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Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
November 06, 2024 10:15 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
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Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
August 05, 2024 10:44 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket.
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Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
July 15, 2024 12:00 AM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former PresidentDonald TrumpchoseSen. JD Vanceof Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.
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Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
July 13, 2024 12:00 AM
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former PresidentDonald Trumpwas the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as he pumped his fist in a show of defiance.
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Biden spotlights support for NATO as he looks to use summit to help reset stumbling campaign
July 10, 2024 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed NATO leaders to Washington on Tuesday by celebrating their unity against Russia’s Ukraine aggression and underscoring America’s ironclad commitment to the alliance under his watch — a message that seemed aimed at bucking up his own wobbly Democratic supporters as much as allies confronting the prospect of a return to the White House of NATO skeptic Donald Trump.
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
May 30, 2024 12:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
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The House expels Rep. George Santos. An ethics report had accused him of breaking federal law
December 01, 2023 12:00 AM
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues.
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McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him
October 03, 2023 12:00 AM
Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
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University of North Carolina graduate student charged in killing of faculty advisor denied bond
August 29, 2023 12:00 AM
Authorities charged a University of North Carolina graduate student Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his faculty advisor, in an attack that caused a campus lockdown while police searched for the gunman.
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