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GOP nominee Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor’s race in wake of ‘salacious’ report

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson vowed to stay in the governor's race against state Attorney General Josh Stein on Thursday after a bombshell report said he posted derogatory slurs and referred to himself as a "Black Nazi" on a pornographic website's forum.

September 19, 2024

Zelenskyy set to meet Biden, Harris at White House to outline victory plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold separate meetings with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 26 at the White House, the administration said Thursday.

September 19, 2024

Federal probes, seized phones and resignations rock New York’s ‘Nightlife Mayor’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was hailed as a national model for Democrats when he ran and won in 2021 on a platform that married liberal politics with pragmatism and appealed to a diverse coalition. Now, he is just trying to persevere.

September 17, 2024

White House says it had no forewarning of exploding pager operation in Lebanon

The White House said Tuesday it had no involvement in an operation that caused thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah members in Lebanon to explode simultaneously.

September 17, 2024

All eyes on Carolina: Tarheels could determine presidency

North Carolina and its 16 electoral votes could determine who enters the White House in a raucous race that's been neck-and-neck for weeks and will come down to a handful of states.

September 16, 2024

Outside U.S., voters must show ID, proof of eligibility; Democrats decry such laws as undemocratic

Developed countries and even emerging countries such as Mexico require some form of personal documentation during the voting process. In the U.S., however, GOP efforts this year to pass the SAVE Act to require proof of citizenship to register to vote is a nonstarter with Democrats.

September 13, 2024

Travelin’ man: Rick Steves endorses Harris for president

Globe-trotting television host Rick Steves wants you to keep on travelin' -- and vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. Mr. Steves, known for his PBS travel series in Europe, became the latest celebrity to endorse the Democrat in a video filmed and posted on X from France.

September 13, 2024

Education Dept., hoping to avoid another disaster, to test FAFSA form in fall

The Biden administration faces a huge test this fall as high school seniors and their families wait to see if the college financial aid form is functional or a debacle like last year's form.

September 11, 2024

Larry Hogan makes stopping school shootings top issue in high-stakes Senate race

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he will fight for a federal law requiring armed officers in every high school if elected to the Senate.

September 11, 2024

You heard correctly: Kamala Harris owns a gun

Vice President Kamala Harris surprised many viewers during Tuesday's presidential debate when she mentioned, almost in passing, this tidbit: She's a gun owner.

September 11, 2024

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina in stable condition after ‘stroke-like’ incident

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina collapsed during an event in Washington late Tuesday and had to be taken to the hospital with stroke-like symptoms, his family said.

September 11, 2024

‘Shake It Off’: Trump dismisses Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris

Former President Donald Trump is dismissing pop star Taylor Swift's decision to back Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she is a "very liberal person" and her endorsement wasn't a surprise.

September 11, 2024

Trump says he can end Russian war in Ukraine

Former Donald Trump on Tuesday side-stepped a question on whether he wants Ukraine to win the war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion in early 2022.

September 10, 2024

Trump says Biden ‘hates’ Harris after being forced out of race

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said President Biden is still sore over being ousted from the race and is secretly bitter about Vice President Kamala Harris, despite endorsing her to top the Democratic ticket.

September 10, 2024

Harris tries to walk back fracking ban position, endorses oil production

Vice President Kamala Harris insisted Tuesday she does not want to ban fracking for natural gas, saying the U.S. needs a broad portfolio of energy sources.

September 10, 2024

Trump vows China, not U.S. consumers, will pay more under blanket tariffs

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Chinese will be the only ones paying higher prices under his proposed tariff system, rejecting claims U.S. consumers will end up paying more if he imposes across-the-board levies on imports from countries that undercut American industries.

September 10, 2024

Trump, Harris shake hands before a contentious debate

The presidential debate produced an early surprise: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, who clearly do not like each other, actually shook hands.

September 10, 2024

Ex-N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to dodge blame for nursing-home deaths during COVID

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday blamed former President Donald Trump for the COVID-19 chaos that enveloped the Empire State in early 2020, refusing in a combative Capitol Hill hearing to accept fault for thousands of seniors' deaths in the weeks after he ordered nursing homes to readmit positive patients.

September 10, 2024

Harris in 2019 told ACLU she backs ICE cuts, taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries

Vice President Kamala Harris in 2019 supported a suite of left-wing causes such as cuts to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and taxpayer-funded transition surgeries.

September 10, 2024

Kamala Harris mocks Donald Trump’s crowd obsession in pre-debate ad

The Harris campaign tried to get under former President Donald Trump's skin ahead of Tuesday's debate by releasing an ad that mocks his fixation on crowd sizes.

September 10, 2024