2022 Midterm elections
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

New wave of GOP candidates poised to join 2024 campaign
A second wave of Republican candidates is preparing to enter the presidential race later this spring following a monthslong lull as the GOP field finally takes shape.
 
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Convention in Indianapolis, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Anti-abortion group blasts Trump over federal ban comments
 
President Joe Biden listens as he meets withColombian President Gustavo Petroin the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden 2024 campaign announcement coming as soon as next week
 
President Joe Biden greets people after speaking about his economic agenda at International Union of Operating Engineers Local 77's training facility in Accokeek, Md., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden to huddle with donors next week as 2024 launch nears
 
FILE - Kentucky republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Elizabethtown, Ky., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Craft pressed for the death penalty for drug traffickers connected to fatal overdoses in Kentucky, while rival Ryan Quarles defended the state's abortion ban during a free-wheeling GOP primary debate Wednesday, April 19, 2023, on a popular sports radio program. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Abortion, drug trafficking discussed at Kentucky GOP debate
 

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Pa. county sanctioned over copying 2020 voting machine data
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania Republican-majority county government where two commissioners secretly allowed a third party to copy voting-machine data last year to help former President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 reelection defeat received contempt sanctions Wednesday from the state’s hi
 
FILE - Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks at a news conference alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., back left, on Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block out third party candidates from next year's Montana U.S. Senate election. Republicans are trying to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race that's pivotal for control of the the Senate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Montana shelves GOP proposal to alter US Senate primary
A proposed change to next year’s Montana U.S. Senate primary that was aimed at undermining Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s reelection chances is likely dead.
 
FILE - Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the New York State Capitol, May 14, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year. Kennedy, a member of one of the country’s most famous political families who has in recent years been linked to some far-right figures, kicked off his campaign in Boston on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign
Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year.
 
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, from left, Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon, Somerset Mayor Alan Keck and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles participate in a GOP gubernatorial candidate forum sponsored by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Paducah, Ky. (Dave Thompson/The Paducah Sun via AP)

Kentucky gov candidate backs some Medicaid work requirements
Republican gubernatorial candidate and current state Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday that he supports creating a work requirement for some able-bodied Kentucky adults receiving Medicaid health coverage, reigniting a contentious issue from the state’s governor’s race four years ago.
 
FILE - Republican presidential candidate, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during a campaign stop Monday, March 27, 2023, in Dover, N.H. Haley, the former South Carolina governor became the first major Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump in February. She avoided disclosing how much her campaign raised in its initial days, bypassing what’s typically an early bragging point for candidates. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

How some WH hopefuls inflate their fundraising success
Long before ballots are tallied and reliable polls are conducted, one of the earliest ways to gauge the popularity of presidential candidates is with dollars.
 
FILE - Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., speaks at the Capitol, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Phoenix. Gallego, a progressive 43-year-old Iraq war veteran and Spanish speaker who represents much of downtown Phoenix, is trying to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. She left the Democratic Party last year and, if she seeks reelection, would run as an independent. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Gallego raises more money than Sinema in Arizona Senate race
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reported raising just over $2 million in her first full fundraising quarter since leaving the Democratic Party.
 
FILE - Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 1, 2022. Elections officials in a central Pennsylvania county were scrambling Monday, April 17, 2023, to fix an error on more than 18,000 mail-in ballots for the spring primary, when voters will elect judges for the state Supreme Court and other positions. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Printing error forces Pennsylvania county to replace ballots
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Elections officials in a central Pennsylvania county were scrambling on Monday to fix an error on more than 18,000 mail-in ballots for the spring primary, when voters will elect judges for the state Supreme Court and other positions.
 
FILE - Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters after defeating Paul Vallas after the mayoral runoff election late Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks
For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington.
 
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Convention in Indianapolis, Friday, April 14, 2023. Trump has raised more than $34 million for his 2024 campaign since the start of the year, according to his campaign. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Trump raised $34M so far in 2023, including indictment bump
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign says he’s raised more than $34 million for his 2024 White House run since the start of the year.
 
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a New Hampshire Republican Party dinner, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024
Leading Republicans are struggling to navigate the politics of abortion as they concede — publicly and privately — that the GOP’s anti-abortion policies are unpopular with the very voters they need to win the presidency.
 
Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during at the National Rifle Association Convention, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Pence: Candidates must run ‘as Republicans’ to win in 2024
Former Vice President Mike Pence is ramping up his criticism of fellow Republicans, trying to paint his would-be rivals as straying from party principles as he inches closer to an expected presidential run.
 
FILE - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Pompeo said Friday, April 14, that he is not entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not running for president
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is not entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
 
FILE - Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks at a news conference alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., back left, on Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block out third party candidates from next year's Montana U.S. Senate election. Republicans are trying to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race that's pivotal for control of the the Senate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key US Senate race
Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year’s Montana U.S. Senate election.
 
Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron, right, speaks with voters after a campaign rally in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Cameron reaffirmed his support for gun rights in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Louisville. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

GOP candidates tread cautiously on gun issues in Kentucky
In the days after a bank employee used an assault-style rifle to kill five coworkers, Republicans running for governor this year in Kentucky have been deflecting questions about gun legislation.
 
Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson speaks during an interview Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Farmington, Utah. Wilson is the first Republican to publicly announce he's considering vying for Mitt Romney's seat in next year's Senate race. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Romney gets 1st likely challenger in ’24 Utah Senate primary
A potential Republican challenger to U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney has taken a first step toward opposing him in next year’s primary.
 
