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It’s a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control…

John McCarthy November 3, 2024

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Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris

NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and…

John McCarthy October 30, 2024

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‘Disgusted:’ Offensive remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump rally ignite furor in Florida GOP

MIAMI — A comedian’s offensive comments about Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally Sunday night have sparked outrage among Republicans in Florida, home to the largest population of Puerto…

John McCarthy October 29, 2024

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Trump-supporting speaker opens MSG rally by calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’

NEW YORK — Donald Trump rallies in the closing weeks of the campaign have been marked by overt racism and anti-immigrant sentiments and that didn't stop with the former president's…

John McCarthy October 27, 2024

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Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ' presidential campaign before welcoming…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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Arnold Palmer’s daughter reacts to Donald Trump’s references to her father

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer’s daughters calls Donald Trump’s references to her father’s genitalia “a poor choice of approaches” to honoring his memory, adding that she wasn’t upset…

John McCarthy October 22, 2024

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Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina

CHARLOTTE (AP) — There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris ' push to win North Carolina: Mark Robinson. The state’s embattled Republican candidate for governor, Robinson is featured in conversations this week with Harris…

John McCarthy September 26, 2024

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More than 700 former military and national security officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘impulsive and ill-informed’

WASHINGTON — More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an open letter published Sunday by National Security Leaders for America. “This…

John McCarthy September 25, 2024

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Think that Trump’s false claim about pet-eating Haitians is hurting him? Think again!

MIAMI — It has been more than a week since Republican candidate Donald Trump repeated the false rumor that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating Americans’ pets, and the conventional…

John McCarthy September 23, 2024

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‘Big mistake’: South Florida Haitians slam Trump’s false claim about immigrants eating pets

MIAMI — Growing up, Nathan Gabriel was teased for his Haitian heritage. He’s now growing increasingly concerned about the claims Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance made at…

John McCarthy September 23, 2024