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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…
Casino mogul, GOP megadonor Adelson to take medical leave
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson will take a medical leave after recently resuming cancer treatments, the company announced in a statement on Thursday.
Pelosi: If Trump not removed under 25th Amendment, Congress may go forward with impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pelosi: If Trump not removed under 25th Amendment, Congress may go forward with impeachment.
AP source: Biden to pick Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as Commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to lead Labor Dept
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Biden to pick Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as Commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to lead Labor Dept.
Pelosi to seek resignation of Capitol police chief, announces resignation of other key security figure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pelosi to seek resignation of Capitol police chief, announces resignation of other key security figure.
Missouri lawmaker skips own inaugural to attend Trump rally
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While most of his colleagues were being sworn into office at the Missouri Capitol, Republican state Rep. Justin Hill was in the nation's capital encouraging Congress to reject President-e…
Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary
BOSTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary, selecting a former union worker who shares Biden's Irish-American background and wor…
More contagious variant of COVID-19 found in Connecticut
The first two known cases of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Connecticut, the governor said Thursday.
WHO blames spiked Italy report on error, "overlooked" rule
ROME (AP) — The World Health Organization denied Thursday that Italian officials pressured it to spike a report into Italy’s coronavirus response but said the U.N. agency should have shared the document with Italy'…
EXPLAINER: Transfer of power under 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's role in
Cameras, equipment supply among nursing home proposals
The ability to install cameras in rooms, a statewide visitation policy and full-time infection control specialists are among recommendations by members of a committee considering pandemic-inspired changes at Connec…
As infections climb, NY avoids closures by shifting metrics
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For months, as they planned for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus, New York's leaders talked about how a strict set of scientific metrics would guide decisions about whether to reimpose r…
Biden slams pro-Trump mob as 'domestic terrorists' one day after violent siege on U.S. Capitol
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Biden slams pro-Trump mob as 'domestic terrorists' one day after violent siege on U.S. Capitol.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigning, says she 'cannot set aside' pro-Trump insurrection at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigning, says she 'cannot set aside' pro-Trump insurrection at Capitol.
Lone Kansas Democrat in Congress calls for Trump's removal
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The lone Democrat in the Kansas congressional delegation is calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the certificat…
Special elections set to fill Louisiana congressional seats
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards has officially called a March 20 special election for Louisiana voters to select two new members of the U.S. House, with an April 24 runoff if needed.