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News Articles: Elections

Former President Donald Trump, seen here on October 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz., previously backed Blake Masters, right, in a Senate bid he ultimately lost. Trump's now offering dual endorsements to Masters and  Abe Hamadeh, his primary challenger in a House race.

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  • Elections

Arizona holds congressional primaries today. Trump's influence looms large

Control of Congress could run through Arizona, with competitive House and Senate races that will be set after today’s primaries. Trump has endorsed some of the GOP candidates, including two rivals.

July 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Giles
Voters head to a polling place in November 2022. Outside money is pouring into a Phoenix-area congressional district in a heated Democratic primary on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Winklevoss twins and crypto ties seek to shape Arizona Democratic primary race

The Winklevoss twins, crypto money and other interests are seeking to shape the Phoenix-area Democratic primary on Tuesday for a U.S. House seat.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 17 in Milwaukee.

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  • Elections

JD Vance and the Republican vets who think America should do less, not more, abroad

JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
 Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for re-election and orders a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam, March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. 

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  • Politics

Biden's withdrawal from the race has echoes of LBJ

Both men brought an end to their presidencies by declining the nomination of their party for another term.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving
 Protesters lodged accusations of open meetings violations at three conservative State Election Board members on July 12. Board member Rick Jeffares, right, responds by threatening to remove people for being disruptive while Janelle King (left) looks on. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia election board sets July 30 online meeting after state attorney general flagged last vote

The Georgia State Election Board will meet Tuesday for the first time since several conservative board members advanced election rules at a meeting on July 12 that has come under fire for allegedly violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday.

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  • Latin America

Maduro and opposition both claim victory in Venezuela's presidential election

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed "serious concerns" that the result did not reflect the vote of the Venezuelan people.

July 29, 2024
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By:
  • John Otis
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday.

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  • National

Harris raises $200 million in her first week

Along with fresh dollars, the campaign has signed up over 170,000 new volunteers. That energy is much needed for the vice president who, as of Sunday, has just 100 days until Election Day.

July 28, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith and
  • Juliana Kim
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Mass., on Saturday.

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  • National

Harris calls herself an underdog with momentum during a fundraiser speech

In her speech, Vice President Harris spoke boldly about the stakes of the presidential election, and brushed off Donald Trump's latest attacks against her.

July 27, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith and
  • Juliana Kim
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024, during an event with NCAA college athletes. It was her first public appearance after President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.

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  • Politics

Republicans call Kamala Harris a 'DEI hire' as attacks on her gender and race increase

As Vice President Kamala Harris ramps up her campaign for president, Republicans are trying out new — and old — attacks focused on her race and gender, including calling her a "DEI candidate."

July 27, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Democrats cheer for Vice President Harris at a rally — the first of her campaign — in Milwaukee on July 23, 2024.

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  • Politics

From doom scrolling to hope scrolling: this week’s big Democratic vibe shift

Out: Tom Petty. In: Beyoncé. We look at what's behind the jarring vibe shift in the Democratic campaign this week.

July 27, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Vice President Harris and former President Barack Obama attend a White House event marking the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act on April 5, 2022.

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  • Politics

The Obamas have endorsed Harris, capping a week where Democrats embraced her

The endorsements of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama cap a week where the Democratic party, for the most part, lined up behind Vice President Harris to become their nominee.

July 26, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Vice President Harris speaks following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on Thursday.

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  • Politics

When will Kamala Harris be the official Democratic presidential nominee?

The Democratic National Committee will hold a virtual roll call in early August to select a new presidential nominee, likely Vice President Harris, before its convention kicks off in Chicago.

July 26, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
President Biden speaks during an address to the nation about his decision to not seek reelection in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

4 takeaways from President Biden’s Oval Office address

In his first public remarks after exiting the race for president, Biden focused on his goals for his final months in office and painted a picture of the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

July 25, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally in Charlotte Wednesday. The rally is the former president's first since President Biden announced he would be ending his reelection bid.

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  • Elections

Trump tries out attack lines on Kamala Harris as her campaign heats up

At his Charlotte rally, former President Donald Trump launched new attack lines against Vice President Harris, as she is poised to become the Democratic nominee after President Biden exited the race.

July 25, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, seen here in December 2023, on Wednesday gave lawmakers an update on the investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

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  • Politics

FBI director says gunman at Trump rally searched for info on JFK assassination

The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump searched online about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the FBI director said.

July 24, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
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