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Analysis: Comparing elections to sports, does Biden have all kinds of time?

October 1, 2023, 6:11am Politics

It’s fun to debate whether elections are close or an eternity away, and whether candidates have time to make their move or have missed their opportunity to win. But, as… Read story

Biden’s talking democracy. But Trump’s winning on the economy

October 1, 2023, 6:02am Politics

President Joe Biden believes he can win a referendum on former President Donald Trump’s fitness for office. But the history of modern elections suggests that voters’ doubts about the economy… Read story

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, with the U.S. Capitol in the distance, Nov. 4, 2020. It's hard to imagine a less contentious or more innocent word than "and." But how to interpret the simple conjunction has prompted a complicated legal fight that lands in the Supreme Court on the first day of its new term next week. What the justices decide could affect thousands of prison sentences each year. (AP Photo/J.

From bananas to baby socks, Supreme Courtlawyers stick to routines before arguments

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, with the U.S. Capitol in the distance, Nov. 4, 2020. It's hard to imagine a less contentious or more innocent word than "and." But how to interpret the simple conjunction has prompted a complicated legal fight that lands in the Supreme Court on the first day of its new term next week. What the justices decide could affect thousands of prison sentences each year. (AP Photo/J.

October 2, 2023, 6:00am Politics

The Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer eats a bunch of bananas. Other advocates play music to psych themselves up. Some rub the feet on John Marshall’s statue a floor below the courtroom. Read story

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The new term of the high court begins next Monday, Oct. 2. (AP Photo/J.

Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The new term of the high court begins next Monday, Oct. 2. (AP Photo/J.

October 1, 2023, 5:32pm Politics

The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks while visiting the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump aims to lock down supporters in Iowa counties that he flipped from Democrats in 2016

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks while visiting the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

October 1, 2023, 5:16pm Politics

Former President Donald Trump was in southeast Iowa Sunday in the middle of a fall campaign push aimed at locking in supporters with large organizing events. Read story

Doris Peters calls voters during a phone bank event Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County in Independence, Ohio.

Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote – it could be a preview for 2024

Doris Peters calls voters during a phone bank event Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County in Independence, Ohio.

October 1, 2023, 5:07pm Politics

Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state's November ballot but also over their longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure. Read story

FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week

FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee to propose amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

October 1, 2023, 4:56pm Politics

Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. “Bring it on,” McCarthy responded. Read story

Visitors pass a portrait of President Jimmy Carter during a celebration of his 99th birthday held at The Carter Center in Atlanta on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.

Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world

Visitors pass a portrait of President Jimmy Carter during a celebration of his 99th birthday held at The Carter Center in Atlanta on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.

October 1, 2023, 2:28pm Nation & World

Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president broke routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Plains. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington.

Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’

FILE - President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington.

October 1, 2023, 12:15pm Latest News

President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a warning to Congress. Read story

Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Atlanta. Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump's chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election.

For Rudy Giuliani, legal troubles multiply

Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Atlanta. Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump's chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election.

October 1, 2023, 12:06pm Nation & World

One of the most prominent defendants in the Fulton County election probe is beset by a slew of legal problems and is struggling to pay attorneys or even comply with a judge’s orders. Read story