Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook: AP-NORC poll

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Graeme Dean says there's plenty that's disheartening about the state of the country and politics these days. At the center of one of this year's most competitive U.S. Senate races, he's on ...

GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election

NEW YORK (AP) — In Donald Trump's assessment, Mike Pence "committed political suicide" on Jan. 6, 2021. By refusing to go along with the former president's unconstitutional push to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Pence became a leading target of Trump's wrath and a pariah in ...

Ohio Dems press party to invest in high stakes Senate seat

By STEVE PEOPLES and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats across Ohio are pleading for help in the state's Senate contest, afraid they may lose a winnable election unless national party leaders make major investments in the coming days. So far, the most ...

Republicans hope for a ‘new’ Kris Kobach in Kansas AG race

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kris Kobach, the Kansan with a national reputation as a hardline provocateur on immigration and voter ID laws, is trying to rebrand himself as a calmer, steadier voice in his comeback bid for elective office. Republicans hope the ...

In Milwaukee, Latinos fed up with crime weigh GOP appeal

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — In two decades of street outreach on Milwaukee's south side, evangelical pastor Marty Calderon has offered Bible study, gang prevention, a safe place to stay for those battling addiction, and help getting jobs for those newly ...

Walker, Warnock meet for only debate in Georgia Senate race

By BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, will meet Friday night for their only debate in Georgia's marquee Senate contest, just days before in-person early voting begins. The ...