Biden says he wouldn't have run for a second term in 2024 if he knew he had cancer
ATLANTA (AP) -- Joe Biden says he did not know he had cancer while he was president and would not have sought a second term if he already had been diagnosed.
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Roy Cooper looks to flip North Carolina Senate seat by defeating Republican Michael Whatley
Roy Cooper's winning streak in North Carolina elections will be tested on Tuesday as the former Democratic governor faces off with President Donald Trump's handpicked candidate Michael Whatley in a state that often sends Republicans to the U.S. Senate.
Billionaire Rick Jackson faces former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) -- Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson are running to be Georgia's next governor in a race that could reshape control of a crucial battleground state and even make some history along the way.
Sen. Jon Ossoff tries to hold key Georgia seat for Democrats against Republican Rep. Mike Collins
ATLANTA (AP) -- Sen. Jon Ossoff is vying to win reelection Tuesday after a campaign framed by the Georgia Democrat's relentless criticism of Donald Trump and the president's choice of a Republican rival, Rep. Mike Collins.
Kamala Harris urges a 'too big to rig' turnout for the midterms and tees off on Trump
ATLANTA (AP) -- Two years after Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump, she still delights Democratic donors and activists with jabs against him, saying the Republican is "callous, corrupt and incompetent" and calling him the "decorator in chief" for his White House renovations and gold adornments.
Georgia's Keisha Lance Bottoms navigates the challenges of Black women battling political barriers
ATLANTA (AP) -- Keisha Lance Bottoms talks a lot about the policies she would pursue as Georgia governor. The Democratic nominee is less likely to talk about the history she would make by winning the job.
Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) -- He's hardly the first billionaire to promise working-class voters he'll fight for them in public office. Rick Jackson, the Republican candidate for Georgia governor, has even compared himself to the real estate mogul who reached the Oval Office.
Trump will rally Georgia Republicans despite party divisions in battleground state
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump's midterm campaign blitz arrives in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president's false claims about election fraud.
Kamala Harris adds stops to her final midterm campaign stretch. Her decision about 2028 comes later
ATLANTA (AP) -- Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats, completing a midterm schedule that by Election Day will have taken her to multiple early presidential primary states on Democrats' 2028 calendar as the former vice president mulls whether to seek the White House again.
Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now
ATLANTA (AP) -- Not long ago, Georgia gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson eagerly compared himself to his fellow billionaire in the Oval Office. He promised to be Donald Trump "with a Southern tone." And sharing a summer rally stage, Jackson pointed at the president and declared, "I'm going to be this man's favorite governor."
Kamala Harris launches into the 2026 midterms as her 2028 decision looms
As Kamala Harris mulls whether to run for president again, she's throwing herself into the midterms by campaigning with fellow Democrats, starting with a Tuesday trip to Michigan on behalf of Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
Trump to campaign in North Carolina rally with his handpicked Senate nominee Michael Whatley
President Donald Trump will travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley as the former national party chairman tries to shore up his campaign against Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper.
US Rep Byron Donalds wins GOP nod for Florida governor against Ex-Rep David Jolly for the Democrats
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly picked up the Democratic nod in primary elections Tuesday, setting the stage for a fall campaign to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis and decide the state's future political direction.
US Rep Byron Donalds wins GOP nod for governor and former Rep. David Jolly the Democratic nomination
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, setting the stage for a November contest to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida holds primaries for governor and Congress, testing Trump's grip on adopted state
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A Republican attempting to become Florida's first Black governor faces a crowded field Tuesday while Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats under redrawn congressional maps.
In Florida, Wasserman Schultz sparks a debate over what representation means in diverse districts
TAMARAC, Fla. (AP) -- Greeting voters ahead of Tuesday's Florida primaries in red-white-and-blue sneakers, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz smiles and tells them she is "running for reelection to Congress."
Mississippi Senate race highlights shifting map as Democrats and Republicans battle for majority
The battle for control of the U.S. Senate isn't supposed to run through Mississippi. Scott Colom is trying to convince people that it could.
Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Scott Colom is a gregarious prosecutor who grew up in Mississippi with a Republican father who campaigned for Ronald Reagan and counted political titan Thad Cochran as a friend.
House Democrats add 12 solidly Trump districts to their midterm election target list
ATLANTA (AP) -- House Democrats are adding a dozen Republican-held seats to their list of targets for the November midterms, expanding the national campaign map to districts Donald Trump won easily less than two years ago.
Sen. Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on Trump
ATLANTA (AP) -- Nearly a decade ago, Jon Ossoff was a 30-year-old Democratic congressional candidate promising Georgia suburban voters he would "cut wasteful spending" and make "both parties in Washington" be "accountable to you." His Republican opponent even complained that Ossoff "talks like a Republican."
Donald Trump endorses 'Pillow Man' Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor
President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as "one of America's greatest and most hard working Patriots."
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington.
New Trump book, 'Regime Change,' has sold 300,000 copies, with more being printed, publisher says
It turns out readers still want to learn more about President Donald Trump after all.
Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress. Monday's Supreme Court ruling siding with states that accept late-arriving mail ballots was the latest example showing the limits of his reach.
Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor's call for 2028 redistricting
ATLANTA (AP) -- Republican lawmakers in Georgia said Wednesday that they won't redraw congressional and state legislative districts for the 2028 elections during a special session called by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp.
