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FILE - Cuba's acting President Raul Castro waves to journalists in front the Museum of the Revoluti...

Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro

MIAMI (AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday accused Castro, 95, of directing spies to infiltrate that the exile […]
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Washington ballots are on kitchen tables. Here are five things I’m watching as they come back

By now, your ballot should be sitting on your kitchen table. As ballots start coming back, here's what I'm keeping an eye on.
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Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting noncitizen voters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested more than two dozen foreign nationals Monday in California, who authorities said have illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections. The statewide sweep is part of a Trump administration effort to root out noncitizen voting ahead of next month’s midterm elections, even though data shows that the […]
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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., speaks to supporters during a canvass launch event at Kiwani...

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fights to keep a foothold in Pacific Northwest’s Trump country

CHEHALIS, Wash. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez carried a dull kitchen knife and two pairs of rusty scissors through a county fairgrounds south of Seattle. She handed them to Beverly Phoenix, who sat hunched over a table in the back of an exhibit hall, volunteering to help neighbors breathe new life into old […]
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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, Oct. 18...

The Latest: Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in GOP fades, poll finds

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, according to a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll, giving Democrats a substantial edge on major issues like the economy and health care. Meanwhile, Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister […]
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A golfer walks past the stump of a large tree at the East Potomac Golf Links, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026...

Judges bristle as they are forced to decide the details of Trump’s Washington makeover

WASHINGTON (AP) — District and federal court judges in Washington are used to handling some of the nation’s thorniest issues, from complex deportation cases to the fates of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants and more. But in the nearly two years since President Donald Trump returned to office, they have been adjudicating a litany […]
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President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Dalton Municipal Airport, Friday, Oct. 16, 20...

The GOP counts on farmers’ votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump heads to Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifth-generation Kansas farmer Glenn Brunkow describes this time of year as “go time,” when farmers are combining fields, hauling crops to town and moving livestock from summer pastures to their winter homes. But this harvest season, they’re doing it with diesel prices more than $2.50 per gallon higher than a year […]
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FILE - Brian Poindexter, Democratic nominee for Ohio's 7th congressional district, speaks at the St...

Ironworker challenges Rep. Max Miller as the Ohio congressman fights to hold seat amid abuse claims

BROOK PARK, Ohio (AP) — Janie Grosjean was torn about voting for embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller this year. The 75-year-old from Wooster, a historic college town in Miller’s northeast Ohio district, has led an interdenominational women’s Bible study for nearly three decades. She has been alarmed at allegations of domestic abuse against Miller by […]
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French prime minister calls for limited curfews to curb rioting and looting

PARIS (AP) — The French prime minister called for “very limited” and “localized” curfews Monday after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country. Speaking after an emergency meeting with senior government officials, Sébastien Lecornu defended police handling of the […]
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In this photo taken with a smart phone, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, left, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem...

Jeffries likes Democrats’ chances in race for the House as he campaigns in Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — House Democratic leader majority control of the House. Jeffries also slapped back at President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia and said there will be a bipartisan effort in the House to pursue a new sanctions package that the president would not have the ability to waive. “It’s […]
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Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in car crash

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts dropped out of the race on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crash. Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because […]
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Troy Jackson (D) directs a question to Sen. Susan Collins (R) during the final Maine U.S. Senate de...

Jackson doesn’t regret telling Collins to ‘shut up’ after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Democrat Troy Jackson says he does not regret telling Sen. Susan Collins that she should “shut up” after the Republican suggested a protester who interrupted their recent debate was one of his campaign’s backers. “She said that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had […]
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A golfer walks near log sections cut from trees at the East Potomac Golf Links, in Washington, Tues...

Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday announced plans to close a historic golf course in the nation’s capital for 15 months and redevelop it despite an ongoing court challenge to his long-sought renovation. Trump posted on social media about his intent to shutter the East Potomac Golf Course, not far […]
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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection, a coveted boost because of Trump’s popularity but one that the U.S. leader withheld for months as their strategies in the Middle East diverged. Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu “has […]
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FILE - Donald Trump, seeking contestants for "The Apprentice" television show, is interviewed at Un...

Analysis: Trump says he’s a great dealmaker. His record says otherwise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump Tower had just opened and “The Art of the Deal” was three years from publication when 38-year-old Donald Trump suggested he could negotiate Russian arms control better than Ronald Reagan. “It would take an hour-and-a-half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles,” Trump told The Washington Post in 1984. […]
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JoAnna Mendoza (D), standing second from right, an Arizona Congressional District 6 candidate, talk...

Latino voters helped put Trump back in the White House. What’s their next move?

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Chris Martinez feels like Donald Trump has made a fool of him. The 28-year-old maintenance technician from Casa Grande, Arizona, voted for the Republican president expecting to get a thriving economy and no wars. Instead, gas prices are so high that Martinez returned one of his vehicles to the lender, […]
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Signs supporting Democratic candidates are pictured in a field near Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, Oct. 11...

Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them back

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — Standing in the doorway of his home near the corn and soybean fields that blanket this stretch of northeast Iowa, Dave Roethler doesn’t know what happened to the Donald Trump he supported during his first presidency. Trump did a “heck of a good job” back then, the 70-year-old school custodian […]
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JoAnna Mendoza (D), an Arizona Congressional District 6 candidate, center, talks with campaign volu...

Latino voters helped put Trump back in the White House. What’s their next move?

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Chris Martinez feels like Donald Trump has made a fool of him. The 28-year-old maintenance technician from Casa Grande, Arizona, voted for the Republican president expecting to get a thriving economy and no wars. Instead, gas prices are so high that Martinez returned one of his vehicles to the lender, […]
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FILE - Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up his book "The Art of the Deal,"...

Analysis: For Trump, results have often revealed the art of no deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump Tower had just opened and “The Art of the Deal” three years from publication when 38-year-old Donald Trump suggested he could negotiate Russian arms control better than Ronald Reagan. “It would take an hour-and-a-half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles,” Trump told The Washington Post in 1984. It […]
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before a meeting with 2015 Venezuelan National A...

Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he’s keeping the most pressing matters at a distance

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 31st time as secretary of state, Marco Rubio has left on a trip abroad, flying to Uzbekistan and later India amid rumblings that America’s top diplomat is ignoring pressing matters in favor of politically safer visits and meetings. This tour is intended to promote U.S. economic and security ties with […]
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky Un...

Trump’s new pitch for Republican candidates — they’re really good looking

President Donald Trump has a new pitch for Republican candidates: they’re easy on the eyes. “Look at this beautiful guy,” Trump said at a Saturday rally in Kentucky, referring to U.S. House candidate Ed Gallrein, a former U.S. Navy SEAL with an angular face who stood nearby the stage. “Central casting.” That’s a common refrain […]
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Vice President JD Vance speaks at a midterm campaign rally at the LevelUp Training Complex in Monro...

Vance faces tough questions on Iran war, immigration and more in CBS town hall

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies on data centers, high costs, immigration and his own rhetoric in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night. The string of sharp queries, some from voters who said they had supported him […]
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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Truist Arena, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in ...

Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm elections

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump touted his power in his second go around in the White House Saturday while rallying in Kentucky to bolster Republican turnout as his party struggles in the midterms, saying, “I can do stuff that is unbelievable.” Trump, who spoke in the city of Highland Heights to boost […]
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Demonstrators rally at the Lincoln Memorial during a "No Kings" protest in Washington, Saturday Oct...

No Kings rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms

Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were being held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections. The hundreds of planned events were being billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on nearly two […]
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