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Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

Former President Donald Trump, right, talks to Dana White while attending the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Trump steps into the arena to catch sports-fan voters

Former President Donald Trump is leaning into sports and other games as he faces the fight of his life: A campaign to return to the White House. Mr. Trump is in a virtual dead heat with President Biden heading into November's election, so both men are looking for an edge with young people and other voting blocs.

July 4, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a post debate campaign rally, Friday, June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

GOP looks to weaken VP Harris as Democrats mull options

The campaign arm of the House GOP is targeting Vice President Kamala Harris in an ad that calls her the "enabler in chief," elevating the No. 2 as Democrats consider whether to dump President Biden from the ticket.

July 3, 2024
Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool) **FILE**

Trump’s New York sentencing likely delayed for weeks

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday requested a July 24 deadline to respond to former President Donald Trump's motion to scrap his business-record conviction in New York, signaling the sentencing will be delayed by at least two weeks.

July 2, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in the spin room before a presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Top Democrats try to shore up Biden after debate disaster

Prominent Democrats are circling the wagons to bolster President Biden after his halting debate performance Thursday, arguing the party can't abandon him even as insiders seemed to be plotting exactly that through text messages and social media missives.

June 28, 2024