Politics

Kansas鈥� former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) 鈥� A former Kansas attorney general and failed candidate for governor has found at least initial success in his political comeback attempt, winning Tuesday鈥檚 Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat.

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Picking a running mate: Inside the 16 days between Kamala Harris' launch and her choice of Tim Walz

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Kamala Harris鈥� whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.

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Why AP called Missouri鈥檚 1st District primary for Wesley Bell over Rep. Cori Bush

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Wesley Bell's sizable vote lead in St. Louis County and competitive showing in St. Louis city propelled him to victory over U.S. Rep.

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Takeaways from a Harris-Walz ticket now that the stage is set for a reimagined presidential race

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The stage is set for an election that was unimaginable mere weeks ago when President Joe Biden was atop the Democratic ticket. Now Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov.

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Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination in virtual roll call. Here's how the process worked

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Democratic delegates have selected Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential nominee, according to final vote results released late Monday by the Democratic National Committee.

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Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the 'vice president America deserves'

PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov.

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Conservatives demand government explain how terror suspects immigrated to Canada

OTTAWA 鈥� Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians have a right to know how a man with links to a foreign terror group evaded Canada's screening process to immigrate to Canada and become a citizen.

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Georgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Georgia's State Election Board voted Tuesday to require county election officials to make a 鈥渞easonable inquiry鈥� before certifying election results to the state, signaling that fights about approving election results could intensify th

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How Tim Walz became beloved by young voters with a message that the GOP is 'weird'

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Even before he was on the shortlist for vice president, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was working to portray Donald Trump and Republicans to the American public as 鈥渏ust weird." 鈥淭hese are weird people on the other side.

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Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president

PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Vice President Kamala Harris鈥� choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov.

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