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North Carolina’s Robinson, omitted from Trump rally, avoids comment on report about online posts

North Carolina’s Robinson, omitted from Trump rally, avoids comment on report about online posts

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson avoided directly weighing in during a gubernatorial campaign event Saturday on a CNN report outlining evidence that he made disturbing posts on a pornography website’s message board…

Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term

Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers,…

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent…

Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter

Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter

By MEG KINNARD and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump returned to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state with direct appeals to women, claiming he would be a better…

What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor

What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor in North Carolina has been rocked by a CNN report that he posted racist and explicit messages on a pornography web site message board more than…

AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared

AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared

By DAN MERICA, GARANCE BURKE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence, experts feared the worst: social media flooded with AI-generated…