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Commissioner candidates discuss public safety, county services
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes
ATLANTA (AP) — This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes
President Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in
Washington braces for intense opening to a pivotal year
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The tumult of 2020 isn't over yet.
The Latest: Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker of the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
2021 marquee contest: Virginia governor's race in high gear
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An unusually broad field of candidates are vying for the governor's seat in Virginia as the marquee political contest of 2021 gets into full swing.
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense cautioned Sunday against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, ar…
Collins sworn in for 5th term in US Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Susan Collins has been sworn in for her historic fifth term in Washington.
Analysis: New Louisiana political year, with repeat debates
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature's 2021 political debates will center on the same terrain that fixated lawmakers around the country last year: the
Israeli protesters press on against PM Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested again Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that the long-serving leader resign over corruption charges against him and for allegedly mishand…
Minnesota GOP lawmakers sue to undo state employee pay raise
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of Minnesota Republican lawmakers is suing the state's budget agency in an attempt to halt pay raises for state employees.
Budget, bonds, virus top North Dakota legislative session
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for the state's 67th legislative session, where they will face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that’s h…
Virginia state Sen. Chafin dies after catching coronavirus
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin has died after contracting the coronavirus, Senate Republicans said Friday.
Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult two years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislat…
Nancy Pelosi reelected as House speaker, taking reins of narrow Democratic majority entering Biden era.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi reelected as House speaker, taking reins of narrow Democratic majority entering Biden era.
Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races
President-elect Joe Biden is going all-in to help Democrats win two Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine party control in the critical early years of his administration, a widespread effort that not long a…