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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
Senate GOP pushing Barrett ahead past Democrats' blockade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate opened a rare weekend session Saturday as Republicans raced to put
Belarus: Protesters keep up push for president's resignation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several hundred women marched across the capital of Belarus in heavy rain Saturday to demand the resignation of the country's authoritarian president, continuing more than 2 1/2 months of prote…
The Latest: Biden doesn't want events to be `superspreaders'
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GOP asks Supreme Court again to block PA ballot extension
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Republican Party is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to speedily take up its case to block counties in the presidential battleground state from counting mailed-in ballots receiv…
Kentucky governor leaves quarantine, says mask kept him safe
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear left quarantine on Saturday, two weeks after being exposed to COVID-19 by a member of his security detail.
State allows drivers older than 79 to renew licenses online
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Older drivers at high risk for complications from COVID-19 will no longer be required to take their annual eye exam at a state Motor Vehicle Division office.
Trump votes in Fla. before rallies; Biden focuses on Pa.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he voted Saturday “for a guy named Trump" and called it an “honor” to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campai…
Minority pushes Trump agenda largely unpopular among tribes
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Myron Lizer has no qualms about it: As one of the top officials on the country's largest Native American reservation, he's a proud Donald Trump supporter.
Cunningham keeps low in NC Senate race marked by his affair
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham is bypassing uncomfortable questions about his extramarital activities in the final days of his closely contested race with GOP Sen. Th…
The Latest: 'I voted for a guy named Trump,' president says
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Pope and Spain's prime minister visit maskless at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met with the Spanish prime minister Saturday at the Vatican, which has had a rash of COVID-19 infections confirmed in recent days, but neither man used a face a mask during the publ…
Poland's president has coronavirus, apologizes to contacts
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says he feels well despite testing positive for the coronavirus, and he apologized Saturday to everyone who must quarantine because they had contact with him.
Maine's historic ranked vote could play big role in election
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The presence of ranked choice voting on the ballot in Maine is a new wrinkle in a state famous for its own Yankee brand of political independence, and could play a role in deciding the presid…
Boat parades, road rallies buoy Trump and his supporters
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — When a flotilla of pontoon and fishing boats decked out with "Trump 2020” flags cruised past him this summer, Dale Fullenkamp got an idea.
Democrats aiming for seat in longtime Indiana GOP stronghold
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The suburbs clustered across the north side of Indianapolis have been a treasure trove of Republican votes for decades, reliably supporting the party’s state and congressional candidates by wide…