MEG KINNARD

National politics reporter

Kinnard covers national politics for The Associated Press. She lives in South Carolina.

Biden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate

Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by CNN and moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.

Teamsters president will speak at the Republican National Convention

The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at this summer’s Republican National Convention.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fails to qualify for CNN’s debate. It’ll be a showdown between Biden and Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta. Host network CNN said Thursday the independent presidential candidate fell short of benchmarks both for state ballot qualification and polling.

The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

Both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media.

What to know about new claims that Trump made racist comments on ‘The Apprentice’

Donald Trump wants to make inroads with African American voters in his third run for the White House, as fresh allegations surface about his disrespectful behavior toward Black people on “The Apprentice.”

A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’

Fresh allegations are surfacing about Donald Trump’s disrespectful behavior toward Black contestants on “The Apprentice,” the reality TV show he hosted from 2004 to 2015.

Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction

Donald Trump has returned to the campaign trail with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal.

Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor.’ As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app

Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the video-sharing app he once tried to ban as president. He posted his first video from a UFC fight in New Jersey on Saturday night.

Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary

Nikki Haley says she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to work hard to win support from those who backed her in the primary.

Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump

The Republican National Committee’s Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated as police investigated two vials of blood addressed to former President Donald Trump.

Nikki Haley faces a murky path forward and a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s allies and opponents alike are awaiting her decision on whether to endorse Donald Trump.

Matt Gaetz evokes ‘standing by’ language adopted by Proud Boys as he attends court with Donald Trump

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has evoked language adopted by the far-right Proud Boys extremist group as he supports Donald Trump at his New York hush money trial.

Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump’s felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is assailing the hush money trial case against Donald Trump as a “sham,” the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court and attack the U.S. justice system.

Donald Trump’s GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial

As Donald Trump’s hush money trial reaches a pivotal moment the former president’s allies are out in force and serving as his voice to criticize the process and people while Trump himself is under a gag order.

Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden.

Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’ in hush money case

Blasting the Democratic president “a total moron,” Trump before a crowd of tens of thousands repeatedly characterized the cases against him as politically motivated and timed to harm his ability to campaign.

Haley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump endorsement is expected

Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month.

Judge in Trump’s hush money case clarifies gag order doesn’t prevent ex-president from testifying

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has clarified the gag order pertaining to the ex-president doesn’t prohibit him from testifying on his own behalf.

Kennedy says he loves his family ‘either way’ after relatives endorse Biden’s campaign over his

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is acknowledging endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are backing Democratic President Joe Biden, saying he feels no ill will over the family political divide.

Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham are again at odds, now over abortion. The strife could help both men

The relationship between Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham has again turned negative after the South Carolina senator criticized Trump for refusing to support a federal abortion ban.

Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban. He says limits should be left to the states

Former President Donald Trump has declined to endorse a national abortion ban and says he believes abortion should be left to the states.

South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional

A federal court has ruled that congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had previously deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters.

Who is Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist picked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office to be his running mate in his independent bid for president.

Some Republicans who supported Nikki Haley are still refusing to back Donald Trump

Nikki Haley’s base of voters and donors was never big enough to seriously challenge Donald Trump. But her supporters are still splintered weeks after she dropped out of the GOP primary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen Nicole Shanahan to be his vice presidential pick. Kennedy is mounting an independent White House bid that has spooked national Democrats.

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, praises ‘very valuable’ potential of Gaza’s ‘waterfront property’

Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property.”

Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno

Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.

Biden and Trump are now their parties’ presumptive nominees. What does that mean?

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have officially secured the requisite numbers of delegates to be considered their parties’ presumptive nominees.

Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate

Nikki Haley has suspended her presidential campaign. Haley did not endorse former President Donald Trump on Wednesday and called on him to bring people into the conservative cause.