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Commissioner candidates discuss what distinguishes themselves
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
Wyoming senator-elect names top staff members
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's incoming U.S. senator has begun announcing key members of her staff.
Tennessee's 11 electors cast ballot for Trump, Pence
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s 11 representatives to the Electoral College on Monday cast their vote for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
Wisconsin court says voters decide if they are confined
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Monday that it is up to each individual voter to determine for themselves whether they are “indefinitely confined” and therefore able to request and submit an a…
Nevada electors award six Electoral College votes to Biden
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s six Democratic presidential electors awarded their votes to Joe Biden on Monday morning, becoming the first slate of electors from a battleground state to cast their votes.
New Hampshire casts its 4 electoral votes for Biden, Harris
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire cast its four Electoral College votes for Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Monday in a ceremony that combined historic touches with modern technology that wasn't quite up …
State's 4 Electoral College members to vote for president
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's four Electoral College members are gathering Monday to cast their votes for president.
Stith named to lead North Carolina community college system
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Thomas Stith III, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration in North Carolina and a former top aide to then-Gov. Pat McCrory, was hired Monday to lead the state's community college sys…
GOP leaders to act as electors, cast Kansas votes for Trump
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican party officials picked to serve as Kansas members of the Electoral College were set to meet Monday to cast the state’s six electoral votes for President Donald Trump.
US blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent
AP-NORC poll: America's virus concerns stable as cases spike
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Deaths from
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Legislative offices closed due to threats as electors meet
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislative offices were closed Monday because of threats of violence as presidential electors prepared to gather in the state Capitol to cast their votes for Democrat Joe Biden.
EU clinches deal on first-ever defense fund
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Monday that an agreement has been reached on setting up the 27-nation bloc’s first ever fund to support defense research and development.
Missouri presidential electors meeting to vote for Trump
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Missouri's presidential electors are gathering at the state Capitol to officially cast their votes for Republican President Donald Trump.
Biden electors to convene for vote in Pennsylvania's capital
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's 20 members of the Electoral College will convene in a Harrisburg auditorium on Monday to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, whose win in the state last month helped propel him to vic…