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10 congressional candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake forum
MOSES LAKE — Ten of the 11 candidates running for Washington's 4th Congressional District appeared at a candidate …
In Georgia, Loeffler again refuses to say Trump lost
ATLANTA (AP) — Sen. Kelly Loeffler repeatedly refused to acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost reelection in November, as she debated her Democratic opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock, ahead of twin Georgia runo…
Energy payments to states in US West plummet in 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Payments to states in the U.S. West have plummeted for oil, natural gas and coal extracted from U.S. lands after low crude prices and the pandemic slowed drilling and mining in many areas in …
Acting US defense secretary in Indonesia on Asia tour
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The acting U.S. secretary of defense met with his counterpart in Indonesia on Monday as part of a visit to Asia in which he will push Washington's free and open Indo-Pacific policy.
Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administr…
Acting Anchorage mayor tests positive for COVID-19
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Austin Quinn-Davison, the acting mayor of Alaska’s largest city, is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19, her office announced Sunday.
AP Source: Biden to pick California AG Xavier Becerra to lead pandemic response as health and human services secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Source: Biden to pick California AG Xavier Becerra to lead pandemic response as health and human services secretary.
Energy payments to states in US West plummet in 2020
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Payments to states in the U.S. West have plummeted for oil, natural gas and coal extracted from U.S. lands after low crude prices and the pandemic slowed drilling and mining in many areas in …
Member of Gov. Lamont's staff tests positive for COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's deputy communications director, Rob Blanchard, is in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus, he announced Sunday.
Analysis: Louisiana officials urge embrace of virus vaccine
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With a
Trump tweets that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump tweets that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Biden's pick to head OMB brings experience, Twitter enemies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Neera Tanden has delighted in labeling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as “Moscow Mitch”; in the wake of the acrimonious vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, she cuttingly…
Most Californians face new virus lockdowns amid ICU surge
Many Californians are preparing for a new stay-at-home
SC health board intends to pick new agency leader by January
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The board that oversees South Carolina's sprawling health and environmental agency said it intends to nominate a new director for the department by the end of the year.
Concerns raised about costs of New Mexico Civil Rights Act
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposed New Mexico Civil Rights Act that would allow legal claims to be filed in state court over alleged infringements on free speech, freedom of religion and other constitutional rights i…
Judge orders forensic exam of county's election equipment
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A judge said a man can take forensic images of election equipment in a northern Michigan county that had problems with vote totals for Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.