@apwillweissert

@AP White House Reporter. From WDC to Guate to Mexico to Cuba to Texas and back

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Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes apnews.com/article/trump-air… by @joshboak

Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes

President Donald Trump has clocked about 70 hours aboard Air Force One so far this month racing from rally to rally before Election Day.

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Analysis: For Trump, results have often revealed the art of no deal via @apwillweissert apnews.com/article/trump-dea…

Analysis: For Trump, results have often revealed the art of no deal

Donald Trump has long promoted himself as an exceptional dealmaker, and that claim has helped fuel his rise from real estate tycoon to president.

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Analysis: For Trump, results have often revealed the art of no deal apnews.com/article/trump-dea…

Analysis: For Trump, results have often revealed the art of no deal

Donald Trump has long promoted himself as an exceptional dealmaker, and that claim has helped fuel his rise from real estate tycoon to president.

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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest apnews.com/article/russia-sa… w/ @MegKinnardAP

Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.

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Trump has put on hold sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia, telling Congress the pause was in the nat'l interest. Named for Lindsey Graham, the measure signed by Trump had sought to stem the flow of $$$ fueling the war vs Ukraine. w/ @apwillweissert apnews.com/article/russia-sa…

Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.

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Trump rallies with top Republicans in critical battleground state of Georgia apnews.com/article/trump-mid… by @BillBarrowAP, @michellelprice and me

Trump rallies with top Republicans in critical battleground state of Georgia

Donald Trump flew to Georgia to campaign with Republican candidates for the Senate and governor. Senate candidate Mike Collins faces Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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Embattled White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after less than a week apnews.com/article/trump-kat… w/ @seungminkim and @michellelprice

Embattled White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after less than a week

Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary after a brief and challenging tenure.

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Trump defends gifted Air Force One from Qatar and makes 2nd Amendment pitch as he campaigns for GOP With @apwillweissert @mikecatalini @jjcooper apnews.com/article/trump-ral…

Trump defends gifted Air Force One from Qatar and makes 2nd Amendment pitch as he campaigns for GOP

President Donald Trump has used a Western campaign swing to pitch Republicans as 2nd Amendment guardians and defend his acceptance of a gifted luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One.

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Trump defends gifted Air Force One from Qatar and makes 2nd Amendment pitch as he campaigns for GOP via @apwillweissert apnews.com/article/trump-ral…

Trump defends gifted Air Force One from Qatar and makes 2nd Amendment pitch as he campaigns for GOP

President Donald Trump has used a Western campaign swing to pitch Republicans as 2nd Amendment guardians and defend his acceptance of a gifted luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One.

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AP Ground Game: ✅ @apwillweissert & @beckybohrerap on Trump's campaign swing to Alaska ✅ AP-NORC polling assesses Trump's focus on his own wealth from @BernardFCondon & @ameliatd ✅ @BillBarrowAP's dispatch from the NC Senate race Today's edition: tinyurl.com/APGroundGame1013…
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Trump is heading all the way to Alaska in a sign of just how close its Senate race may be apnews.com/article/trump-ala… w/ @beckybohrerap

Trump went all the way to Alaska in a sign of just how close its Senate race may be

President Donald Trump has made an unusual campaign trip with the midterm elections looming. He went to Alaska to support Republican Sen.

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The midterm elections won't keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might apnews.com/article/trump-col…

The midterm elections won't keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might

A hurricane is menacing the Gulf Coast, but President Donald Trump remains eager to attend a big college football game in Alabama on Saturday night.

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As Democrats eye big midterm wins, Republicans look to turn the tables in some House districts apnews.com/article/midterm-h…

As Democrats eye big midterm wins, Republicans look to turn the tables in some House districts

The midterm elections may be challenging for Republicans, but there are some key House races where GOP wins might mean election night goes better than expected.

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Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom apnews.com/article/trump-cle… w/ @michellelprice

Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has announced he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Clemens, calling him “maybe the greatest pitcher of all time.”

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Trump highlights a big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didn't attend apnews.com/article/trump-bal… by @joshboak and me

Trump highlights a big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didn't attend

President Donald Trump traveled to the Baltimore area to highlight a $3.7 billion investment by Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines at a shipyard.

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Asked what the U.S. intelligence community was saying about the case, Trump said the U.S. is in “very deep discussions” on the topic. “We’ll be able to report about it, probably tomorrow,” Trump said. With @apwillweissert @cbinkley apnews.com/article/trump-put…

Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

President Donald Trump says he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute.

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Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked backlash for glorifying him via @apwillweissert apnews.com/article/trump-tax…

Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked backlash for glorifying him

President Donald Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads promoting himself. He plans to use his own political funds going forward, instead. In a post Monday night on his social media...

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Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked backlash for glorifying him apnews.com/article/trump-tax…

Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked backlash for glorifying him

President Donald Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads promoting himself. He plans to use his own political funds going forward, instead. In a post Monday night on his social media...

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A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting apnews.com/article/louisiana… by @GaryEFields2

A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting

Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation.

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A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover. Gold flourishes abound, reports @apwillweissert apnews.com/article/trump-peo…

A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover. Gold flourishes abound

The People's House museum exhibit in Washington has updated its replica Oval Office to match Donald Trump’s flashier and more golden design choices from his second term.

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