Associated Press
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Casey, McCormick Hammer Home Attacks in Debate for Pennsylvania’s Battleground Senate Race
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick met Thursday for their first debate in the pivotal race for a swing-state seat, with each candidate repeatedly accusing the other of lying and turning questions about energy, the sale of U.S. Steel and tariffs into personal attacks. The outcome of the race,…
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McCormick Backs Using Military to Fight Fentanyl
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STEELTON, Pa. (AP) — The Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania said he’ll press for U.S. military action in Mexico to target fentanyl trafficking networks, a controversial and complicated idea that seemed to originate with former President Donald Trump. David McCormick, who is challenging third-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey…
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Prosecutors Lay Out New Evidence in Trump Election Case, Accuse Him of Having ‘Resorted to Crimes’
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal case against the former president. The filing from…
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How Do Pennsylvania Service Members and Others Who Are Overseas Vote?
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Military members stationed overseas face unique challenges when it comes to voting. They can’t, for instance, go to the polls or visit their county elections office. That’s why federal and Pennsylvania law provide these voters special accommodations to ensure they can cast ballots. Federal law requires that states permit uniformed services members, their families and…
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Harris Is Making a ‘Capitalist’ Pitch to Boost the Economy as Trump Pushes Deeper Into Populism
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. The Democratic nominee said in remarks at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in battleground Pennsylvania that she…
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Trump Listens During a Farming Event in Rural Pennsylvania, Then Threatens John Deere With Tariffs
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SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes but, in a rarity for his campaign events, mostly listening. The bombastic former president was unusually restrained at an event about China’s influence on the U.S. economy, a roundtable during which farmers…
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Court Takes ‘Naked Ballots’ Case Over Pennsylvania Mail-In Voting
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday said it will consider whether counties must accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws. It could determine the fate of thousands of votes that could otherwise be canceled in…
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Secret Service Report Details Communication Failures Preceding July Assassination Attempt on Trump
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance during a July campaign rally where former President Donald Trump was shot and wounded, according to a report released Friday that lays out a litany of missed opportunities to stop a gunman who opened fire from an unsecured roof. A five-page…
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Federal Reserve Signals End to Inflation Fight With a Sizable Half-Point Rate Cut
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers. The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its…
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Trump Was Subject of Apparent Assassination Attempt at His Florida Golf Club, FBI says
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was the target Sunday of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the FBI said, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held…