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Florida Republican chairman won't resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent

Florida Republican chairman won't resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida's Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman's allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent.

Louisiana granted extra time to draw new congressional map that complies with Voting Rights Act

BATON ROUGE, La.
DeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival's campaign is in deep trouble

DeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival's campaign is in deep trouble

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis completed his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties , crossing a symbolic but also tactical threshold by telling his audience in a central Iowa town “this should show you that I consider myself a servan

Republicans had New Yorkers lead the way in expelling Santos. Will it help them keep the majority?

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Santos is gone from the House, but his name is certain to pop up in key congressional races across New York next year.
Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — In Chile, leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped. In Argentina, many were “disappeared” by members of the brutal military dictatorship that held detainees in concentration camps.
Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group's latest shake-up, AP sources say

Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group's latest shake-up, AP sources say

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three senior members of a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis left the group on Saturday, the latest sign of instability within the 2024 hopeful's political operation just six weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses.
Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance

Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance

CHICAGO (AP) — Muslim community leaders from several swing states pledged to withdraw support for U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday at a conference in suburban Detroit, citing his refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden , arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American

Florida's Republican chair has denied a woman's rape allegation in a case roiling state politics

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The head of the Florida Republican Party, whose wife is a founder of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative groups, has been accused of rape, leading Gov.
Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on

Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on

MONTREAL — When her union began a general unlimited strike last month, Gatineau-based teacher Geneviève Savard braced for what she called a "crossing of the desert.