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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…
4 dozen undelivered ballots found at Florida post office
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Postal and law enforcement officials are investigating after four dozen mail-in ballots were found undelivered at a post office in Florida.
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.
Austria announces 4-week partial lockdown starting Tuesday
VIENNA (AP) — Austria on Saturday announced a partial shutdown that will see restaurants and bars closed for four weeks, cultural, sports and leisure activities canceled, and residents asked to stay home after 8 p.…
Warsaw police detain 37 during abortion rights protest
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police in Warsaw detained 37 people during a Friday protest against the tightening of Poland's abortion law, authorities in the capital said Saturday.
The Latest: Obama to return Monday to Georgia and Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Minnesota ballot tracking website restored after going down
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A website that Minnesotans can use to track their absentee ballots went down for more than an hour Saturday morning, along with other parts of the state’s online voter registration system, with j…
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…
Dems keep focus on public lands despite GOP legislative win
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Democrats seeking to pick up U.S. Senate seats in Montana and Colorado are falling back on a party playbook now familiar for the U.S. West: Paint their opponents as a threat to the public lan…
Minority US contract tracers build trust in diverse cities
SAN DIEGO (AP) — When a contact tracer called the Iraqi woman to say her 18-year-old daughter tested positive for the coronavirus and could quarantine for free in a hotel, the woman panicked — recalling the family'…
Record-setting early-vote period ending in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting is ending in North Carolina, where records have been smashed by those who preferred not to vote at their Election Day precincts.
Democrats could cement wins, wield more influence with Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For all the drama around the 2020 election, one thing isn't at stake: Democratic control of New York's state legislature. But while the party isn't in danger of losing its grip on Albany, Tuesda…
West Virginia voters have heavy slate of choices Tuesday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia voters have a packed ballot to ponder in Tuesday's election. In addition to the presidential race between incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger…
2 GOP senators run divergent races in battleground Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Both of Georgia’s Republican senators are on the 2020 ballot, but they’re running campaigns that seem poles apart.
US citizen kidnapped in Niger rescued in military operation
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger this past week has been rescued in a U.S. military operation in neighboring Nigeria, U.S. officials said Saturday.
AP News Guide: A look at Maine's general election
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 2020 election in Maine on Tuesday will carry a footnote: It marked the first use of ranked choice voting in a presidential contest in the U.S.