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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…
PA picks GOP auditor; reelects Shapiro, US House incumbents
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters have returned at least 17 incumbent members to Congress, with one race undecided, and have elected the first Republican auditor general in more than two decades.
Virus case at WVa Capitol leads governor, staff to take test
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he and his staff tested negative for the coronavirus after a staffer in the Capitol building tested positive Friday morning. The attorney general’s offic…
Democrat Steven Horsford wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada's 4th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Steven Horsford wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada's 4th Congressional District.
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Virginia governor seeks $1M to probe racism claims at VMI
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam has signed two key criminal justice reform bills into law and proposed changes to the state budget, including adding $1 million to investigate the culture at the Virginia Mil…
Louisiana governor leaves most pet projects intact in budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to nearly all of the $20 million-plus in pet projects that lawmakers inserted into this year's budget
The Latest: Democrat Bourdeaux flips Georgia House district
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the election in Georgia:
Sen. Johnson says half of country won't accept a Biden win
MADISON, Wis., (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, said Friday that half the country will not accept the outcome of the presidential election if Democrat Joe Biden wins.
Utah's attorney general takes time off to aid Trump campaign
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s newly reelected attorney general said Friday he is taking personal leave time to help support President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to election procedures. Trump has claimed without…
Walz names Robert Doty as Minnesota's chief tax collector
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Robert Doty to be the next commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue, the governor's office announced Friday.
Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux wins election to U.S. House in Georgia's 7th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux wins election to U.S. House in Georgia's 7th Congressional District.
Indiana Democratic chairman leaving after 8 years in post
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Democratic Party’s chairman said Friday he would step down from the position when his term ends in March, a change that will come after several years of
Pennsylvania votes for GOP auditor, congressional incumbents
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters have returned at least 17 incumbent members to Congress, with one race undecided, and have elected the first Republican auditor general in more than two decades.
Biden nearly doubles lead in Nevada as more results released
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump in Nevada, leading by 20,137 votes in the battleground state.