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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…
Trump lawyers: Impeachment based on hatred, not facts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the former president as they sped through their defense of his actions and fiery words before the Jan.…
After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.
Biden will try to close Guantanamo after 'robust' review
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Frida…
Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.
Kansas proposal against transgender athletes gets traction
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposal aimed at keeping transgender students out of girls' and women's sports is attracting enough interest in the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature to worry LGBTQ advocates.
Which GOP senators are seen as possible votes against Trump?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most every senator has pledged to listen to the evidence in Donald Trump’s historic second
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.…
Biden White House seeks to turn page on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The end of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial opens a new chapter for his successor in the White House.
2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. The trial went on for two weeks of he-said-she-said. There was a m…
After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.
The Latest: Biden says all Americans must 'defend the truth'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: LA County says medical center broke virus rules
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials say that the Northridge Hospital Medical Center violated county rules when it provided coronavirus vaccines to teachers and staff at the Wesley School in North Hollywood. …
Nursing home disclosures taint Cuomo's pandemic performance
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote a book on managing the COVID-19 crisis. Now he faces intensifying accusations that he covered up the true death toll of the pandemic on nursing home residents, a…
Dem retreat on witnesses brings messy end to Trump trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats who prosecuted Donald Trump's impeachment trial faced puzzlement and criticism from senators on Saturday as they surprised most everyone — Trump’s lawyers and Senate Democrats includ…
Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.