Israeli PM’s rival denies wrongdoing amid probe reports
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s leading opposition figure Benny Gantz denied wrongdoing on Thursday after media reports said I...
At Arizona rally, Trump trolls Democrats debating in Nevada
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump trolled his political enemies Wednesday in the first of three rallies in three day...
The Latest: Warren calls for party unity in taking on Trump
LAS VEGAS — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival’s aggressive loyalists
CARSON CITY, Nev. — With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn't ...
2020 Watch: Who can show strength with voters of color?
LAS VEGAS — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
French health minister to run for Paris mayor to end scandal
PARIS — France's Health Minister Agnes Buzyn was named on Sunday as a new candidate for mayor of Paris, a late entry by the country's governing party ...
Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For I.S. Leevy Johnson, the Democrats’ search for a challenger to take on President Donald Trump is personal.
Trump looks to rev up his base at Daytona 500
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is out to rev up his appeal with a key voting demographic — NASCAR fans — as he takes in the Daytona 500 on Sunday...
Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles
LOS ANGELES — Republicans hope to recapture seven California U.S. House seats lost in a 2018 rout, but Democrats are gaining ground among registered v...
Nevada’s Culinary Union will not endorse in Democratic race
LAS VEGAS — The Culinary Union, the most influential union in Nevada politics, has decided to stay out of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses...
Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he might end the long-running practice of letting other administration officials listen in on p...
Macron vows “fight of the century” against climate change
PARIS — France’s leader called the battle against climate change and environmental destruction “the fight of the century” Thursday after visiting a me...
AP Exclusive: Pro-Trump effort raises over $60M in January
WASHINGTON — Pro-Trump groups raised more than $60 million in January and have more than $200 million on hand for this year's general election, shatte...
After impeachment: Congress adrift, oversight uncertain
WASHINGTON — Inside the Capitol, it’s as if the impeachment of President Donald Trump never happened.
Buttigieg lands black South Carolina lawmaker’s endorsement
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg is picking up his first endorsement among South Carolina’s black lawmakers as attent...
After Iowa caucus problems, concerns grow over Nevada’s plan
LAS VEGAS — Concerns have been growing that next week's Nevada caucuses could offer a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa vote, with Nevada fac...
AP VoteCast: Young, liberal voters key to Sanders’ NH win
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders won the young, the liberal and the disaffected in New Hampshire. Their votes were enough to deliver him a victory in Tuesd...
Trial team quits Roger Stone case in dispute over sentence
WASHINGTON — The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case Tuesday after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the ...
Ireland faces wrangling as Sinn Fein aims to form government
LONDON — Final results in Ireland’s general election show three parties in a virtual tie for seats, signalling weeks of tense negotiations ahead to fo...
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
TEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ev...
US counterintel strategy emphasizes protection of democracy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government's top counterintelligence official said Monday that he was concerned Russia or other foreign adversaries could exploi...
The Latest: Warren says she’s been counted out before
CONCORD, N.H. — The latest on campaigning for the 2020 election (all times local):
German politics upended as Merkel’s heir apparent quits
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's heir apparent shook up German politics Monday by declaring she would step down as the governing party's leader and...
How crucial is New Hampshire win? It depends on whom you ask
RINDGE, N.H. — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are taking strikingly different approaches in the final hours before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation p...
Voter registration error risks deportation for immigrants
CHICAGO — The day Margarita Del Pilar Fitzpatrick applied for an Illinois driver's license upended her life. When a clerk offered to register her to v...
Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll
DUBLIN — Ireland’s political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing national...
2020 Watch: On eve of New Hampshire, is Mayor Pete for real?
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hypes ‘comeback,’ impeachment acquittal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the world is witnessing a great American economic revival that he brought on by reversing course from the Oba...
Vote prediction for Sinn Fein puts Irish politics in turmoil
DUBLIN — Ireland faced political turmoil Sunday as an exit poll from the weekend’s parliamentary election suggested that Sinn Fein, a left-wing party ...