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Media Attorneys Ask Court for Help in Preventing White House Ban Until Legal Case Is ResolvedWASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House, saying the ban is a classic example of “viewpoint discrimination” that is punishing people for what they say — and restricting the media outlets' First Amendment rights.
Rogers and El-Sayed Are Set for Their First Debate in Michigan's Senate Race After Online SparringGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, competing for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, are set for their first campaign debate Thursday after weeks of sparring both online and in advertisements that are flooding the state in one of the nation’s most closely watched races.
The Latest: Trump Interrupted by Protesters as He Campaigns for Paxton in US Senate Race in TexasPresident Donald Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night in a bid to stave off sweeping Democratic victories in the nation’s most populous red state. The president’s message was interrupted repeatedly by protesters, including by one who appeared to be close…
The Latest: Trump Doesn’t Commit to Repaying Federal Funds Already Spent on Controversial AdsA day after President Donald Trump said he would start paying for controversial taxpayer-funded ads with a campaign account, there’s no sign he plans to refund the millions of federal dollars already spent on them. A White House official insisting on anonymity said Trump's promises don't mean there's any reimbursement coming for the $12 million worth of…
In Virginia, Democrat Hoping to Oust Republican Tests Anti-Corruption Message Echoing Around CountryHAYES, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman may have spent nearly two decades in Congress, but the Republican is emphasizing the humbler parts of his resume while running for another term this year. His advertisements talk about his work in a tomato cannery and on a fishing boat, and how he commutes to Washington from the same modest home in rural Virginia…
ABC and Trump's FCC Battle in Federal Court Over Issues of Free Speech and JurisdictionWASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine that was already chilling the network’s editorial decisions just weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.
The Latest: Trump Agrees to Have His Super PAC, Not Taxpayers, Pay for His AdsIn response to a major backlash, President Donald Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements glorifying himself and instead tap his super PAC to cover such costs going forward. Trump defended the use of at least $1.5 million in federal funds to pay for the ads, saying Monday that they were “positive promotion for our Great…