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Democrats, Biden look to accelerate Southern political shift

From Mississippi retiring its state flag to local governments removing Confederate statues from public spaces, a bipartisan ...

Trump Cabinet members look to reassure battleground voters

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tromped through a strawberry festival in central Florida, detailing the government's ...

At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation's divisions

At the foot of Mount Rushmore and on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump dug deeper into America's divisions ...

North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US

North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless ...

Can Trump's anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states?

President Donald Trump's campaign and allies have blocked efforts to expand mail-in voting, forcing an awkward confrontation ...

Herman Cain treated for COVID-19 after attending Trump rally

2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is being treated for the coronavirus at an Atlanta-area hospital, according to ...

Movement for Black Lives plans virtual national convention

Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S.

Ex-Bush officials launch super PAC backing Biden over Trump

A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic ...

Trump: I'll veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names

President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after ...

AP-NORC poll: White Democrats grow more critical of police

As a national reckoning over racism and policing grips the nation, white Democrats are far more likely now than they were a ...

Biden and Trump agree: November election could be corrupt

President Donald Trump and his challenger, Joe Biden, have found something they agree on: The November election could be rife ...

Distancing from Trump? Some Republicans step up critiques

For more than three years, President Donald Trump instilled such fear in the Republican Party's leaders that most kept ...

Senate Democratic primary heads to finish line in Kentucky

One of Kentucky's most unpredictable political races in years is headed toward the wire Tuesday, but it's taking a full week ...

2020 Watch: Trump's new focus on baseless voter fraud claims

Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to next set of ...

Trump's attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote

It was a startling declaration about one of the pillars of American democracy, all the more so given its source.

Advocates, experts warn against polling place reductions

With only one polling place open on election day this week in Louisville, Kentucky, voting went relatively smoothly compared ...

Medicaid, GOP congressional primary top Oklahoma ballot

A question on whether to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma and a crowded Republican field vying to challenge the state's lone ...

Democrats renew health care attacks on GOP as virus builds

Democrats are intensifying their attacks on President Donald Trump and his Republican allies over health care, hoping that ...

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Election-year retirement unlikely

The last time a Supreme Court justice announced his retirement in a presidential election year, most of the current justices ...

Democrats fight for relevance in red-state Nebraska

It's never been easy to be a Democrat in Nebraska, but somehow it keeps getting even harder. The 29% of Nebraska voters ...