National elections

October 01, 2019 - 6:52 pm

Judge temporarily blocks law aimed at Trump's tax returns

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a California law aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to release his personal income tax returns in order to appear on the 2020 primary ballot. U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. issued a written opinion saying the...
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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participate in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 01, 2019 - 3:03 pm

Ex-S. Carolina congressman sues state for nixing GOP primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Republican former South Carolina congressman is part of a lawsuit filed Tuesday over the state's decision to cancel its GOP primary ahead of the 2020 election, a move taken by several states in erecting hurdles for the longshot candidates challenging President Donald Trump...
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From left, Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, participate in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 01, 2019 - 1:49 pm

APNewsBreak: Trump, RNC raise record $125M in 3rd quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee will report raising $125 million in the third quarter of the year, a presidential fundraising record. The pair told The Associated Press that it has raised more than $308 million in 2019 and has...
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the Elysee Palace after a lunch with heads of states and officials, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 in Paris. France bid a final adieu to former French President Jacques Chirac on Monday as he received military honors on a national day of mourning that culminated with a memorial service attended by dozens of past and current world leaders. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
October 01, 2019 - 7:12 am

Sarkozy to stand trial in illegal campaign financing case

PARIS (AP) — France's highest court ruled that former President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial on charges of illegally financing his 2012 presidential campaign. The Court of Cassation on Tuesday definitively rejected an appeal by Sarkozy, confirming a criminal court will judge the case. The date...
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks during a campaign stop at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (Eileen Meslar/Telegraph Herald via AP)
October 01, 2019 - 3:16 am

The Latest: Buttigieg says he raised $19.1M in 3rd quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential candidates' third-quarter fundraising (all times local): 6:15 a.m. Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) says he raised $19.1 million for his presidential campaign during the third fundraising quarter of the year. Though not as large of a sum as the...
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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Rudy Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering during a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H. House committees have subpoena Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File )
October 01, 2019 - 12:19 am

House Democrats subpoena Giuliani in Trump impeachment probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, the president raged about treason. At the other, the methodical march toward impeachment proceeded apace. Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer who was at the heart of Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to...
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In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford smiles as he talks with customers at the Puritan Backroom restaurant, during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H. The three candidates running against Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary aren’t likely to make major donors swoon, as fears of retribution from Trump’s orbit and an unwillingness to contribute to a losing effort are coupled with concerns about how to shape the GOP once Trump leaves the White House. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
October 01, 2019 - 12:12 am

Trump critics struggle to raise money for primary challenge

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Mark Sanford, the most prominent primary challenger to President Donald Trump, has said he won't solicit contributions from his longtime donor base until he's "proven a measure of electoral success." Bill Kristol has yet to fully activate a super PAC aimed at hurting Trump's...
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pauses while speaking at a campaign event, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter)
October 01, 2019 - 12:10 am

Democrats plead for campaign cash as third quarter closes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders said, "I hate asking people for money" — and then asked for money. Joe Biden's campaign warned that President Donald Trump would "feel like he won" if a fundraising goal wasn't reached. And Beto O'Rourke offered to "try to text you" in exchange for $5. In the days...
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
September 30, 2019 - 4:10 pm

Biden's dilemma: Navigating Trump's no-holds-barred style

John Kerry got "Swift Boated" in 2004. For Hillary Clinton in 2016, it was her "damn emails." Remembering those failed Democratic presidential campaigns, Joe Biden is determined not to get "Ukrained" in 2020. Since a whistleblower report last week revealed that President Donald Trump asked...
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Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 30, 2019 - 2:42 pm

The Latest: UN envoy says Syria charter panel a sign of hope

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders. (all times local): 5:40 p.m. The U.N. special envoy for Syria says the convening of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria on Oct. 30 "should be a sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian...
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