No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. “No Labels has always said we would only offer our … Read more

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. New legislative districts adopted last month erase Republican advantages that gave the GOP dominance of the Wisconsin Assembly even as Democrats won 14 of the past 17 … Read more

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The investigation is the latest battle in Washington for the social media company, which is already … Read more

Gridiron dinner: Biden says that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me’

Gridiron dinner: Biden says that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The big news this week, President Joe Biden said at a weekend Washington roast, was that two candidates had clinched their party’s nomination for president. But one was too old, too mentally unfit for the job, he said. “The other’s me,” Biden quipped. The digs against Republican Donald Trump kept coming from … Read more

Biden has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign

Biden has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those … Read more

Judge Juan Merchan runs a mental health court when he’s not hearing a Trump case

Judge Juan Merchan runs a mental health court when he’s not hearing a Trump case

NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial: Donald Trump’s hush money case. But on a recent morning, the judge was … Read more

Judge for Georgia election case dismisses some charges against Trump

Judge for Georgia election case dismisses some charges against Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, the presumptive … Read more

For Navajo and Hopi tribes, daylight saving is a time of confusion

For Navajo and Hopi tribes, daylight saving is a time of confusion

TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Melissa Blackhair is not eager to spring forward Sunday. “I’m dreading it. I just don’t want to see how much we have to adjust,” Blackhair said while sitting in her home office in Tuba City on the Navajo Nation, the only area in Arizona that follows daylight saving time. With … Read more

Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say

Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election, even as high-profile contenders for the ticket have decided not to run, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. After months of leaving open whether the group would offer a ticket, No … Read more

Nikki Haley suspends campaign, leaving Trump as last major Republican candidate

Nikki Haley suspends campaign, leaving Trump as 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 didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she challenged him to win … Read more