Biden, Trump to make final appeals ahead of crucial midterms

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An election year that unfolded against the backdrop of economic turmoil, the elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning in which leaders of ...

Warnock, Walker get personal in Georgia’s closing arguments

By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After spending months arguing that Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is "not ready" for high elected office, Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is intensifying his critique ahead of Election Day to say the celebrity ...

West Virginia’s opioid crisis transcends partisan politics

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dr. Frank Annie sees desperation in his hospital, where 30- and 40-year-olds come in with organ failure after injecting opioids with dirty needles. Joe Solomon finds it in the faces of those who line up in the church gyms and ...

Will voters stick with Biden outlook or take US another way?

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With his party's control over Congress teetering on the brink, President Joe Biden has traveled the country this fall trying to turn the midterm elections into a choice between two visions for America. On Tuesday, voters will ...

Trump, Biden, Obama make final midterm push in Pennsylvania

By MARC LEVY, STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party's biggest stars work to energize voters just days before voting concludes in high-stakes midterm elections across ...

Trump 2024 campaign prepares for post-midterms launch

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As he played to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked up his first two runs for the White House — and teased a third. "In order to make our country successful, safe and glorious ...