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Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge and endorses President Joe Biden

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota ended his long-shot 2024 Democratic presidential bid on Wednesday after failing to win a primary contest against President Joe Biden. Phillips t...

Mar 06, 2024

McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the former president for "disgracef...

Mar 06, 2024

IS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) - Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured and missing, opposition activists and ...

Mar 06, 2024

Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign and leave Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate

NEW YORK (AP) - Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving D...

Mar 06, 2024

California's closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle for who controls Congress

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Polls have closed in California, where Republican and Democratic party officials are anxiously watching results from a handful of House primaries that will set the stage for ...

Mar 05, 2024

David Covey forces runoff with Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who led AG Ken Paxton's impeachment

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has been forced into a runoff for the Republican nomination in his East Texas district by challenger David Covey amid a fierce campaign by state At...

Mar 05, 2024

California Senate: Schiff advances to November election to fill Feinstein’s seat

LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff will advance to a November election to decide who will fill the U.S. Senate seat held for three decades by the late Dianne Feinstein. It's not yet clear who wi...

Mar 05, 2024

Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels advance to Democratic runoff in Alabama's 2nd US House District

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels are advancing to a Democratic runoff in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. The two were the top finishers in a crowded field vying for th...

Mar 05, 2024

US Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Steve Womack has won the Republican nomination for his seat in northwest Arkansas, fending off a longshot challenge on the right from a state legislator. Womack, the...

Mar 05, 2024

Haley wins a Super Tuesday election in Vermont despite losing elsewhere to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has scored a surprise victory on Super Tuesday, upsetting Donald Trump to win Vermont. That victory will do little to dent Trump's primary dominanc...

Mar 05, 2024