President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go
President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue.
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The incident complicates the final weeks of the 2024 legislative session.
Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case
Authorities revealed Friday the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys in Arizona's fake elector case, but the names of former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani remained blacked out. The Arizona attorney general's office released a copy of the indictment that revealed nine felony counts had been filed against Mike Roman, who was Trump's director of Election Day operations, and attorneys John Eastman, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis. The lawyers were accused of organizing an attempt to use fake documents to persuade Congress not to certify Joe Biden's victory.
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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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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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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
ABC's ''This Week'' — White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
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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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South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog
a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time, it's for a new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too.
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The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends
Defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial dug Friday into assertions of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election.
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Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat
Nearly a dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state.
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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions
Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable.
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Mississippi legislative leaders swap proposals on possible Medicaid expansion
Mississippi Senate leaders on Friday said for the first time that they are willing to expand Medicaid to the full level allowed under a federal law signed 14 years ago by then-President Barack Obama.
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A California bill aiming to ban confidentiality agreements when negotiating legislation fails
A bill that sought to ban the use of confidentiality agreements when negotiating potential laws in California has failed to pass a state legislative committee.
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Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
President Joe Biden's administration is indefinitely delaying a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
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Frustrated Minnesota teachers paying lawyer $78,000 for pension review
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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Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off
President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November's general election.
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The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that
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Judge upholds disqualification of challenger to judge in Trump's Georgia election interference case
A judge upheld the disqualification of a candidate who had had planned to run against the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case.
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Journalists sign manifesto in defense of Spanish PM and wife, criticize right-wing media, parties
Thousands of Spanish journalists came out Friday in support of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez's announcement that he was considering his future as premier after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife on corruption allegations.
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Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trial
Donald Trump's defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution's lead witness and his account that a tabloid's practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid the Republican's 2016 campaign.
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Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year
An Arizona grand jury's indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election.
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Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas
The CEOs of leading U.S. technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation's critical services from ''AI-related disruptions.''
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's special congressional election
House Republicans' majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday's special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily.
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