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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,…
Protesters erupt in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary election
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Protesters clashed with police in Kygryzstan's capital Monday during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election, and dozens of people were reported injured.
2 NC lawmakers subject of new ethics complaints on expenses
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A campaign finance reform advocate lodged ethics complaints on Monday against two more Republican lawmakers, alleging they wrongly accepted state funds for expenses related to North Carolina le…
Bill against 'police defunding' advances in Louisiana House
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's municipalities would risk losing state construction dollars if they move to “defund the police," under a measure advanced Monday in the state House, even as the bill sponsor ackn…
Serbia president: Prime minister to remain in office
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president on Monday proposed that current Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stay in office, paving the way for the formation of a new government more than three months after a parliamentar…
Absentee voting for 2020 election begins in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 20,000 votes have already been cast in November's general election in South Carolina as the first voters on Monday got to make their choice in person.
Democratic US Sen. Markey, Republican O'Connor set to debate
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor are set to face off for their first and only scheduled debate.
Timeline of Trump's medical treatment for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Timeline of President Donald Trump's medical care since he was diagnosed with coronavirus. It isn't known how Trump became infected; several people who were in close contact with the president in …
Arizona lawmaker goes to intensive care for virus treatment
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker has been intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment of COVID-19, legislative officials announced Monday.
Trump says he's leaving hospital for White House, feels good
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he's leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, saying that despite his illness the nation should …
Arkansas race tests Democrats' reach in solidly red state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When she ran for an Arkansas congressional seat a decade ago, Joyce Elliott lost by 20 points as Republicans took over nearly every major office. So it would have been easy to write her off…
Arizona lawmaker intubated for COVID-19 treatment
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker has been intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment of COVID-19, legislative officials announced Monday.
Group sues to block California boardroom diversity law
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservative legal group announced Monday that it sued to block California’s first-in-the-nation law that requires hundreds of corporations based in the state to have directors from racial or s…
Big-name conservatives rally against Nebraska casino measure
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Some of the biggest conservative names in Nebraska politics lined up Monday against ballot measures to legalize casinos, which they argue would fuel an increase in gambling addictions and relat…
2 more Minnesota GOP leaders test negative for coronavirus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two more prominent Minnesota Republicans who came close to President Donald Trump during his visit to Minnesota last week said Monday that they have tested negative for the cononavirus.
Protests erupt in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary election
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Large crowds of people have gathered in the center of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Monday to protest against the results of a parliamentary election, early results of which gave the majority o…