giving ban
A temporary fix allowing President Joe Biden to appear on this fallโs ballot has cleared the Ohio House, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate.
Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump NYC trial to keep focus on Jan. 6
President Joe Bidenโs campaign has showed up outside former President Donald Trumpโs New York City criminal hush money trial in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline
President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the partyโs official convention in Chicago in August โ a maneuver that will allow Biden to appear on the ballot in Ohio this November.
Trump will address the Libertarian Party convention as he goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Donald Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention, courting a segment of the conservative electorate thatโs often skeptical of the former presidentโs bombast while trying to ensure attendees arenโt drawn to independent White House hopeful Robert F.
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
Alaskaโs new electoral system โ with open primaries and ranked-choice voting โ has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are looking to settle political scores within their own party in the upcoming primary runoff elections, in which voters will decide nearly three dozen unresolved races from the stateโs March 5 primary.
Ohio governor calls special session to pass legislation ensuring President Biden is on 2024 ballot
Ohioโs Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that he is calling a special session of the General Assembly next week to pass legislation ensuring President Joe Biden is on the stateโs 2024 ballot.
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $6 million fine against a political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Bidenโs voice to voters ahead of New Hampshireโs presidential primary.
Trump is holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo Black and Hispanic voters
President Joe Bidenโs campaign is releasing two ads aimed at undercutting former President Donald Trumpโs attempts to make inroads with Black voters โ highlighting Trump's โbirtherโ conspiracy against former President Barack Obama and his calls for the death penalty for the Central Park Five.
FCC will consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can't touch streaming
The nationโs top telecommunications regulator is introducing a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast TV and radio ads.