Politics

US has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the Biden-Trump sequel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in. The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as the president and his immediate predecessor secured their parties' nominations.

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Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans' invitation to appear for a public hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday rejected an invitation from House Republicans to appear for a public hearing next week alongside former business associates, an inquiry his attorney dismissed as a “carnival side show.

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Republican Valadao and Democrat Salas advance in California's competitive 22nd district

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas will face each other in November in California's 22nd congressional district, a rematch of last cycle's close contest.

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Biden and Trump are now their parties' presumptive nominees. What does that mean?

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have officially secured the requisite numbers of delegates to be considered their parties' presumptive nominees. It was a foreseeable outcome.

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Chris Wallace looks back at Nixon-Kennedy election in the book 'Countdown 1960

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime newsman Chris Wallace isn't only thinking about this year's presidential election . The CNN anchor has written a book on the race between John F.

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Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties' presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do no

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'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year.

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Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

OTTAWA — There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days.

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Overhaul of Ontario police law set to take effect five years after act passed

TORONTO — An overhaul of Ontario's 34-year-old law governing policing in the province is set to take effect next month, with its rules and regulations covering everything from oversight to discipline to more easily allowing the suspension of officers

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President Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden courted the support of the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday, reminding its leaders and members of his record on unions as Republican challenger Donald Trump tries to make gains among the

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