This combination of photos shows former President Donald Trump in New York, April 23, 2024, from left, President Joe Biden in Scranton, Pa., April 16,

Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter

As Donald Trump campaigns for a return to the White House, he often reaches back more than 40 years and seven administrations to belittle President Joe Biden by comparing him to 99-year-old Jimmy Carter.

Attorney Tayler Rahm wins GOP backing in battleground Second District

April 27
Political newcomer Tayler Rahm won the Republican endorsement on Saturday in Minnesota’s competitive Second Congressional District, beating out form
In the Third District, Republican activists endorsed former judge and state legislator Tad Jude. And a contentious convention in the Seventh District ended with no endorsement.

Frustrated Minnesota teachers seek probe of pension fund

April 26
Frustration with the two-tier system has been growing and reached a boiling point when legislators did not use last year’s budget surplus to fund th
A two-tier pension system has been a growing concern for teachers, some of whom hope scrutiny of management fees will turn up extra money.
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Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail

President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president's thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders.
Politics
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President Joe Biden attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Washington.

'Running against a 6-year-old': Biden lets Trump jokes fly at annual roast

The annual dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel provided a break to journalists and government officials from their normal jousting for a night of glitz and gossip in celebration of the free press.
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9:18am
Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in Manhattan, on Friday, April 26,

Fact-checking Trump's remarks in the hush money trial

Even though he did not take the stand as opening statements got underway, Trump took to the cameras to argue his case each day the court was in session.
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3:29am

Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
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April 27

A Hawaii military family avoids tap water at home. They're among those suing over 2021 jet fuel leak

Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water.
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April 27
Host Colin Jost, from left, President Joe Biden and Kelly O'Donnell, WHCA vice president and Senior White House correspondent for NBC News, stand duri

Chants of 'shame on you' greet guests at White House correspondents' dinner shadowed by war in Gaza

An election-year roast of President Joe Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House correspondents' dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Biden's handling of the conflict and the Western news' media coverage of it.
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April 27

As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants

President Joe Biden had a question.
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April 27

Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them

Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta with leaders of color and realigning American politics by flipping Democratic constituencies.
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April 27

Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them

Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta with leaders of color and realigning American politics by flipping Democratic constituencies.
Nation
April 27

From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump's legal drama

Even by Donald Trump's standards, this was a dizzying week.
Nation
April 27

A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid

May's election for the Georgia Supreme Court is playing out as races for the state's highest court have for decades: sitting justices running uncontested.
Nation
April 26

Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries

In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many races.
Business
April 26

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

President Joe Biden's administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
Business
April 26

Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions

Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable.
Nation
April 26

Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state's ''yellow flag'' law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care.
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April 26

Retired pro wrestler, failed congressional candidate indicted in Vegas murder case

A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of an Idaho man who suffered a head injury during a Halloween Party at a Las Vegas Strip hotel.
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April 26

FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations

The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of a former Illinois congressman $43,475 for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner.
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April 26

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

ABC's ''This Week'' — White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
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April 26

Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan's Senate race

Former Rep. Peter Meijer withdrew his name from the U.S. Senate race in Michigan on Friday, ending a longshot bid to become the Republican nominee and return to Congress after being ousted by voters for supporting an effort to impeach then-President Donald Trump.
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April 26
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem listens to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, unseen, during a tribal flags ceremony, Wednes

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem writes in new book about killing her dog

Gov. Kristi Noem is a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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