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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,…
McGrath requests COVID tests ahead of debate with McConnell
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Days before what could be her only face-to-face showdown with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Democratic challenger Amy McGrath said Friday that anyone attending their debate should b…
Schools allege overreach by New Mexico education secretary
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of school districts is challenging the authority of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's education secretary to drastically limit in-person instruction, dictate COVID-19 testin…
The Latest: 2nd presidential debate is officially canceled
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to states
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The alleged foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor is a jarring example of how the anti-government movement in the U.S. has become an internet-driven hodgepodge of conspiracy theorist…
Pennsylvania House GOP drops 'election integrity' plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — House Republicans in Pennsylvania are dropping plans to fast-track an 11th-hour effort to set up a Republican-majority election panel with subpoena power, officials said Friday, amid accusati…
Missouri's COVID-19 response in spotlight at governor forum
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his Democratic opponent spent much of a candidate forum on Friday sparring over the governor's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds ballot notarization law
Missouri residents who want to vote remotely in November's elections will have to have their ballots notarized unless they meet specific criteria, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Federal judge rules election in Minnesota’s 2nd District to be held in November, despite death of third-party candidate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal judge rules election in Minnesota’s 2nd District to be held in November, despite death of third-party candidate.
Judge: Minnesota 2nd District election to take place Nov. 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ruled that the election in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District should proceed in November as originally scheduled, despite the recent death of a third-party candidate…
Campaign: Trump to hold first rally since COVID-19 diagnosis Monday in Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaign: Trump to hold first rally since COVID-19 diagnosis Monday in Florida.
Cunningham won't directly address possible other affairs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham refused on Friday to address whether other sexual affairs could surface days after The Associated Press reported his intimate encounter this summ…
Trump says experimental drugs may have saved him from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he could have become very ill and might not have recovered from COVID-19 without experimental drugs, a far worse outlook than what his doctors were telling the A…
Plot puts focus on governors' safety amid threats, protests
A plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has put a focus on the security of governors who have faced protests and threats over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
With just a few hours to go, SC Senate debate format changes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —
US sees 'malign influence' in China-backed school program
The Trump administration on Friday encouraged U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute, a program that brings Chinese language classes to America but, according to federal official…