Politics

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his four criminal indictments have boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim of discrimination, comparing his legal jeopardy to the historic legacy of anti-Black prejudice in the U.S. legal system. Trump argues he is the victim of political persecution, even though there is …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won over South Carolina Republicans as the candidate who voters believe can win in November, keep the country safe and will stand up and fight for them as president. Trump cruised to victory in the South Carolina primary with the support of an almost unwavering base of loyal voters. AP VoteCast found that Republicans in …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds of billionaire Haim Saban’s Los Angeles home, Biden told supporters …

BETHLEHEM, Pensilvania, EE.UU. (AP) — A pocas cuadras de la planta siderúrgica Bethlehem Steel, ahora clausurada, el Centro Hispano Lehigh Valley rebosaba de adultos mayores que almorzaban. Un piso abajo, un flujo constante de visitantes compraba en su enorme almacén de alimentos. El número de personas que acuden al almacén ha aumentado más de un tercio en los últimos siete …

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale dropped his U.S. Senate bid on Thursday, less than a week after he got into the race only to see former President Donald Trump quickly endorse his opponent. Rosendale, a hard-line conservative, said in a statement that with Trump’s backing of fellow Republican Tim Sheehy and a lack of resources, “the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Yet it quickly collapsed when Republicans — galvanized by Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee — rejected the compromise as insufficient. Now Democrats see an opening. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called Trump’s rejection of the border legislation …

El demócrata Tom Suozzi ganó el martes las elecciones especiales de Nueva York para un escaño en la Cámara de Representantes federal, al imponerse en un distrito suburbano políticamente heterogéneo, una victoria que podría aumentar las esperanzas de su partido de cara a los reñidos comicios presidenciales de este año. Suozzi derrotó a la republicana Mazi Pilip para ocupar el …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump to debate. Trump is challenging Joe Biden to debate. And Biden is laughing Trump off, at least publicly. But there are real questions about whether any of them will confront each other on a stage this year. Biden’s reelection campaign has repeatedly declined to commit to joining debates with Trump, his …

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president is turning to his familiar playbook of personal attacks as he tries to quash his last major rival for the nomination. Trump, turning his campaign focus to the southern state days …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — El expresidente Donald Trump ganó el jueves los caucus presidenciales republicanos de Nevada, en los que fue el único aspirante de peso que participó, y sumó su tercera victoria estatal consecutiva en su intento por asegurar la nominación a la Casa Blanca. La exembajadora estadounidense ante Naciones Unidas, Nikki Haley, su principal rival en la carrera, …