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., talks with diners at the breakfast counter during a visit to the Red Arrow Diner, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott on Wednesday launched an exploratory committee for a 2024 GOP presidential bid, a step that comes just shy of making his campaign official. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says he’d support a federal ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
 
Kentucky republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft, left, responds to a question as Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., looks on during a question and answer session during a campaign stop in Elizabethtown, Ky., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Congressman makes pitch for Kentucky gubernatorial candidate
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft campaigned alongside U.S. Rep.
 
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., tours the Marion Public Library, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Marion, Iowa. Scott on Wednesday launched an exploratory committee for a 2024 GOP presidential bid, a step that comes just shy of making his campaign official. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Scott says GOP ‘starved for hope’ as he moves toward ’24 bid
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says conservatives are “starved for hope,” as he tries to present a more positive vision for the future than his potential rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
 
Rev. Mike Demastus, of Des Moines, Iowa, left, and Rev. Bob Curry, of Johnston, Iowa, right, talk with State Rep. Eddie Andrews, center, Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump and Iowa evangelicals: A bond that is hard to break
When Republicans eyeing the White House visit Iowa, they will navigate an evangelical community that is faithful to Donald Trump.
 
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., tours the Marion Public Library, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Marion, Iowa. Scott on Wednesday launched an exploratory committee for a 2024 GOP presidential bid, a step that comes just shy of making his campaign official. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tim Scott launched an exploratory committee. What is it?
An exploratory committee, like the one launched Wednesday by GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, allows a potential candidate to start raising money without officially becoming a candidate.
 
FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., joined at left by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters following Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 29, 2022. Baldwin is seeking a third term in battleground Wisconsin. Baldwin says in a statement released Wednesday, April 12, 2023, she'll continue to fight for the working class and families struggling with inflation and to oppose Wisconsin's abortion ban.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin launches run for 3rd term
The head of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party is celebrating U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s announcement she’s seeking a third term.
 
FILE - The Milwaukee city skyline is seen on April 7, 2023, in Milwaukee. Both Democrats and Republicans are zeroing in on the critical Midwestern region ahead of next year's presidential election, with both parties choosing to hold their national conventions there. Republicans will hold their event in Milwaukee, while Democrats announced Tuesday, April 11, that they would hold theirs in Chicago. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Dem, GOP convention picks show Midwest’s political influence
Both Democrats and Republicans are zeroing in on the critical Midwestern region ahead of next year’s presidential election, with both parties choosing to hold their national conventions there.
 
FILE - Republican Eric Early, a candidate for California attorney general, speaks at a candidates' forum, in Sacramento, Calif., on March 21, 2018. Early, a Republican attorney announced Tuesday, April 11, 2023, he's entering the California contest to replace outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, joining a growing field in a state known for its prominent Democratic tilt. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

GOP attorney joins California race for Feinstein Senate seat
A Republican attorney and former congressional candidate has entered California’s 2024 race for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Dianne Feinstein.
 
Pinal County sheriff Mark Lamb applauds as he walks on stage at a Save America Rally Friday, July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz. Lamb has filed federal paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, Monday, April 10, 2023, becoming the first Republican to jump into a high-profile race for the seat now held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Sheriff Mark Lamb says he’s running for US Senate in Arizona
Sheriff Mark Lamb says he’s running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona. Pinal County’s top lawman is the first Republican to jump into a high-profile race for the seat held by independent Sen.
 
The Chicago city skyline is covered by the fog lifted off Lake Michigan on Aug. 5, 2022, in Chicago. Democrats have chosen Chicago to host their 2024 national convention. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Dems tap Chicago for 2024 convention, cite critical Midwest
Democrats have chosen Chicago to host their 2024 national convention. The selection announced Tuesday is intended to keep the Democratic Party’s momentum going after last fall’s midterm election success in the critical Midwest.
 
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis complains about the FDA's decision to revoke its emergency authorization for two COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments during a press conference on Jan. 26, 2022, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

DeSantis flexes executive powers while eyeing White House
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has advanced elements of his aggressive conservative agenda though the use of executive power, drawing on appointees, state boards and the state Constitution as he builds toward an expected presidential candidacy.
 
FILE - Bernie Moreno is acknowledged at a rally with former President Donald Trump at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, on April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. Moreno has joined the 2024 race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

GOP’s Moreno joins race to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Wealthy Cleveland business owner Bernie Moreno has joined the 2024 race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.
 
FILE - Rep. Yvette Herrell speaks to a group of tribal officials during a political forum hosted by the All Pueblo Council of Governors on Oct. 14, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy attended a rally in southern New Mexico on Monday, April 10, 2023, for former Rep. Herrell as the GOP tries to flip a congressional swing seat back to GOP control in 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

US House speaker attends rally in New Mexico swing district
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy attended a rally in southern New Mexico on Monday for former U.S. Rep.
 
FILE - An election worker boxes tabulated ballots inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Nov. 9, 2022, in Phoenix. Problems with ballot printers that caused lines to back up at some Phoenix-area polling places last year were not caused by malicious actions but by changes to the paper, a retired Arizona Supreme Court justice concluded in a report released Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Paper changes caused Maricopa County printer failure: report
A former Arizona Supreme Court justice says changes to the paper caused an issue with ballot printers that led to long lines at some Phoenix-area polling places last year.
 

Election-denying former Colorado clerk avoids jail
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system avoided jail time for a misdemeanor obstruction conviction in another case on Monday.
 
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