Politics

Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election .

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Trump says he鈥檚鈥榚ntitled to personal attacks鈥� as he hammers Harris on inflation with grocery props

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) 鈥� Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he鈥檚鈥渆ntitled to personal attacks鈥� on his Democratic rival, adding he's 鈥渧ery angry鈥� at Vice President Kamala Harris and questioning her intelligence.

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Harris zeroes in on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a big role in the campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries and laying out

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FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention.

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Alberta Premier Smith says legislation on school pronouns coming after September

EDMONTON 鈥� Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.

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Ukraine can use Canadian military equipment inside Russia, Ottawa says

OTTAWA 鈥� The federal government says the Ukrainian army can use military equipment provided by Canada inside Russia. A spokesperson for National Defence says Canada places no geographic restrictions on military equipment donated to Ukraine.

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VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11K to Appalachia

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) 鈥� Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen.

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What to know about Tim Walz's 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ' running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska 鈥� long before he entered politics 鈥� is getting renewed scrutiny.

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Alabama election officials make voter registration inactive for thousands of potential noncitizens

MONTGOMERY, Ala.

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Days before convention, Democrats haven't updated their party platform to replace Biden with Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Four days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, the party's proposed platform names the wrong candidate for president.

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