Trump's team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump 's team still hasn't signed agreements that are required to formally begin the transition...
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What to know about Matthew Whitaker, Trump's pick to be America's ambassador to NATO
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump has tapped former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker as U.S. ambassador to NATO -- set...
Donald Trump Jr. says pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. said Sunday that the team now around the president-elect knows how to...
Donald Trump Jr. say pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. said Sunday that the team now around the president-elect knows how to...
Trump takes a break from making Cabinet picks to attend UFC championship fight in New York
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is attending the UFC heavyweight championship clash at Madison Square Garden on...
Trump attends UFC fight as Elon Musk suggests the public should weigh in on his Treasury pick
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is attending the UFC heavyweight championship clash at Madison Square Garden on...
Trump taps Wright as energy secretary, as Musk suggests public should weigh in on Treasury pick
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump made his selection for energy secretary on Saturday, even as a key...
As Trump picks his Cabinet, Musk suggests he let the public weigh in on who should lead Treasury
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- As President-elect Donald Trump makes a flurry of choices to fill out his incoming administration's...
Biden's White House invitation to Trump continues a tradition Trump shunned in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House...
Donald Trump's transition starts now. Here's how it will work
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump 's impending return to the White House means he'll want to stand up an entirely...
New law makes dueling presidential transitions possible
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There will be 77 days between Election Day and inauguration, a period in which the president-elect may...
Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden took a swipe against Donald Trump's supporters on Tuesday as he reacted to the...
In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white
BAKER, Nev. (AP) -- Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted...
Harris raises $633 million in the third quarter but spends heavily in final push
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kamala Harris ' campaign and affiliated Democratic groups raised about $633 million for the quarter, which ended...
From the desert to the Strip: How the election's fight over immigration may upend Nevada's economy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the remote Nevada desert, the Baker Ranch couldn't survive without immigrant guest workers who come every...
Immigrants help power America's economy. Will the election value or imperil them?
BAKER, Nev. (AP) -- Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted...
Harris zeroes in on Black men, Trump focuses on women as both seek to fire up key voting blocs
DETROIT (AP) -- Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both pushed Tuesday to energize key constituencies that their allies worry might...
Harris zeros in on Black men, Trump focuses on women as both seek to fire up key voting blocs
DETROIT (AP) -- Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both pushed Tuesday to energize key constituencies that their allies worry might...
Harris announces a new plan to empower Black men as she tries to energize them to vote for her
ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities...
Harris is laying out a new plan to empower Black men as she tries to energize them to vote for her
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing a plan to give Black men more economic opportunities and other...
Trump complains about disaster response as he and Harris campaign following Milton's landfall
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump on Thursday again complained about the federal response to natural disasters that have damaged much...
Trump and Harris keep campaigning after Milton hits Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris visits Nevada and Arizona while former President Donald Trump talks economic issues in...
Trump sets sights on Pennsylvania and Harris plans to head west as hurricane scrambles campaigning
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is holding rallies on Wednesday in pivotal Pennsylvania while Vice President Kamala Harris prepares for...
Harris proposes expanding Medicare to cover in-home senior care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older...
Harris calls Trump 'incredibly irresponsible' for spreading misinformation about Helene response
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called former President Donald Trump "incredibly irresponsible" for spreading falsehoods about...
Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris'...
Why Tuesday's vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their...
Harris is set to rally again in Las Vegas as both campaigns emphasize swing-state Nevada
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is set to rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night as both...
Harris plans a livestream with Oprah Winfrey while Trump is set to address an Israeli-American group
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Both major presidential candidates are making appearances Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters, with Vice...
Trump and Harris resume campaigning after second apparent assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidential election campaigning revved back up Tuesday, with Donald Trump heading to Michigan and Vice President Kamala...
Trump and Harris hitting battleground states even as Sunday's attack continues to roil the race
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidential election campaigning revs back up Tuesday, with Donald Trump heading to Michigan and Vice President Kamala...
From stirring to cringey: Memorable moments from past presidential debates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It could be a well-rehearsed zinger, a too-loud sigh -- or a full performance befuddled enough to...
Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris used a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion of...
Harris to visit New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is using a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion...
Harris is visiting New Hampshire, away from bigger swing states, to tout her small business tax plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is using a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion...
Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for...
Harris has offered a string of new economic proposals. Here's a closer look at what's in them
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is out with a string of new economic proposals focused on food prices...
Days before convention, Democrats haven't updated their party platform to replace Biden with Harris
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, the party's proposed platform names the wrong...
Walz is making a 5-state dash for campaign cash, traveling solo for 1st time as Harris' running mate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is branching out this week and holding his first solo events as Vice...
Walz makes a 5-state dash for campaign cash this week, traveling solo for 1st time as running mate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is branching out this week and holding his first solo events as Vice...
From Biden to Gabbard, here's what Harris' past debates show before a faceoff with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taunted her opponent's seeming reluctance to debate, telling a series of...
Harris is ready to rally with her running mate but the choice is unknown
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will introduce her new running mate at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia...
Harris readies a Philadelphia rally to introduce her running mate. But her pick is still unknown
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will introduce her new running mate at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia...
Some activists step up criticism of Shapiro and Kelly as Harris closes in on naming a running mate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she has taken over the...
Harris raised a massive $310 million in July, as she looks to reset November's race against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping...
Trump campaign reports raising $137 million in July, falling short of Harris' first-week total
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican former President Donald Trump 's campaign and its related affiliates announced Thursday that they had raised...
'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris' last-minute campaign for president has meant an instant spurt of increased travel, intensified...
Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and propelled Vice President Kamala Harris into...
Harris makes a pre-taped appearance on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' to urge Americans to vote
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," urging Americans to...
Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After nearly a near year of careful planning, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are in a...
Democrats poised to virtually nominate Harris - and her running mate - by Aug. 7
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee -- and even start...
Democrats plan to push ahead with virtual roll call ahead of their convention, with Harris favored
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its...
The Democratic National Committee says it's investing $15 million in 7 swing state parties
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are trying to offer political counterprograming to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, announcing $15 million...
Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today's climate of ferocious political animosity...
Biden says 'everybody must condemn' attack on Trump and later speaks with ex-president
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) -- President Joe Biden said Saturday that "everybody must condemn" the suspected assassination attempt on former...
Biden says 'everybody must condemn' attack on Trump, hopes to speak with ex-president soon
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) -- President Joe Biden said Saturday that "everybody must condemn" the suspected assassination attempt on former...
Biden's focus shifts to this week's NATO summit. But questions about his campaign may only intensify
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden will shift this week from focusing on campaigning for reelection to hosting a NATO...
Biden's campaign announces a $264 million fundraising haul in 2nd quarter during post-debate anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported raising $264 million in the...
Biden and the Democrats raise $264 million in 2nd quarter as they seek to calm post-debate anxieties
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported raising $264 million in the...