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Judge upholds income tax ballot disclosure, sparks sponsor outrage
(The Center Square) – A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Friday upheld the government-drafted financial dis…
Trump still contagious? Experts say it's impossible to know
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn't think he's contagious anymore, but medical experts say that's impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.
Shaheen, Messner debate in Senate race in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Preexisting conditions, both medical and political, played a role Thursday in the first debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Republican challenger Corky Messner.
Fresh off vice presidential debate, Pence rallies in Nevada
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence applauded President Donald Trump on Thursday for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, his opposition to abortion and his support for police.
Cooper appoints new NC elections board pick after withdrawal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper picked on Thursday another Republican to join the State Board of Elections, a day after he rescinded his original appointment for a vacant seat designa…
Ohio county still can't say how many wrong ballots sent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials with the elections board in the county that is home to Ohio’s capital still could not say Thursday how many voters received the wrong absentee ballots while promising corrected repla…
The Latest: Biden won't divulge court expansion stance now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Oklahoma governor disputes White House virus task force
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday took issue with a comment that he labeled as “editorial” in the latest report and recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force, which says th…
Edwards keeps current Louisiana virus restrictions in place
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday he's keeping Louisiana's current
For 3rd time, groups seek end to Trump order on House seats
For the third time in two months, civil rights groups and state and local governments on Thursday asked judges to strike down a directive from President Donald Trump that would exclude people living in the U.S. ill…
California braces for potential disruption, threats at polls
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a divided nation on edge as Election Day approaches, California is warning local officials to prepare for disruption at polling places and potential cases of voters being intimidated or bloc…
Military blindsided by Trump's new Afghan troop withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military was blindsided Thursday by President Donald Trump's assertion that all U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, with U.S. officials saying they are not awar…
USDA head cited for breaking law by backing Trump reelection
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Some worried Democrats have 2nd thoughts on voting by mail
Ann Mintz and Clifford Wagner have been struggling with indecision about the election for weeks. Their angst isn't over whom to vote for — the Philadelphia couple are Democrats who support Joe Biden. It's about how…
House leaders call for lawmaker to resign over videos
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican leaders in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives called Thursday for one of their members to resign after a newspaper disclosed the existence of videos posted to a since-deleted …
New Mexico swing-district debate hinges on oil, border
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — GOP congressional challenger Yvette Herrell embraced President Donald Trump's border-wall strategy and burnished an anti-abortion, pro-petroleum philosophy in a bid to unseat Democratic Rep. X…