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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.
'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol officer
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer.
Georgia's GOP governor under fire after US Senate losses
ATLANTA (AP) — Even though he wasn’t on the ballot, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has been painfully bruised by the 2020 elections.
Lawmakers vote to give AG power to regulate abortion clinics
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's anti-abortion attorney general would be given new power to regulate abortion clinics under a bill that won final passage Saturday from the Republican-dominated legislature.
Pelosi's talk of limits on Trump nuke power raises old worry
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's concern about President Donald Trump potentially ordering the launch of a nuclear weapon in his final days in office highlights a little-known fact: Launch authority r…
Low-key start to Holcomb's new term as Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb will have a low-key start to his second term on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic that has dominated the past year continues looming over the state.
'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.
Florida Democrats elect ex-Miami Mayor Diaz as state leader
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Democratic Party leaders elected former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz on Saturday as the state's new party chair, hoping the Cuban American can turn the party's fortune after losing tw…
US Capitol attack reignites talk on guns in Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Concerns over security at Michigan’s Capitol have reignited after the U.S. Capitol came under attack by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters last week.
Lawmakers complete work on bills to limit governor's power
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In a stinging rebuke of the Democratic governor's response to COVID-19, Republican lawmakers on Saturday gave final passage to bills limiting his emergency powers to impose restrictions meant …
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday.
Text of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's inauguration speech
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's
Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how U.S. diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, an…
Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President …
Pope Francis 'astonished' by mob attack on US Capitol
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told an Italian broadcaster that he was “astonished” by the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol due to the democratic traditions of the United States.