'These are weird people': Walz goes viral as he stumps for Kamala Harris
The second-term Democrat even took aim at Sen. JD Vance's previous comments about 'childless cat ladies.'
Safety 'top priority' for Saturday's Trump campaign rally in St. Cloud
Republican Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance plan a rally Saturday in central Minnesota, just two weeks after the assassination attempt on the former president. Security is at top of mind.
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Arizona judge rejects GOP wording for voters' abortion ballot initiative pamphlet
A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term ''unborn human being'' to refer to a fetus in the pamphlet that Arizona voters will use to weigh a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in the state.
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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump's near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president's ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president's injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally.
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Prominent Minnesota Dems mostly backing Gov. Tim Walz for Kamala Harris' VP pick
Minnesota's U.S. House Democrats are united behind Walz as the vice presidential buzz builds. Sen. Amy Klobuchar also supports Walz, while Sen. Tina Smith wants Harris to decide.
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Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
A federal judge ruled Friday that a provision in North Carolina's abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently, affirming that it was too vague to be enforced reasonably.
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North Carolina regulators says nonprofit run by lieutenant governor's wife owes the state $132K
North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program.
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Carolyn Parnell, 'trailblazer' who served as Minnesota's first IT commissioner, dies
Parnell spent decades in information technology, opening the field to other women.
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2024 Election Latest: Harris urges people to vote as campaign heats up, Trump meets with Netanyahu
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation's two most popular Democrats.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
ABC's ''This Week'' — Govs. Wes Moore, D-Md., J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H.
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Vegas man charged with threats to officials including judge, prosecutor in Trump hush money trial
A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia, including the New York judge and prosecutor who handled former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, according to federal officials and court records.
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North Carolina Democrats sue to reverse decision that put RFK Jr. on ballots
The North Carolina Democratic Party has challenged the state election board's recent decision to recognize a new political party that will put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state's presidential ballots.
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Nevada election officials certify enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on ballot
Nevada election officials verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign to appear on the Nevada ballot, the state's top election official confirmed Friday, likely bringing his insurgent quest to shake up Republican and Democratic dominance of U.S. elections to a crucial battleground state.
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Judge takes final step to overturn Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act'
A judge issued a final order Friday to overturn a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that attempted to limit diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces.
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Beshear gets a warm embrace in flood-stricken parts of Kentucky where he and Trump are both popular
Kitty Holbrook gave Gov. Andy Beshear a hug before celebrating another milestone Friday in eastern Kentucky's recovery from historic flooding. The retired teacher thought it might be the last time she sees the rising Democratic star for some time if he's asked to join Vice President Kamala Harris' ticket.
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Soda Pop Wars: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear apologizes for barb, but not to Sen. JD Vance
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the leading contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, apologized this week for something he said in lambasting Ohio Sen. JD Vance as inauthentically Appalachian — but the apology wasn't to Vance.
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Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
The day after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race for the White House, Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee's Michigan campaign office saw 650 people sign up to volunteer.
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Steward Health Care announces closure of 2 Massachusetts hospitals
Steward Health Care announced Friday that is it closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no qualified bids for the facilities after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year.
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation's two most popular Democrats.
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Harris makes a pre-taped appearance on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' to urge Americans to vote
Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,'' urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.
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Justice Department defends group's right to sue over AI robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden's voice.
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Harris will carry Biden's economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset
A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer to gaining the Democratic presidential nomination: Can she turn the Biden-Harris economic record into a political advantage in a way that President Joe Biden failed to do?
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