Will Weissert And Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press

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Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America

Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat to head the congressionally funded broadcaster that provides independent news reporting around the world.

Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday and called for further tightening of asylum restrictions as she sought to project a tougher stance on illegal migration and address one of her biggest vulnerabilities in the November election.

Harris inspects fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

Harris inspects fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch of fence line along Arizona's border with Mexico on Friday, making her first visit to the international boundary since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee as she confronts one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.

Harris arrives at the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms

Harris arrives at the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris arrived Friday in an Arizona border town, where she'll make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico boundary since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee as she confronts one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.

Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms

Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms

PHOENIX (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-on one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.

Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to face down criticism of her record

Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to face down criticism of her record

PHOENIX (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-on one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.

Harris' running mate Tim Walz talks of 'bringing the joy' in his national introduction at DNC

Harris' running mate Tim Walz talks of 'bringing the joy' in his national introduction at DNC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the joy" to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

CHICAGO (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the joy" to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Bill Clinton returns to DNC to tear into Trump before the introduction of Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick

Bill Clinton returns to DNC to tear into Trump before the introduction of Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick

CHICAGO (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton said November's election would be "'We The People' versus 'Me, Myself and I,'" firing up Wednesday's third night of the Democratic National Convention before vice presidential nominee Tim Walz got the chance to introduce himself to a national audience.

DNC speakers accuse GOP of curtailing freedoms, echoing Harris' core message, before Walz speaks

DNC speakers accuse GOP of curtailing freedoms, echoing Harris' core message, before Walz speaks

CHICAGO (AP) -- Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention's third day on Wednesday, as the party hopes to build on the momentum that Kamala Harris has brought since joining the race a month ago.

Biden's 2 steps on immigration could reframe how US voters see a major political problem for him

Biden's 2 steps on immigration could reframe how US voters see a major political problem for him

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country.