Democrats aim for the sky over college football games to keep the spotlight on Project 2025
Democrats have denounced it in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop, and mentioned it in seemingly every speech and press statement.
Abortion rights questions are on ballots in 9 states. Will they tilt elections?
Abortion rights questions are on the ballot in nine U.S. states in November and could help draw more voters to the polls.
JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a 'fact of life' and calls for better security
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a โfact of life" and the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia.
That photo of people wearing 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' shirts? They're distant cousins
A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesnโt recognize the people wearing โNebraska Walzโs for Trumpโ T-shirts in a photo that is making the rounds on social media.
Jimmy McCain, a son of the late Arizona senator, registers as a Democrat and backs Harris
One of John McCain's four children has registered as a Democrat and will vote for Kamala Harris for President.
Takeaways from AP's report on JD Vance and the Catholic postliberals in his circle of influence
Ohio Sen. JD Vanceโs 2019 conversion to Catholicism put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism.
JD Vance's Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Ohio Sen. JD Vanceโs 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview.
This fall, Hollywood tries to balance box office with the ballot box
This fall, Hollywood will be trying โ with everything from swaggering historical epics like โGladiator IIโ to the high-seas adventure of โMoana 2โ โ to capture the nationโs attention at a time when much of it will be directed at the polls.
Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about โchildless cat ladies,โ some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates just because of their gender.
Is Usha Vance's Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?
Usha Vance's presence in the Trump-Vance campaign has energized some Indian Americans, particularly Hindu American conservatives.
Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him
The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving former President Donald Trumpโs staff has come less than two weeks after Trump sparked outrage after he seemed to dismiss the Medal of Honor, the militaryโs highest decoration for service members.
The Latest: FBI says gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw โtarget of opportunityโ
A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a โtarget of opportunity.โ.
More than 200 former Republican presidential staffers sign open letter endorsing Harris over Trump
More than 200 staffers for four previous Republican presidential nominees have endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris' White House bid.
Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump wouldn't support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk.
Kamala Harris' racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
On the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major partyโs nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris didnโt explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House.
Southern Arizona man arrested after alleged threats against Trump as candidate visited border
A southern Arizona man has been arrested for allegedly making death threats against Donald Trump on social media.
Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination
Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass in North Carolina at his first outdoor rally since last month's attempted assassination.
Tim Walz is still introducing himself to voters. Here are things to know about Harris' VP pick
Kamala Harrisโ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will face a national audience when he headlines the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds
Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than the Minnesota governor.
Tim Walz has described his family's IVF experience. But they used a different procedure
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, is facing fresh scrutiny for how he's described his family's struggle with infertility.
The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances
The running mates of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up.
VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11K to Appalachia
The Trump-Vance campaign says Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is preparing to dissolve whatโs left of the modest charitable effort he launched to help people in Appalachia after writing โHillbilly Elegy.โ.
Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election.
News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it
Three news outlets were recently leaked confidential material from inside the Trump campaign, but have chosen not to reveal any of the details about what they received.
Walz is making a 5-state dash for campaign cash, traveling solo for 1st time as Harris' running mate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is holding his first solo events as Vice President Kamala Harrisโ running mate this week.
Democrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballot
Vice President Kamala Harrisโ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her new running mate this week put her in a critical part of a swing state.
Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd's murder, audio shows
Former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted in the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
Vance and other Trump allies amplify a false claim about Harris' racial identity
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trumpโs running mate, is defending a false claim the former president made about Vice President Kamala Harrisโ racial identity.
Harris and Walz say they're 'joyful warriors,' narrowly avoid confrontation with Vance on tarmac
Vice President Kamala Harris has declared herself and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz โjoyful warriorsโ as they spent their first full day as running mates rallying Democrats across the Midwest.
Takeaways from a Harris-Walz ticket now that the stage is set for a reimagined presidential race
The stage is set for an election that was unimaginable mere weeks ago when President Joe Biden was atop the Democratic ticket.
Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is in the rare position of having to defend someone elseโs controversial comments.
Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed
JD Vance, Donald Trumpโs running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book.
Why the Vice Presidential nominees matter in 2024
A Virginia Tech political expert tell us for many elections, the Vice President is not a major factor to swing voters, but with the recent events, she said people are now paying closer attention.
Soda Pop Wars: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes for barb, but not to Sen. JD Vance
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has apologized for a comment about Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this week โ but not to Vance.
Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being 'childless,' testing Trump's new running mate
Comments Donald Trumpโs running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harrisโ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear endorses Harris amid speculation if he's in running to join the ticket
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris soon after she became the prohibitive favorite to lead the Democratic ticket.
JD Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut as the GOP vice presidential nominee
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has used his first solo campaign appearances to throw fresh barbs at Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Secret Service acknowledges denying some past requests by Trump's campaign for tighter security
The Secret Service is now acknowledging that it denied some requests by Republican Donald Trump's campaign for more security at his events.
