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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a campaign rally Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.

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  • Politics

Trump says some migrants are 'not people', and warns of 'bloodbath' if he loses

Former President Trump claimed he will protect Social Security and warned of a "bloodbath" in the auto industry if he loses the election at a rally for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.

March 17, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks Saturday in Rome, Ga.

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  • Politics

As Trump continues to remake RNC in his image, new memo outlines what that looks like

Chair Michael Whatley sent a memo to staff emphasizing the initiatives he wants to see bolstered at the GOP's main campaigning operation now that Trump secured the delegates to receive the nomination.

March 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
In this file photo, then-President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Nov. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., with then-Vice President Mike Pence. Despite running with him twice, in 2016 and in 2020, Pence will not endorse Trump in 2024.

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  • Elections

Mike Pence ran with Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, he won't even endorse him

The former vice president ran against Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination before dropping out ahead of any primary contests. He said Trump has moved too far away from conservative values.

March 15, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Vice President Harris speaks at a roundtable on marijuana reform that included rapper Fat Joe and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

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  • Politics

Flanked by Fat Joe, Harris urges DEA to 'get to it' on its marijuana review

Vice President Harris framed marijuana reform as a racial justice issue. It's also something that polls well with young voters.

March 15, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks from a witness stand in front of Fulton Superior Judge Scott McAfee during a Feb. 15 hearing about whether Willis' office should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case.

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  • Law

Wade resigns after judge makes it a condition for Fani Willis to remain on Trump case

The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.

March 15, 2024
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  • Sam Gringlas
Sen. Jon Ossoff

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  • Politics

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduces legislation to protect election workers, polling places from threats

This week in Congress, Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation that would prevent acts of violence and threats against election workers and at poll places after Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman were threatened after the 2020 election.

March 15, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, tosses a baseball to supporters at his election night watch party on March 5 in Palm Desert, Calif.

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  • Elections

Former LA Dodger Steve Garvey aims for the wall in U.S. Senate race

When the former baseball star won a runoff spot for California's open senate seat, he reminded supporters that his primary victory was only "the first game of a doubleheader."

March 15, 2024
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  • Scott Shafer
Vice President Harris speaks to reporters after her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minn. on March 14.

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  • Elections

Harris visited an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president

Vice President Harris toured a Minnesota abortion clinic during a trip to the Twin Cities on Thursday. It's believed to be a first for a vice president or president.

March 14, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Tamara Keith
President Biden talks with supporters during a campaign event in Saginaw, Mich., on March 14.

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  • Elections

Biden opposes Nippon Steel takeover of U.S. Steel. It's an issue in some swing states

Former President Donald Trump has already said he would block the deal between U.S. Steel and its Japanese rival. Now President Biden is speaking out about it, too.

March 14, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court during a hearing in the Georgia election interference case.

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  • Law

Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump

The judge overseeing the Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies has quashed a number of charges related to soliciting officials to violate their oaths of office.

March 13, 2024
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  • Sam Gringlas
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2023. Both Kennedy's campaign and a super PAC supporting him are working to get the conspiracy theorist on state ballots around the country.

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  • Elections

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won't be easy

To run for president as an independent candidate, conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. needs to get on ballots, a complicated and expensive state-by-state undertaking.

March 13, 2024
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  • Ashley Lopez
Conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell, seen here at a South Carolina Republican Party event in 2022, has been circulating a memo laying out "the threat of non-citizen voting in 2024."

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  • Elections

Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history

The false notion that undocumented immigrants affect federal elections has a long history. But this year, due in part to rising migration at the U.S. southern border, the idea could have new potency.

March 13, 2024
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By:
  • Miles Parks
President Joe Biden, left, on Jan. 5, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, on Jan. 19.

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  • Elections

Trump and Biden clinch 2024 presidential nominations

The general election rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Biden is now official. Both men have now secured the required delegates to be their respective party's nominee.

March 12, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 9 in Rome, Ga., just one day after Republicans met in Houston to elect new leadership for the party. All of the candidates were hand-selected by Trump.

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  • Politics

RNC sees major cuts to staff as new, Trump-backed leadership takes over

More than 60 people were fired, including senior staff in the political data and communications departments, according to a person familiar with the layoffs.

March 12, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally March 9 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Biden meets with the Teamsters today. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon

The 1.3 million member union is in every battleground state. Former President Donald Trump has also met with the organization and made his pitch. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon.

March 12, 2024
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  • Don Gonyea
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