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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
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Mexico's congress approves law limiting foreign agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s congress overwhelmingly approved a law Tuesday limiting foreign agents operating in the country and lifting their immunity in a decision that could impact its relation…
AP sources: Biden to add Buttigieg, Granholm to Cabinet
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary, according to four peopl…
Ex-Houston officer accused of assault in bogus fraud claim
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police captain was charged with assault on Tuesday after running a man off the road and holding him at gunpoint in an effort to prove what authorities have called a bogus voter fraud…
Court won't rehear case over Arkansas abortion restrictions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday said it won't reconsider its decision to lift a judge's ruling that has blocked four Arkansas abortion restrictions from taking effect, including a ban on…
Evergreen squabble continues at Wisconsin Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday put up an artificial Christmas tree in the Wisconsin Capitol's rotunda for a second time, hours after the first one was removed because they did not ha…
McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators on Tuesday not to join President Donald Trump’s …
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US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears
Negotiators report progress on long-delayed COVID aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill Republicans labored Tuesday to keep the price tag for a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package in check, seeking to prevail in a battle over help for state and local governments, while…
UN: Libya’s rivals fail to agree on how to name government
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals failed to agree on a mechanism to choose a transitional government that would lead the conflict-stricken country to elections in December next year, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Census releases data to check official count for accuracy
U.S. Census Bureau officials issued a range of population estimates Tuesday that are wholly separate from the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident, saying the figures will help evaluate the accuracy of t…
Minnesota Pardons Board grants immediate release of Myon Burrell, a Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Pardons Board grants immediate release of Myon Burrell, a Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager.
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Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively ch…