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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, July 26, 2022. A group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration if the former president wins in November is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an "America First" national security agenda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, July 26, 2022. A group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration if the former president wins in November is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an “America First” national security agenda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach

A research group that’s trying to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration if the former president wins in November is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an “America First” national security agenda.

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Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention

FILE - President Joe Biden stands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., after speaking about lowering health care costs in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bernie Sanders says Gaza may be Joe Biden’s Vietnam. But he’s ready to battle for Biden over Trump

FILE- A voter arrives to cast their ballot in the midterm elections, Nov. 8, 2022, at Southside Elementary School in Huntington, W.Va. Voters are casting primary ballots in West Virginia, a heavily Republican state that's filled with open seats this election year, drawing multiple competitive primaries. Primary day is Tuesday. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)

FILE- A voter arrives to cast their ballot in the midterm elections, Nov. 8, 2022, at Southside Elementary School in Huntington, W.Va. Voters are casting primary ballots in West Virginia, a heavily Republican state that’s filled with open seats this election year, drawing multiple competitive primaries. Primary day is Tuesday. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia’s primaries

Voters are casting primary ballots in West Virginia, a heavily Republican state that’s filled with open seats this election year, drawing multiple competitive primaries.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska’s presidential and state primaries

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President Joe Biden wants to revive child care, family leave policy proposals

As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and raising pay for those who care for the elderly.

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Signs are pictured outside an early voting center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Rockville, Md. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to pad their delegate totals in Maryland Tuesday, May 14. Maryland voters will also decide contested primaries in a Senate race that has further complicated Democratic efforts to keep control of the narrowly divided chamber this fall. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland’s presidential and state primaries

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to pad their delegate totals in Maryland as the presidential primary campaign enters its final weeks.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his "Investing in America agenda" at Gateway Technical College, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sturtevant, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Biden White House highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire

The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes. Lael Brainard, a top White House adviser, on Friday addressed the 2017 income tax cuts that are set to expire after next year.

FILE - Violent insurrectionists loyal to then-President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress

Two men on opposite sides of the metal barricades during the riot at the U.S. Capitol are running for Congress on the same day.

FILE - The New Hampshire statehouse is pictured, June 2, 2019, in Concord. Democrat Maggie Goodlander, a former senior White House aide with deep political connections, is running for Congress in her home state of New Hampshire. In a campaign announcement Thursday, May 9, 2024, she said she's running to take on bullies like right wing judges, extreme politicians and big corporations. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer, File)

Democratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire

A former senior White House aide with deep political connections is running for Congress in her home state of New Hampshire.

This image provided by Jeremy Harwell shows Republican Brad Knott, who is running to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. Knott's opponent in the GOP primary runoff, Kelly Daughtry, announced Thursday, May 2, 2024, that she was suspending her campaign and she endorsed Knott. (Jeremy Harwell/Brad Knott for Congress via AP)

GOP runoffs to determine nominees for Congress, lieutenant governor and auditor

A likely small group of North Carolina voters will decide which Republicans will serve as the party’s nominees for a congressional district seat and two statewide positions.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in Forth Worth, Texas, March 4, 2024. Haley is huddling next week with donors who supported her now-shuttered Republican presidential campaign. A person with knowledge of her plans says the former South Carolina governor is appearing Monday, May 13, and Tuesday, with about 100 donors in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Haley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump endorsement is expected

Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign.

FILE - Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., speaks during a Republican Indiana gubernatorial candidate forum in Carmel, Ind., Jan. 25, 2024. Braun and five other candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana's next governor. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Indiana GOP governor nominee Mike Braun announces his choice for lieutenant governor

Indiana GOP nominee for governor U.S. Sen. Mike Braun has announced his choice for his running mate in the November election.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley gestures to the audience as she concludes a speech at a caucus night party in West Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 15, 2024. Despite the fact two months have passed since Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP presidential race, the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor continues to draw significant support and votes in state primaries. With most of the votes counted from Indiana’s presidential primary Tuesday, Haley has taken more than 21% of votes in the conservative state. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March

It’s been two months since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican race, but the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor is ringing up significant support in state primaries.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month.

FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in 5 key state Senate races

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber, the biggest ad buy of its kind Democrats in the state have ever made in legislative races.

FILE - Allegheny County Election Division Deputy Manager Chet Harhut explains the process of sorting mail-in and absentee ballots in preparations for Pennsylvania's primary election on April 23, at the Elections warehouse in Pittsburgh, April 18, 2024. Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday, May 8, 2024 that the number of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month's primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials

Pennsylvania election officials say the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election.

FILE - The briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. Republican lawmakers are pushing measures that would require a citizenship question on the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the head count which determines political power in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power

Civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about a push by some House Republicans to include a citizenship question on the once-a-decade census.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump reacts at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., May 1, 2024. Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an affair he denies. But another spectacle is playing out as his vice presidential tryouts get underway. The dynamic was on full display over the weekend at a fundraiser at his Mar—a-Lago club that doubled as a VP audition. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts

Former President Donald Trump remains stuck in a New York courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies.

FILE - Staffer Mackenzie Hunt smiles as a child raises her hand to answer a question at Living Water Child Care and Learning Center in Williamson, W.Va., Sept. 25, 2023. As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he's resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and raising pay for those who care for the elderly. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham, File)

Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs

President Joe Biden is pushing proposals to help families pay for child care, preschool and elder care while he’s running for reelection this year.

