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Kirsten Gillibrand stands next to Chuck Schumer at a press conference

New poll says Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party: ‘I just feel like the majority of the old Democratic Party needs to go’

By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders, and others

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 15: Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) on April 15, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. ACRD champions the rights of those who depend on Social Security and disability services. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security, Biden says in first remarks since leaving office

By Steve Peoples, Fatima Hussein, and others

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight as activists back primary challenges to supporters of GOP bill

By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, and others

Bernie Sanders stands in front of a podium at a rally against oligarchy

At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders is launching a one-man resistance tour against Trump: ‘You look around—who else is doing it? No one’

By Steve Peoples and The Associated Press

Elon Musk arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Pentagon, FBI and other key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk’s demand for employees to explain workweeks or lose jobs

By Steve Peoples, Eric Tucker, and others

Beto O'Rourke speaks

Here’s who could lead Democrats through the wilderness as party faces existential questions

By Dan Merica, Steve Peoples, and others

US Vice President Kamala Harris

Election Day: Here’s what to watch for as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to make history

By Steve Peoples and The Associated Press

Supporters cheer before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump aims to turn out hardcore partisans and men while Harris goes after 10% still persuadable in final campaign sprint

By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, and others

FILE – This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Most Americans think the economy is bad but they’re split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it

By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders, and others

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters.

Trump says Harris ‘doesn’t have the energy of a rabbit’ after she calls him ‘exhausted’

By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, and others

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, participates in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of iHeartMedia’s morning show The Breakfast Club, in Detroit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris and Trump release new policy details in interview blitz as campaign comes to the end

By Steve Peoples, Colleen Long, and others

US Vice President Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris makes pro-business pitch for partnership with government as Trump pushes tariffs and bashes her ‘communist’ ideas

By Zeke Miller, Steve Peoples, and others

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

10 key takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate, from tense clashes over inflation and abortion to a Taylor Swift endorsement

By Steve Peoples, Jonathan J. Cooper, and others

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

With 99 days to go, Trump’s camp is suddenly afraid that victory is slipping away

By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, and others

FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Manassas, Va., Jan. 23, 2024. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Sen. Joe Manchin is considering reregistering as a Democrat to challenge Harris

By Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, and others