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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,…
Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosis
CHICAGO (AP) — News Friday that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories that in a matter of hours …
The Latest: Trump campaign manager tests positive for COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump
Michigan governor's virus powers upended with court ruling
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 1945 law repeatedly used by Gov. Gretcher Whitmer to respond to the coronavirus pandemic was declared unconstitutional Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court, a striking decision that puts mon…
Website: Trump leads all Facebook ad spending in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican President Donald Trump has spent more money on Facebook advertising targeting New Mexico users since July than any other candidate, campaign, or business, according to a New York Universit…
GOP faces reckoning over Trump's virus strategy, diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was a moment of reckoning for his Republican Party, whose leaders largely adopted his strategy of playing down the disease but are now confronted wit…
AP Explains: Transfer of power under 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced early Friday on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and he will spend several days at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to weigh in on absentee ballot case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court late Friday agreed to weigh in on whether the Republican-controlled Legislature has standing to challenge
Trump COVID infection thrusts world in uncharted territory
PARIS (AP) — News that the world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious disease dominated screens large and small, drawing shock, sympathy and some barbs for President Donald Trump.
Candidates swap jabs on ethics, health care at Senate debate
DENVER (AP) — Republican Sen. Cory Gardner and his Democratic challenger, former Gov. John Hickenlooper, sparred over ethics, health care and energy during the initial debate in Colorado's hard-fought U.S. Senate r…
An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump's diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing well apart on the debate stage, President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden looked out at an odd sight — one section of the room dutifully in masks, the other section fla…
Pennsylvania to expand overtime pay eligibility
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After three years of work on the issue, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Pennsylvania will become one of a handful of states to expand eligibility for overtime pay beyond federal threshold…
South Carolina's Graham, challenger to meet in 1st debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and his Democratic challenger are set to meet in their first face-to-face matchup, amid record-breaking fundraising and a Supreme Court nomination debate that means Gr…
Court: Ohio elections chief has leeway to expand drop boxes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to expand the number of ballot drop boxes beyond one per Ohio county, he can. But a state appellate court won't force him to do so.
In video before hospital trip, Trump says, 'I think I'm doing very well,' going 'to make sure that things work out'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In video before hospital trip, Trump says, 'I think I'm doing very well,' going 'to make sure that things work out.'
GOP US House candidate fixes campaign report over donation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A Republican candidate in a closely watched U.S. House race in Southern New Mexico has amended a campaign finance report after receiving a donation credited to a woman who had died.