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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,…
Rik Mehta, Joe Piscopo say Trump looked normal at fundraiser
Comedian Joe Piscopo and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rik Mehta both told The Associated Press on Friday that President Donald Trump seemed completely normal at his Thursday night fundraiser in New Jersey, goin…
Judge OK's North Carolina plan to ease absentee voting rules
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge on Friday approved a newly reached settlement that will extend the time for counties to collect absentee ballots and make it easier for people to correct missing witness …
Timeline of Trump's activities in week coronavirus hit home
WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule in the week before the coronavirus hit home with him. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melan…
'Latino Vote' documentary follows emerging bloc in US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new PBS film on the Latino voting bloc examines the rise of potentially the largest electorate of color in the U.S.
Defunct corporations fined over Montana campaign violations
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge has entered a $1.76 million judgement against two now-defunct corporations that were found to have made illegal contributions to more than a dozen Republican candidates seeking …
Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Masks were rarely spotted in the West Wing. Crowds of people gathered shoulder to shoulder on the White House South Lawn. And Air Force One streaked across the sky from one massive campaign rally …
Trump, Lee, Tillis: Congress reconsiders testing its own
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders said Friday they are taking a fresh look at requiring virus testing on Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump's virus infection revived fears of an outbreak in the close, …
Tillis tests positive for COVID-19; says he's asymptomatic
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, but says he has no symptoms.
Trump's virus hospitalization rocks final stage of campaign
An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos, with President Donald Trump quarantined at a military hospital with the coronavirus after consistently playing down the…
Whitmer moves UP reopening back after surge of virus cases
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday imposed tighter restrictions in the Upper Peninsula, taking a step back in her phased reopening plan to try to stem a surge in coronavirus cases in the…
Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another military judge has stepped down from the Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a further blow to an already long-stalled case.
Court reinstates Georgia's Election Day mail ballot deadline
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated Georgia's Election Day deadline for the receipt of mail-in ballots, staying a lower court ruling that had extended that deadline by three days for Novembe…
Biden: Trump diagnosis is 'bracing reminder' of virus stakes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden offered sympathy to President Donald Trump over his coronavirus diagnosis while casting the moment as a reminder of the worldwide health crisis that has hit the United …
Trump, stricken by COVID-19, flown to military hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital Friday night where he is being given Remdesivir therapy after being injected with an experimen…
California nears milestone: 4 million acres burned in fires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) burned this year by wildfires that have killed 31 people and incinerated hundreds of homes in what is al…