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AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New HampshireVideo
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office on Monday said it was investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from coming to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election. Attorney General John Formella said the recorded message,...
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina backs Donald Trump over Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican primary
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald Trump has picked up another endorsement from Nikki Haley’s home state of South Carolina, with Rep. Nancy Mace backing the former president in this year’s GOP presidential primary. Mace had stayed out of the 2024 Republican primary as two fellow South Carolinians — former Gov. Haley...
Who is Nikki Haley? 5 things to know about the Republican presidential candidate
She used to work for Donald Trump. Now, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is running against Trump for president. A day before the New Hampshire primary election, Haley remains in the race while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out. How long she remains a presidential rival...
In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory
APPLETON, Wis. — The decades fall away as you open the front doors. It’s the late 1950s in the cramped little offices — or maybe the pre-hippie 1960s. It’s a place where army-style buzz cuts are still in fashion, communism remains the primary enemy and the decor is dominated by...
Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at the center of the 2024 election campaign
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats’ renewed push for abortion rights during this year’s election and she will mark the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling on Monday in Wisconsin. It will be the first in a series of events hosted...
In Pennsylvania’s Senate race, McCormick elevates the Israel-Hamas war in a bid for Jewish voters
HARRISBURG — A Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is escalating criticism of Democrats over the Israel-Hamas war and has traveled to the Israel-Gaza border to make the case that the Biden administration hasn’t backed Israel strongly enough since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. The criticism by...
AI changes the game in college culture wars, experts say
Plagiarism detectors powered by artificial intelligence are emerging as a new and controversial weapon in the pitched campus culture wars between the political left and right. Some say the technology has the potential to unearth academic misconduct that previously might have gone unnoticed. Others warn it could unfairly upend careers,...
Carlisle Republican announces primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Scott Perry
Disenchanted with U.S. Rep. Scott Perry’s actions after the 2020 election, a Carlisle Republican is launching a primary bid to unseat the 10th Congressional District incumbent. John Henry Newman, 68, described himself to PennLive as an “Eisenhower Republican” who hopes to attract the support of other GOP voters dissatisfied with...
Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. The decision leaves Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as the last major candidates remaining...
Can Trump be stopped? That and more key questions heading into the New Hampshire primary
CONCORD, N.H. — Donald Trump’s effort to march to the Republican presidential nomination faces perhaps its greatest challenge on Tuesday when voters in New Hampshire hold the first-in-the-nation primary. The former president enters the contest emboldened by his record-setting performance in last week’s Iowa caucuses. But New Hampshire has a...
Nikki Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness after he appears to confuse her for Nancy Pelosi
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned whether Donald Trump is mentally capable of serving as president again after he repeatedly seemed to confuse her with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a campaign speech. As she campaigned in Keene, N.H., Haley referenced Trump’s speech the night before,...
Can DeSantis come back against Trump? Here’s what history says
TAMPA, Fla. — Before the frost could thaw on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ middling Iowa caucuses performance, he’d already moved on. First came a quick trip and makeshift rally in South Carolina, which holds its primary in February. Then came another flight back up to New Hampshire for a CNN town...
Tim Scott will endorse Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary, AP source says
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is expected to endorse former President Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, a blow to his fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador. A person familiar with Scott’s plans confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that Scott...
Biden is skipping New Hampshire’s primary. One of his opponents says he’s as elusive as Bigfoot
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. — Trying to upset President Joe Biden in New Hampshire’s primary, Democratic challenger Dean Phillips is running a TV ad across the state comparing him to Bigfoot — the argument being both are hard to find. “I’m something of an expert on elusive creatures,” a man dressed as...
Robinson launches reelection bid in pivotal Pa. Senate district
State Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Bridgeville, on Thursday announced his reelection campaign in a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania district that could help determine which party controls the Senate. Robinson, a Marine veteran who served in the Gulf War following the September 11 attacks, said he is running for reelection in District 37...
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March
WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference....
Gun control measures advance out of Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House committee
HARRISBURG — Democrats in majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced several gun control measures Wednesday, including one that would ban sales of automatic and semi-automatic guns, after years of standstill in the politically divided state government. The bills were passed by the Judiciary Committee on party lines...
Librarian Nicole Ruscitto takes aim at flipping pivotal South Hills state senate seat
One of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s most crucial state senate districts has a challenger, as school librarian and local basketball coach Nicole Ruscitto announced her candidacy Tuesday. Ruscitto, a Jefferson Hills Democrat who works in the South Park School District, is challenging Republican incumbent Sen. Devlin Robinson of Bridgeville for the 37th...
Sen. John Fetterman to pen political memoir with ‘Friday Night Lights’ author
Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s unconventional political career, along with his many personal battles, sounds like the stuff of Shakespeare. Now, it will be a book that the hoodie-wearing Democrat is planning to write, with the help of “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger. All this is according to a...
Top House Democrats endorse Rep. Summer Lee in contested primary
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, is gathering some major support ahead of her contested spring primary, as she hopes to hold on to her seat during what is likely to be an expensive and competitive election. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, endorsed Lee on Wednesday, her highest...
Lawmakers announce bipartisan effort to enhance child tax credit, revive tax breaks for businesses
WASHINGTON — The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement Tuesday to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for businesses, a combination designed to attract support from lawmakers of both political parties. The roughly $78 billion in tax...
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
NEW YORK — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck....
Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to tame the ‘wild, wild west’ nature of artificial intelligence in elections
A proposed bill that is drawing bipartisan support in the Pennsylvania Legislature would ban the misuse of artificial intelligence in political campaigns and establish fines for violations. State Rep. Tarik Khan, a Philadelphia Democrat, and several colleagues, including one GOP member, issued a co-sponsorship memo for their bill on Dec....
Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along
WASHINGTON — In some ways, Iowa’s Republican caucuses were practically over before they began, with Donald Trump cultivating a deep network of support over three presidential runs. About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a...
Vivek Ramaswamy announces he’s suspending his presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Iowa
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed former President Donald Trump after finishing a distant fourth in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy said he made the decision after determining there was no path forward for him in the race, “absent things...
