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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
EXPLAINER: Why impeachment evidence tested TV's standards
NEW YORK (AP) — All the words abounded — the ones that you're not supposed to hear on broadcast television or, for that matter, in a lot of other places.
Trump returns to spotlight in trial — but not on his terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — His rallying cry to supporters has been dissected. His videos, press conferences and calls to Fox News have played on loop. His Twitter account is once again dominating news coverage, his missives…
Airlines push White House to reject testing for US flights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of several major U.S. airlines met online Friday with White House officials to press their case against requiring coronavirus tests for passengers on domestic flights, saying it would unde…
Draghi takes helm in Italy, focused on pandemic recovery aid
ROME (AP) — Mario Draghi, the man largely credited with saving the euro currency, took the helm as Italy's premier Saturday after assembling a government of economic experts and other technocrats along with career …
Nebraska Sen. Sasse bets political future on opposing Trump
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When
Riot video spotlights mob's focus on stopping Biden win
As the insurrectionists breached the U.S. Capitol, smashing windows and climbing in over the jagged glass, some of their first audible cries were a declaration of purpose: “Where are they counting the votes?”
White House aide suspended for threatening reporter
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo has been suspended for a week without pay after he reportedly issued a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship wi…
The Latest: Tuberville stands by account of Trump phone call
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Rep. Herrera Beutler in middle of impeachment trial turmoil
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaime Herrera Beutler has spent a decade in Congress as a low-key moderate Republican who largely avoided heated partisan battles. That changed with Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.
Trial highlights: Trump grievances, angry outbursts and more
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a whirlwind defense, Donald Trump's impeachment attorneys aired a litany of grievances Friday, arguing the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol whil…
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific
Cuomo administration 'froze' over nursing home data requests
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide told Democratic lawmakers that the administration took months to release data revealing how many people living at nursing homes died of COVID-19 because off…
White House aide resigns after threatening reporter
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another r…
Lawyer defending Trump accustomed to political disaster
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bruce L. Castor Jr. answered his cellphone, but he had no time to talk.
Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators spent an hour talking strategy with lawyers for the accused. The entire Senate served as jurors even though they were also targets of the crime. No witnesses were called.…