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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…
Businesses, public health agencies at odds over virus bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's business community on Tuesday came out in support of a Republican-authored coronavirus response bill moving quickly through the Legislature that is opposed by public health official…
Fight over Senate election mars start of legislative session
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bitter dispute broke out on the floor of the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday when majority Republicans blocked a Democratic incumbent from being sworn in because his GOP challenger has dispu…
Judge nixes latest Trump bid to invalidate Georgia election
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's latest bid to overturn his election loss in Georgia during a hearing Tuesday that the president's lawyer blocked members of the public from listening…
Ducey faces criticism after son posts video of packed party
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is facing criticism after his adult son posted video on social media from a large party at which people were packed in a room without masks.
WHO head 'disappointed' Chinese officials haven't finalized permission for experts to examine COVID-19 origins
GENEVA (AP) — WHO head 'disappointed' Chinese officials haven't finalized permission for experts to examine COVID-19 origins.
EXPLAINER: Breaking down Biden’s Iran problem
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has an Iran problem. And, it’s getting more complicated by the day.
US Air Force deploys airmen, drones to base in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has deployed about 90 airmen and an unspecified number of drone aircraft to a base in central Romania, boosting its military presence in the region where there are allie…
Kentucky lawmakers convene amid COVID-19 challenges
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers flexed their political muscle as Kentucky's legislature convened Tuesday, promoting legislation to scale back the Democratic governor's emergency powers and give the state…
Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaur
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public's help to select an official state dinosaur.
Wisconsin Republicans move forward with virus response bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans moved ahead Tuesday with a fast-tracked coronavirus response bill that is opposed by Democrats and appears likely to be vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.
Louisiana senators back COVID-19 rules for next election
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana would broaden the mail-in balloting options for spring municipal elections and two upcoming special congressional elections because of the coronavirus pandemic, under an emergency …
After rebuke, South Carolina gov changes COVID money plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After being rebuked in court for trying to spend his share of federal COVID-19 money on private school tuition grants, South Carolina's governor wants to spend the money on early childhood edu…
Big Questions: Georgia tests battleground status, Trump era
The two Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate have kept President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden in campaign mode and run up a half-billion-dollar tab in the process.
Portugal leads drive for EU consensus on migration policy
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal started consultations Tuesday with other European Union countries to find common ground for a new policy on migration, which has caused humanitarian crises and deep political divisi…
UK hospitals stagger as new virus variant takes huge toll
LONDON (AP) — Britain is facing a long, bleak winter as cold, wet weather and a more contagious variant of the coronavirus put unprecedented strain on the nation's hospitals and force record numbers of patients to …