Calvin Woodward, The Associated Press

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Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy.

Jimmy Carter had little use for the presidents club but formed a friendship for the ages with Ford

Jimmy Carter had little use for the presidents club but formed a friendship for the ages with Ford

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jimmy Carter and the man he beat for president, Gerald Ford, got so tight after office that their friendship became a kind of buddy movie, complete with road trips that were never long enough because they had so much to gab about.

Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy's pillars

Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy's pillars

WASHINGTON (AP) -- American presidential elections are a moment when the nation holds up a mirror to look at itself. They are a reflection of values and dreams, of grievances and scores to be settled.

Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside from sounding off on social media, golf was on the agenda.

To pumped-up Democrats, Harris was everything Biden was not in confronting Trump in debate

To pumped-up Democrats, Harris was everything Biden was not in confronting Trump in debate

WASHINGTON (AP) -- To many Democrats, Kamala Harris was everything Joe Biden was not in confronting Donald Trump on the debate stage: forceful, fleet of foot, relentless in going after her opponent.

Two weeks after that debate, Biden is on probation in the court of Democratic opinion

Two weeks after that debate, Biden is on probation in the court of Democratic opinion

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Biden's tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage.

Two weeks that imperiled Biden's presidency left him on probation in the court of Democratic opinion

Two weeks that imperiled Biden's presidency left him on probation in the court of Democratic opinion

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Biden's tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage.

Despair in the air: For many voters, the Biden-Trump debate means a tough choice just got tougher

Despair in the air: For many voters, the Biden-Trump debate means a tough choice just got tougher

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The sound you might have heard after the presidential debate this past week was of voters falling between a rock and a hard place.

Debate-watchers in the Biden and Trump camps seem to agree on something. Biden had a bad night
Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?

Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 -- "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters" -- is headed for a real-world reckoning.