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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group&rsquo;s annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group&rsquo;s annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 9:49am Nation & World

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. Read story

FILE - Voters fill in their ballots for Florida&#039;s primary election in South Miami, Fla., Aug. 20, 2024.

Election Day is about 2 months away and ready or not, the first ballots could go out within days

FILE - Voters fill in their ballots for Florida&#039;s primary election in South Miami, Fla., Aug. 20, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 9:15am Latest News

It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to board Air Force Two at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to board Air Force Two at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 9:12am Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris is using a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes. Read story

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff arrives at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

Doug Emhoff says he’s ‘gutted’ after the hostage killings in Gaza

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff arrives at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

September 4, 2024, 9:10am Politics

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris — and the first Jewish person married to a nationally elected U.S. leader — said he is “gutted” after the killing of American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 9:04am Business

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping to help spur a record 25 million new small business applications over her four-year term should she win the presidency in November. Read story

This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024.

Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy

This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 8:17am Business

Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that it’s not worth worrying about budget deficits. Read story

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top two finishers will advance to the November general election.

Clark County’s hand recount in public lands race ends with one more vote for Herrera Beutler

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top two finishers will advance to the November general election.

September 3, 2024, 4:05pm Clark County News

Clark County Elections officials reported Tuesday there were no major changes to the race for public lands commissioner in the county after conducting a manual recount of the Aug. 6 primary results. Read story

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh shake hands as they pose for photos prior to the Russian-Mongolian talks at the Saaral Ordon Government Building in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh shake hands as they pose for photos prior to the Russian-Mongolian talks at the Saaral Ordon Government Building in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

September 3, 2024, 12:25pm Nation & World

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Read story