Trump holds first rally after assassination attempt with his new running mate, Vance, by his side
Republican Donald Trump held his first public campaign rally since he was injured in an assassination attempt, an event in the battleground state of Michigan alongside his new running mate.
Donald Trumpโs running mate J.D. Vance to hold campaign rally in Radford
Radford University recently sent out an announcement that Donald Trumpโs running mate J.D. Vance will be holding a rally on its campus.
2024 Election Latest: Trump accepts his GOP nomination on the convention's final night
Former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are expressing concerns about President Joe Biden's candidacy for the White House.
GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers
Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots.
Photos: A visual look at the 2024 Republican National Convention
Thousands of Republican delegates have officially made Donald Trump their partyโs presidential nominee just days after he survived an assassination attempt.
Ukraine defense chief says his nation will find a way no matter who wins US election
Ukraine's defense minister said his country will find a way to withstand Russiaโs invading forces even if Donald Trump wins a second term, jeopardizings vital U.S. support for its defense.
What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its third day in Milwaukee
As the third day of the Republican National Convention kicks off, Republicans are shifting the focus to national security and foreign policy in a bid to draw a stark contrast with Democratsโ handling of ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East.
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
Elevated into the national spotlight as former President Donald Trumpโs running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has carved out a unique role in his short Senate career.
Kamala Harris and JD Vance have talked, but they're yet to agree on terms for a VP debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican JD Vance have had their first chat since the Ohio senator became the GOP vice presidential nominee.
2024 Election Latest: RNC enters second day with focus shifting to immigration
The Republican National Convention's second day is in full swing โ now with Donald Trump officially as its presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate.
On an unusually busy news day, did the assassination attempt's aftermath change the media tone?
In a typical presidential campaign, Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his running mate on the Republican ticket would have dominated media discussions for a week or two.
'Hillbilly Elegy': JD Vance's rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir
At the heart of JD Vanceโs journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, โHillbilly Elegy.โ.
Donald Trump enters Republican convention hall with a bandaged ear and gets a hero's welcome
Former President Donald Trump has appeared triumphantly at the Republican National Conventionโs opening night with a bandage over his right ear.
Republican JD Vance journeys from 'Hillbilly Elegy' memoirist to US senator to VP contender
โHillbilly Elegyโ author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president.
The Republicans who want to be Trump's VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Itโs hard to refer to someone as โHitlerโ and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become the person they choose to help lead the country.
Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress
As Donald Trump makes a comeback bid to return to power, Republicans in Congress have become even more likely to cast doubts on President Joe Bidenโs 2020 victory.
Republican opponent of US aid to Ukraine brings his case to an international conference
A Republican opponent of new U.S. funding for Ukraine has argued at an international security conference that the package stuck in Congress wouldnโt โfundamentally change the realityโ on the ground and that Russia has an incentive to negotiate peace.
6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety
Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters.
Trump rally falls during anniversary of Waco's dark past
Former President Donald Trump's rally in Waco, Texas, this weekend comes amid the 30th anniversary in the city of the infamous deadly standoff at the Branch Davidians compound.
Was Donald Trump the biggest loser on election night? 3 takeaways from red wave that wasnโt
Results are still being finalized in key congressional and state legislature races across the country, but one thing that became clear overnight is that the 2022 midterm elections were not the red wave of Republican wins many pundits forecasted.
JD Vance's firm invested in food company now facing lawsuits
A high-tech sustainable food company in Appalachia that was promoted by JD Vance and financed with help from his venture capital firm is facing five lawsuits alleging it misled investors.
A second JD Vance book falls through, publisher says
A second book by โHillbilly Elegyโ author and U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance will not be released as planned by an imprint of HarperCollins, the publisher tells The Associated Press.
Primary takeaways: Trump passes test as kingmaker in Ohio
The primary election in Ohio stood as the first real test this midterm election season of former President Donald Trump's status as the Republican Party kingmaker โ and he passed.
Election 2022: JD Vance wins Ohio's GOP Senate primary
Primary elections in Ohio have set the stage for a more competitive phase of the midterm primary season, with closely watched races in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia scheduled for later this month.
Trump becomes target of new ad after Ohio Senate endorsement
A group opposing Donald Trumpโs endorsement of JD Vance in Ohioโs contentious Republican Senate primary is making the former president the target of a new ad campaign.
Trump's Oz, Vance endorsements bring cash windfall, backlash
Former President Donald Trumpโs late endorsements in hypercompetitive Republican Senate primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania have unlocked a flood of support for his chosen candidates.
GOP leaders in Ohio try to block Trump endorsement of Vance
Dozens of Republican leaders in Ohio are mounting a last-minute effort to urge former President Donald Trump not to endorse JD Vance in the crowded upcoming primary for an open Senate seat.