Amanda Zurawski, top center, speaks about how Texas abortion restrictions nearly cost her life during an event in Lansing, Mich, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Zurawski and Kaitlyn Joshua, third from left, visited Michigan to campaign for President Joe Biden and highlight how women's health is being affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections. (AP Photo/Joey Cappelletti)

Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan

Two women who faced medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states are campaigning for President Joe Biden in Michigan.

FILE - The New York state Capitol is seen from the steps of the State Education Building in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A New York judge on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, blocked a politically important abortion rights amendment from appearing before voters on the November ballot. State Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle found that state lawmakers failed to follow procedural rules around passing constitutional amendments, incorrectly approving the amendment before getting a written opinion on the language from the attorney general. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

New York judge blocks amendment barring discrimination on gender identity and pregnancy outcomes

A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution barring discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” cannot appear on the state ballot in November because legislators made a procedural error during an initial round of approval.

FILE - Former President Donald Trump poses for a photo with supporters after speaking at a campaign event Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. He's a criminal defendant, a businessman and a politician. But to his most loyal supporters, Donald Trump will always be Mr. President. When it comes to signaling our political loyalities, language can be just as telling as a MAGA cap, offering a simple by subtle reminder of the false election claims that continue to reverberate online, as well as the polarization that has gripped our politics and divided our people. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

‘Words matter': Titles, Trump and what to call a former president

Donald Trump is not the president, but that doesn’t stop many of his most loyal supporters and even his lawyers from calling him the commander-in-chief.

FILE - Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., speaks during a Lincoln Day Dinner, May 2, 2024, in Noblesville, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Spartz fends off Republican rivals to win contentious Indiana congressional primary

Two-term U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has won a contentious Republican primary in her bid for another two years.

John Barrow speaks to a Democratic group in Hoschton, Ga., on Monday, April 15, 2024, seeking support in his race for the Georgia Supreme Court. Barrow is basing his campaign for the high court around his support for abortion rights as he challenges incumbent Justice Andrew Pinson in a nonpartisan election in May. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia court candidate sues to block ethics rules so he can keep campaigning on abortion

ATLANTA (AP) — A former Democratic congressman running for Georgia State Supreme Court filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming a state agency is unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about abortion.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue. But Trump’s attacks ignore his own long history of rhetoric that invokes the language of Nazi Germany and plays on stereotypes of Jews and politics. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric

Donald Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue.

Claire Woodall-Vogg, executive director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, teaches a class to poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee's election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just six months before Wisconsin's largest city will be in the spotlight in the presidential swing state. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Monday, May 6, 2024, that he would be replacing Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Woodall with her deputy, Paulina Gutierrez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state

Milwaukee’s election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just six months before Wisconsin’s largest city will be in the spotlight in the presidential swing state.

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. Sanders is running for re-election. The 82-year-old, from Vermont, announced Monday, May 6, that he's seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors

Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for re-election, squelching speculation that he might retire at a difficult moment for Democrats The 82-year-old liberal icon from Vermont announced Monday that he’s seeking his fourth term in the U.S.

FILE - Madison, Wis. businessman and Republican Senate candidate, Eric Hovde speaks April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money. But it also risks elevating untested candidates who might not be prepared for the scrutiny often associated with fiercely contested Senate campaigns. Hovde may have to dip into the $8 million he loaned his campaign to combat questions about the depth of his ties to Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

Money isn’t enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate

Senate Republicans are returning to a strategy they hope could neutralize their Democratic rivals’ financial edge: Find rich people to run.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally May 1, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Trump told Republican donors Saturday, May 5, at Mar-a-Lago, that President Joe Biden is running a "Gestapo administration," the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric. The remarks were described by people who attended the event and spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private session. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration. It’s his latest reference to Nazi Germany

Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running what Trump says is a “Gestapo administration.”

In this combination photo, President Joe Biden speaks May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C., left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, May 1, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Just six months before Election Day, Biden and Trump are locked into the first presidential rematch in 68 years that is at once deeply entrenched and highly in flux as many voters are only just beginning to embrace the reality of the 2024 presidential election. (AP Photo)

Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

It’s six months before Election Day, and Joe Biden and Donald Trump are locked in a presidential rematch.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks outside a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November.

FILE - Rusty Bowers, Arizona state House Speaker, from left, Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, and Gabe Sterling, COO for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, attend a hearing investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. With six months to go before the presidential election, concerns are running high among election officials that public distrust of voting and ballot counting persists. Sterling is part of an effort that seeks to bring together Republican officials who are willing to defend the country's election systems. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them

Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that’s pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can’t be trusted.

FILE - President Joe Biden talks with the U.S. Border Patrol and local officials, as he looks over the southern border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Rio Grande. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Here’s where Biden and Trump stand on 10 key issues

It hasn’t happened in almost anyone’s lifetime: two presidents squaring off in one election. Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, have track records in office that voters will judge alongside their promises.

FILE - An election worker prepares mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Republican National Committee on Friday, May 3, 2024, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as the state's law currently permits. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day

The Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day.

FILE - Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., poses for a ceremonial photo in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol after the new 113th Congress convened, Jan. 3, 2013, in Washington. Payne Jr. of New Jersey died Wednesday, April 24, 2024, officials said, after suffering a heart attack earlier this month that had left him hospitalized. He was 65. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

New Jersey governor sets July primary and September special election to fill Payne’s House seat

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has set a July primary and a September general election to fill the Newark-based U.S. House seat that opened after Rep.