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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,…
Challenger says Alaska's US Rep. Young is ducking debates
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin is frustrated because she says the incumbent in the race, who is also the longest-ever serving Republican in the House, has not agreed to participat…
Stay in Congress to be fleeting for Georgia election winner
ATLANTA (AP) — More than $1 million and 30,000 ballots later, Georgia voters will be sending someone to Congress amid hopes that a month in Washington is worth it.
GOP seeks to strip governor's emergency elections oversight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After Gov. John Bel Edwards
Fired officer says he didn't believe woman's cries for help
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer fired for ignoring the cries for help from a Black woman riding in his cruiser upside down while restrained said Thursday he did not know she had fallen off the back seat int…
Voters come out in force for Chicago's 1st day of voting
CHICAGO (AP) — A line snaked down the street and around the block in downtown Chicago on Thursday as voters braved a chilly, rainy day and set aside coronavirus fears to cast their ballots weeks ahead of the Nov. 3…
Nevada's top prosecutor warns against voter intimidation
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said Thursday he is worried about the possibility of voter intimidation after President Donald Trump implored supporters to “watch very carefully” at the …
Pompeo, Vatican clash over China after tensions spill out
ROME (AP) — The U.S. and the Vatican butted heads over China on Thursday as the Holy See chafed at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s public call to take a harsher stance against Chinese restrictions on religiou…
Kansas has $73M tax surplus; recovery still seen as fragile
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $73 million more in taxes than expected in September, suggesting that its economy is bouncing back faster than the state had initially anticipated, though officials still…
As committee bickers over subpoenas, Madigan faces challenge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican members of a committee investigating influence-peddling at the state Capitol insisted Thursday that subpoenas be issued to reluctant witnesses they want to question, including Ho…
Democrats press ahead on partisan COVID bill as talks drag
WASHINGTON (AP) — With top Washington negotiators significantly apart on a huge COVID-19 relief bill, Democrats controlling the House are plunging ahead with a partisan debate on their next option — a $2.2 trillion…
Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and other Democratic-leaning U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan's attorn…
Armenia says it shot down Azerbaijani drone near capital
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's military said its rockets shot down an Azerbaijani drone near the capital on Thursday night, as heavy fighting persisted in the conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karab…
Michigan's Peters raises $14M in 3 months for Senate race
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — So much money is flowing into Michigan's competitive U.S. Senate race that one campaign finance expert expects spending to top a staggering $100 million by Election Day.
Trump opposes changing debate rules but will still attend
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump opposes changing the rules for the remaining two presidential debates against Democrat Joe Biden, but his campaign says he will attend regardless.
SC governor: Restaurants can return to 100% capacity soon
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Henry McMaster said Thursday that he will soon lift restrictions that allowed South Carolina restaurants to only fill half their tables because of the