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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…
Jones: Trump nominee is torpedo aimed at Affordable Care Act
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is a “torpedo” aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act.
VP Pence, Harris' husband bound for Nevada Thursday
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is holding a rally in southern Nevada at the airport in Boulder City on Thursday, the day after his debate in Utah with Kamala Harris.
The Latest: Harris says Breonna Taylor didn't get justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Trump administration turns to immigration as vote nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — It had the ingredients of a President Donald Trump campaign speech: dangerous immigrants, attacks on Democrat-run cities, even a mention of “America First.”
Masks a 'matter of preference' at the Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Preparations for the Mississippi State Fair's grand opening moved forward Wednesday amid criticism that masks will not be required at the event after the governor repealed the statewide mask m…
Voters to receive replacements after wrong Ohio ballots sent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in the county that is home to Ohio’s capital who received the wrong absentee ballots will be mailed corrected replacement ballots, the county elections board said Wednesday.
High court nominee served as 'handmaid' in religious group
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served as a “handmaid,” the term then used for high-ranking female leaders in the
Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?
BOSTON (AP) — Several high-profile cases of voters getting incorrect blank absentee ballots in the mail are raising questions about how often such mix-ups occur and whether they could affect this year's presidentia…
Arizona early voting starts with millions of ballots mailed
PHOENIX (AP) — Early voting started Wednesday in Arizona, with counties opening sites for people to cast ballots and county Recorders mailing millions of early ballots to voters signed up to receive them.
Arizona lawmaker making some progress against coronavirus
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker ill with COVID-19 who is on a ventilator at a Maryland hospital's intensive care unit is showing some signs of improvement, his wife announced Wednesday.
Body camera video shows brutal attack on Los Angeles officer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police released
US charges British IS members in deaths of American hostages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Islamic State militants from Britain were brought to the United States on Wednesday to
Georgia candidates debate empowerment versus problem-solving
ATLANTA (AP) — Despite calls from the moderator for bipartisanship, candidates in a suburban Atlanta congressional district on Wednesday presented diverging viewpoints on how to solve the country's problems in a de…
Prosecutors: It's time for ex-congressman to go to prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to reject an effort to delay or eliminate a prison sentence for the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president.
AP FACT CHECK: Pence echoes Trump misfires in VP debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Although more buttoned-up on the stage than his boss, Vice President Mike Pence nevertheless echoed many of President Donald Trump’s falsehoods Wednesday in the one and only debate with Democratic…