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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…
Final Trump-Biden debate marked by clashes but less chaos
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright civil …
Firm at center of corruption probe reaches $6.5M settlements
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general on Thursday announced $6.5 million in federal and state settlements were reached with a Medicaid provider that was at the center of a corruption probe involving s…
Collins, Gideon clash in 4th debate in US Senate campaign
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins seized the opportunity as she spoke from Washington during a debate Thursday to point out that she’s hard at work while Democratic Maine House Speaker Sara …
Peters reports raising $7.4M in 2 weeks in Senate race
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said Thursday that his campaign raised $7.4 million in the first two weeks of October, about half of what was collected in the previous three months.
Democrat says she opposes expanding court in Senate debate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrat Barbara Bollier said Thursday that she wouldn't support adding additional justices to the U.S. Supreme Court or vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's plan to raise taxes …
Nigerian president leaves protest shootings out of speech
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful protesters at …
Governor's emergency powers draw scrutiny in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican state treasurer urged lawmakers on Thursday to put restrictions on the Democratic governor's ability to take executive action in an emergency.
GOP to high court: Halt longer N. Carolina absentee deadline
President Donald Trump’s campaign and North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to return the state to a shorter deadline for accepting late-arriving absentee ballots …
Biden to return to Pennsylvania in campaign's final stretch
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fresh off visits by President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, Pennsylvania will again host Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence in the comin…
Edwards loosens restrictions on high school football crowds
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will allow more high school football fans to attend games in outside stadiums, if they're in parishes with low numbers of
GOP in ruby red Kansas stresses over costly Senate race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Republicans who were desperate to have Kansas Congressman Roger Marshall as their candidate for an open Senate seat are finding the race to be anything but the sure thing they once thought …
Texas sends more medical forces to virus hot spot in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is sending more medical reinforcements to the El Paso area in response to the region's surge of coronavirus cases and the illness the virus causes, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday.
Trump campaign tapes voters at drop boxes, threatens lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Trump campaign has been videotaping people as they deposit ballots in drop boxes in Philadelphia in what it says is an attempt to catch violations, surveillance that the battleground stat…
Louisiana lawmakers skirmish in special session's final days
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As they reached the final days of their special session, Louisiana lawmakers Thursday haggled over elections issues and a controversial police financing measure, skirmishes that kept them bi…
Judge won't order early voting site on Pascua Yaqui land
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to order a southern Arizona election official to open an early voting and ballot collection site for the Nov. 3 election on a Native American reservation on the ed…