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Harris inspects fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

Harris inspects fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

By WILL WEISSERT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch of fence line along Arizona’s border with Mexico on Friday, seeking to project an image of…

Voting technology firm, conservative outlet reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case

Voting technology firm, conservative outlet reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A settlement was reached Thursday in a defamation lawsuit brought by electronic voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic against conservative news outlet Newsmax for airing accusations about vote…

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, REBECCA SANTANA and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service,…

North Carolina lieutenant governor names new chief aide as staff departures grow

North Carolina lieutenant governor names new chief aide as staff departures grow

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson quickly named his next state government office chief Thursday, as a dozen workers have quit his office or gubernatorial campaign…

Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war

Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with U.S. leaders on Thursday to shore up American support for his country’s fight against Russia as the war faces a partisan reckoning in…

Top aide for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resigning, adding to staff separations

Top aide for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resigning, adding to staff separations

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top aide to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson within state government is quitting, a state official said Wednesday, marking another staff separation from the Republican nominee for governor following a CNN report stating…