In Georgia's Capitol, Republicans' redistricting session to begin without maps
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia is the next Southern state where Republicans are convening to redraw voting districts in ways that could diminish the political power of Black and other nonwhite voters after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act provisions that helped shape existing boundaries in racially diverse states.
Georgia Republicans choose Collins for Senate and Jackson for governor, a mixed result for Trump
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in Tuesday runoffs, opting for the president's preferred U.S. Senate candidate but rejecting his choice for governor in favor of a billionaire first-time candidate who spent freely from his personal fortune to win the nomination.
Rep. Mike Collins wins Georgia's GOP Senate nomination and will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff
ATLANTA (AP) -- Rep. Mike Collins has defeated first-time candidate Derek Dooley for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Georgia, advancing to face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff for a seat that will help determine control of Capitol Hill for the final years of Donald Trump's second presidency.
Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Republicans are waging their latest fight over party identity in runoffs Tuesday that decide the nominees to face U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and defend the governor's office against former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) -- The final days of Georgia's Republican primary campaigns have exposed internal party fault lines, produced unusual alliances and will test the party's ability to consolidate quickly to match Democrats' head start on the general election campaign.
In Georgia, Senate hopeful Mike Collins celebrates being Trump's latest 'MAGA' pick in GOP primaries
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) -- In the closing stretch of Georgia's Republican U.S. Senate runoff, Rep. Mike Collins celebrated his 11th-hour endorsement from Donald Trump on Sunday and dismissed any ideas that the Republican president's stamp of approval is a risky bet in a potential showdown with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
Trump endorses Collins in Georgia Senate runoff. It's his latest 'MAGA' pick in Republican primaries
ATLANTA (AP) -- Days before the U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia, President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Rep. Mike Collins over former football coach Derek Dooley, putting his stamp of approval on another loyalist who some conservatives believe could be a risky bet in November.
Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms show off head start in Georgia as Republicans battle in runoff
ATLANTA (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia blasted his potential general election rivals on Sunday, casting Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley as unqualified lackeys for President Donald Trump.
Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his department has prepared the design for a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress to put the president on a new denomination of legal tender.
Treasury Department confirms it has taken limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump
The U.S. Treasury Department is taking steps toward creating a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump, according to an agency spokesperson, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress to put the president on a new denomination of legal tender.
Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy in the midterms
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Standing behind a downtown bar, Evan Duke smiled when he thought about no longer paying federal income tax on the hundreds of dollars in tips he earns on a busy night pouring beers and mixing drinks.
Florida Republicans slice and dice congressional districts: How a new map could cost Democrats seats
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- With President Donald Trump's poll numbers fading, beleaguered Florida Democrats hoped this year would be an opportunity to gain ground in the state.
Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans' advantage in the state as part of the national redistricting battle that President Donald Trump launched ahead of this year's midterms.
Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Ron DeSantis was once the future of the Republican Party, a battle-tested conservative twice elected as governor of Florida. Then Donald Trump steamrolled him on his way back to the White House.
Florida's redistricting fight puts Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Ron DeSantis was once the future of the Republican Party, a battle-tested conservative twice elected as governor of Florida. Then Donald Trump steamrolled him on his way back to the White House.
Correspondents' Dinner's biggest moments involve laughs, cringing and high-stakes politics
The White House Correspondents' Dinner has had multiple iterations since it began a few years after World War I.
The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose and pugilistic politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in spectacular fashion, and their comments show how differently each see the conflict and its impact.
A president and a pope: The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran
Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast -- Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, massive protests. Yet in his second presidency, Trump's most influential American critic doesn't live in the country but at the Vatican.
Midnight train from Georgia: A view of America from the tracks as airports struggle in the shutdown
ABOARD THE CRESCENT (AP) -- There's something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by the rhythms of steel wheels on tracks. Or so we tell ourselves.
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice.
Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary
Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico.
Trump's Harvard move reflects one of his go-to tactics: Lawsuits
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump has played many roles. Real estate developer. Marketing extraordinaire. Reality TV host. Candidate. President -- twice.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican's visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire.
Why the words 'Armenian genocide' matter after Vance social media reference is deleted
U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican's visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire.
Insurrection Act: How it's been used and what Trump wants to do with it
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send U.S. military forces to Minnesota.
Trump's Insurrection Act threat stands out against the law's long history
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send U.S. military forces to Minnesota.
NSA employee sues the Trump administration over transgender rights and 'immutable' genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and trying to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
NSA employee plans to sue administration over order on transgender rights and 'immutable' genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency plans to sue the Trump administration and try to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
NSA employee sues Trump administration over order on transgender rights and two 'immutable' genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and seeking to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time?
ATLANTA (AP) -- When Donald Trump delivered the first White House address of his second presidency Wednesday night, all major U.S. networks beamed his image and voice onto their airwaves, cable feeds and online platforms.
Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won't help them win in 2026
ATLANTA (AP) -- Democrats will not issue a postelection report on their 2024 shellacking after all.
Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump's administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save for memoirs.
Another blue wave? Meet the Democrat trying to make it happen and the Republican trying to stop her
ATLANTA (AP) -- Even though Republican Brian Jack is only a first-term congressman, he has become a regular in the Oval Office these days. As the top recruiter for his party's House campaign team, the Georgia native is often reviewing polling and biographies of potential candidates with President Donald Trump.
Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again
Mega billionaire Elon Musk, in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, said his efforts leading the Department of Government Efficiency were only "somewhat successful" and he would not do it over again.