Fetterman struggles in Senate debate against Oz after stroke

By MARC LEVY and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than five months after experiencing a stroke, Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman struggled at times to explain his positions and often spoke haltingly throughout a highly anticipated debate Tuesday against ...

GOP eyes Indiana upset amid national push to diversify party

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press GARY, Ind. (AP) — After a lunchtime roundtable with Indiana Sen. Todd Young and Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, Republican congressional candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green suggested she appreciated "serving alongside my peers." "Not my peers," she quickly ...

Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They dodge. They hedge. And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop. Presidential aspirants dreaming of the White House while running for reelection to congressional or state posts often face an uncomfortable question: ...

Zeldin’s crime message resonates in New York governor’s race

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While many Republican candidates started this election year attacking Democrats over inflation, New York's Lee Zeldin had a different focus: crime. The GOP candidate for governor has spent much of the year railing against a streak ...

Arizona sheriff steps up security around ballot drop boxes

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff in metropolitan Phoenix said Monday he's stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes and taking video of voters after they were apparently inspired ...

Control of Congress: What’s at play in the 2022 midterms?

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the last two years, but they may not have such consolidated power for much longer. Republicans are favored to win the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, ...