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Preliminary primary results set stage for November races across Columbia Basin
EPHRATA — Initial results from Washington's Aug. 5 primary election show several closely watched races beginning t…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump baselessly cites fraud in virus toll
WASHINGTON (AP) — The actual crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and a manufactured crisis over voting fraud featured heavily in President Donald Trump’s misstatements during the 2020 campaign’s final week. Democrat…
Thousands protest in Jerusalem against Israeli PM
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption char…
Nebraska agency reports nearly 1,500 new coronavirus cases
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is reporting nearly 1,500 new coronavirus cases for just a single day and another high for the number of people hospitalized because of COVID-19.
2 officials close to Turkish leader test positive for virus
ISTANBUL (AP) — Two top Turkish officials who work closely with Turkey's president have tweeted that they tested positive for the coronavirus.
Road to 270: Biden has options, Trump walks narrow path
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each has a path to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Biden's is appreciably wider.
EXPLAINER: Calling a race is tricky: How AP does it
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 2020 U.S. general election, The Associated Press will declare winners in more than 7,000 races – starting with the White House and reaching down the ballot to every seat in every state legi…
2016 Arizona court expansion not seen as efficiency boost
PHOENIX (AP) — Current and former chief justices of the Arizona Supreme Court say the addition of two more justices didn't make it more efficient, which was one of the expectations stated by Gov. Doug Ducey in 2016…
Peters, James make final cases in Michigan's Senate race
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters and Republican challenger John James are making their final cases to the electorate in the closing days of a $100 million-plus duel that will help shape whether the…
State legislative elections key to redistricting power
HOUSTON (AP) — Not long ago, Berta Patterson’s corner of Houston was as symbolically red as they come.
EXPLAINER: For election winner, much transition work ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inaugur…
Sedgwick County official says he won't serve if reelected
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican county commissioner in Kansas said Saturday that he'll resign if he is reelected after being secretly recorded with two other officials plotting to cover up their part in a false a…
Vote will show Georgia as swing state or extend GOP control
ATLANTA (AP) — The most competitive election cycle in decades could confirm Georgia as a swing state or leave Republicans still in control. After weeks of early balloting, voters on Tuesday will finish deciding whe…
EXPLAINER: From 1800, a lesson in delayed election results
The tempestuous election of 2020 has been rife with predictions of confusion and cataclysm, with warnings that a contested battle could last well into December.
EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a good chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election when they go to bed that night.
The Latest: Biden unleashes scathing attacks on Trump
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the