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August 5, 2020 at 8:08 pm

Trump leads July fundraising, but Biden closes resources gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took in $165 million for his reelection effort in the month of July, a sum that that surpasses what...

August 2, 2020 at 8:13 am

Leading Democratic VP contender Bass defends stance on Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, one of the top contenders to be Joe Biden's running mate, on Sunday defended her past travel to...

President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in April in the Rose Garden in Washington D.C. Trump announced he is canceling the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, as coronavirus cases surge in the state. A smaller part of the convention is still planned for Charlotte, NC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS) 1726261 1726261

July 28, 2020 at 9:11 am

Watchdog group: Trump campaign improperly masking payments

Brendan Fischer, an attorney with the Campaign Legal Center, said the Trump campaign is improperly avoiding mandatory disclosure.

July 26, 2020 at 9:56 pm

Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote...

July 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm

Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data, highlighting how...

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July 7, 2020 at 2:43 pm

Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data, highlighting how...

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July 6, 2020 at 9:11 pm

Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans

WASHINGTON (AP) — As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by...

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FILE – In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, The White House is seen from the Ellipse in Washington. Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped their clients secure over $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid. Among them are five former administration officials whose lobbying work potentially violates an ethics order Trump issued after taking office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) WX201 WX201

July 6, 2020 at 2:45 am

Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in federal virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five...

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June 24, 2020 at 2:36 pm

Democratic super PAC is joining Trump-TV station lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has granted a leading Democratic super PAC's request to join a court fight between President Donald Trump and a...

June 22, 2020 at 1:42 pm

Mail voting: Pence, aides embrace practice panned by Trump VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election...