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Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule

Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of...

 

Putin is poised to extend his rule in highly orchestrated vote even as Russians quietly protest

Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives after he...

 

Hur said Biden couldn't recall when his son died. The interview transcript is more complicated

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House knew it had a political problem on its hands when a special counsel report questioned President Joe Biden's memory last month, but Biden saw a much more personal affront as well. Robert Hur, who had been appointed...

 

Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in Tuesday's contests, ushering in general election

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump hope to clinch their parties' presidential nominations with dominant victories in a slate of state primaries on Tuesday as the 2024 fight for the White House moves into a new phase. Neither Biden, a...

 

Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed vigorously for support from voters who were often genuinely undecided....

 

UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against women's rights

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human human rights abuses, the United Nations chief said on...

 

The Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The 2024 presidential election campaign will pick up Saturday where the 2020 contest left off. Or, more precisely, in a place where it never actually ended. Georgia was so close four years ago that Republican Donald Trump finds...

 

Trump blasts Biden over Laken Riley's death after Biden says he regrets using term 'illegal'

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that he regretted using the term "illegal" during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Laken Riley, as his all-but-certain 2024 GOP rival, Donald Trump, blasted the...

 

Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under 'Don't Say Gay' bill settlement

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials...

 

Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment...

 

Who is Robert Hur? A look at the special counsel due to testify on Biden classified documents case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel who impugned the president's age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents will himself be up for questioning this week. Robert Hur is scheduled to testify before a...

 

Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won't seek reelection, avoiding 3-way race

PHOENIX (AP) — Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Tuesday that she won't run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection. Sinema's...

 

Biden and Trump barrel into Super Tuesday, toward a likely November rematch despite voter concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their parties' nominations Tuesday during the biggest day of the primary campaign, despite many voters preferring something other...

 

Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley...

 

Trump wins the Missouri caucuses and sweeps Michigan GOP convention as he moves closer to nomination

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning the Missouri caucuses and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan. Idaho Republicans planned to caucus...

 

How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Smirnov was cast by Republicans as one of the FBI's most trusted informants, offering a "highly credible" account of brazen public corruption by Joe Biden that formed a pillar of the House impeachment investigation of...

 

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Monday to restore former president Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots. The court Monday rejected state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the...

 

6 in 10 US adults doubt mental capability of Biden and Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — A poll finds that a significant share of U.S. adults doubt the mental capabilities of 81-year-old President Joe Biden and 77-year-old Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican front-runner in what could be a...

 

Biden and Trump are marching toward their nominations, but Michigan could reveal significant perils

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — While Joe Biden and Donald Trump are marching steadily toward their respective presidential nominations, Michigan's primary on Tuesday could reveal significant political perils for both of them. Trump, despite his undoubted...

 

At conservative gala, Trump remarks show challenges in GOP Black voter outreach

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a photo wall and a spacious auditorium set...

 

The Supreme Court appears torn about a Trump-era ban on a gun accessory known as bump stocks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared torn Wednesday about a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in...

 

An RNC member is trying to stop the party from paying Donald Trump's legal bills

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At least one member of the Republican National Committee is working to slow Donald Trump's attempted takeover of the organization by pushing to keep the committee neutral until Trump is officially the presidential nominee and...

 

Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That's changing in a polarized America

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The resignation letter was short and direct. "I can no longer be under an oath to uphold the New Constitution of Ohio," wrote Sabrina Warner in her letter announcing she was stepping down from the state's Republican central...

 

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order...

 

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8, having been forced out of the GOP's national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presidential nomination and asserts control over the...

 

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