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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…
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Sullivan says process should play out in presidential race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, fresh off a reelection win in Alaska, said Friday he expects a peaceful transition of power in January.
Texas surpasses 7,000 patients hospitalized with coronavirus
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Friday surpassed 7,000 hospitalized patients for the first time since early August, just days after becoming America’s first state to surpass
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts on vaccine, state distribution
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday wrongly claimed full credit for Pfizer Inc.’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful and suggested without evidence that a separate state r…
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Judge blasts US agency's 'sloppy' climate work in oil case
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. federal court once again blocked new oil and gas drilling permits on Wyoming public lands in a ruling Friday that rebuked the Trump administration for its “sloppy and rushed” analysis …
More San Francisco Bay Area counties ban indoor dining
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several San Francisco Bay Area counties are joining San Francisco in banning all indoor dining and scaling back other activities as coronavirus cases surge nationwide, alarming public health of…
As virus surges, Northeast governors to mull next steps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Six northeast U.S. governors are having an “emergency summit” on COVID-19 this weekend as the virus continues to spread throughout the region, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Senator-elect Mark Kelly says bipartisanship a real mission
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Mark Kelly pledged Friday to stick with the campaign theme of bipartisanship that won him a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona's election, saying it was more than a rallying point to get voters in …
Judge dismisses Trump’s suit over ballots in metro Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has dismissed the Trump campaign’s lawsuit seeking the manual inspection of ballots in metro Phoenix after the campaign’s lawyers acknowledged that the small number of ballots at issue wouldn…
New Mexico governor hopes 'pause' will blunt virus surge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — People are being asked to stay home and gyms, salons, golf courses and other nonessential businesses will have to close for two weeks under public health restrictions reimposed Friday by Gov. …
2 more Michigan lawmakers test positive for virus amid surge
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — At least two more Michigan legislators have tested positive as the coronavirus continues surging to record heights, including one who attended Senate session and committee hearings on Thursday…
Close race for N.C. chief justice likely headed to recount
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The election to lead North Carolina's judicial branch was likely headed for a recount after county tallies reported Friday showed an extremely close race between current state Supreme Court Chi…