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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,…
Homeless challenge Denver encampment sweeps in federal court
DENVER (AP) — Homeless people filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop Denver from clearing their encampments around the city, saying the operations violate their constitutional rights and also raise the r…
FBI agent, federal prosecutor assigned to monitor election
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal law enforcement authorities are stepping up their vigilance of elections violations by establishing an FBI command post in Albuquerque and assigning a prosecutor to monitor complain…
Democratic US Sen. Markey, GOP's O'Connor spar in debate
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor sparred on everything from mask-wearing to the Green New Deal in their first and only scheduled debate Monday.
Kelly, McSally meet Tuesday night for only Senate debate
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Sen. Martha McSally and her Democratic challenger Mark Kelly meet Tuesday in what's likely to be the only debate of the campaign.
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from Arizona's growing, pivotal suburbs
PHOENIX (AP) — America’s suburbs are undergoing a political transformation. Democrats who once were confined to dense cities have made inroads into the suburbs that were once dependably Republican.
210K in US have died from virus. Now Trump says he 'gets it'
WASHNGTON (AP) — Now that he has contracted COVID-19, President Donald Trump says he does “get it.” That revelation, seven months into the pandemic and after almost 210,000 American deaths, is not the first time he…
EPA grants Stitt request for state oversight on tribal lands
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a request from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration to allow the state, not tribal nations, to regulate environmental issues in India…
White House nixes updated FDA guidelines on vaccine approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their introduction before t…
200K in US have died from virus. Now Trump says he 'gets it'
WASHNGTON (AP) — Now that he has contracted COVID-19, President Donald Trump says he does “get it.” That revelation, seven months into the pandemic and after almost 210,000 American deaths, is not the first time he…
Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — As President Donald Trump
DC unveils plan to open public school buildings in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public Schools in Washington, D.C., will partially reopen their buildings to select students beginning Nov. 9 in a multi-pronged approach as the nation's capital struggles to return to normalcy am…
Federal judge delays Arizona voter registration deadline
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican organizations are appealing a federal judge's ruling that pushes back Arizona’s voter registration deadline by nearly three weeks because of the pandemic.
Trump's doctor leans on health privacy law to duck questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's doctor leaned on a federal health privacy law Monday to duck certain questions about the president's treatment for COVID-19, while readily sharing other details of his pat…
Judge blocks Iowa directive on absentee ballot applications
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge blocked Iowa's secretary of state Monday from enforcing an order that barred counties from sending absentee ballot applications to voters with their personal information already fille…
Report: Chris Christie 'knocked back,' 'not knocked down'
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is “knocked back” but “not knocked down,” while hospitalized with the coronavirus, the Star Ledger reported Monday.