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Trump visits with Joe Rogan, arrives late in Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump ran nearly three hours late to a rally in Michigan on Friday, causing thousands of his supporters to leave while others huddled in cold weather to await the former president at an outdoor rally in the battleground state. The Republican presidential ...

Israel launches strikes on targets in Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel pounded Iran with a series of airstrikes early Saturday, saying it was targeting military sites in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier this month. Explosions could be heard in the Iranian ...

Donald Trump threatens stability of Social Security program

Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans would add enormous amounts to the national debt, with some estimates as high as $15 trillion over a decade. But some of his tax cuts stand apart in threatening one of America’s most revered programs, Social Security. They would essentially bankrupt it ...

Harris leans on noteworthy names in closing message

CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris' quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the "brutally serious" consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House. The use ...

Trump says China’s leader will bully Harris ‘like a baby’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she's elected to the White House, as the former president and his top allies increasingly have moved to infantilize the Democratic nominee. “If somehow Kamala ...

Bergman faces challengers for Congress

ALPENA — Four candidates want to represent northern Michigan in the U.S. House: incumbent U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, Callie Barr, a Democrat from Traverse City, Andrew Gale, a Libertarian from Cedar, a small community in Leelanau County, and Working Class Party candidate Liz ...