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Raap, Durfee advance to general election in Grant County Commissioner race
EPHRATA— With only about 150 ballots left to count in Grant County as of Aug. 13, Kelly Raap and Shannon Durfee ap…
UP lawmaker infected with coronavirus, says he is recovering
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (AP) — A state lawmaker from the western Upper Peninsula said he tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday and was isolating at home.
Wisconsin justices weigh removal of 130K from voter rolls
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court weighed Tuesday whether to go along with conservatives who argue that 130,000 voters should be removed from the rolls in the hotly contested presidential battlegroun…
Kwanza Hall, Robert Franklin advance to runoff in special election for remainder of John Lewis’ term in Congress
ATLANTA (AP) — Kwanza Hall, Robert Franklin advance to runoff in special election for remainder of John Lewis’ term in Congress.
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The Latest: Trump casts election doubts, Biden urges voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
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Judge blocks big fee hikes for citizenship, other benefits
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday halted major fee increases for citizenship and other immigration benefits three days before they were to take effect, saying the last two chiefs of the Homeland Security …
California governor vetoes bill that sought to give $600 to low-income immigrants to buy groceries
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor vetoes bill that sought to give $600 to low-income immigrants to buy groceries.
Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's top intelligence official said Tuesday that he has declassified Russian intelligence alleging damaging information about Democrats during the 2016 election even though h…
Another GOP challenge tries to block absentee ballot order
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's Democratic secretary of state was sued Tuesday by her two Republican predecessors after failing to challenge a major court decision that orders the state to count absentee ballots days aft…
California governor vetoes bill to aid low-income immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have authorized California to give low-income immigrants $600 to buy groceries.
Federal appeals court upholds six-day extension for counting ballots in battleground Wisconsin, handing Democrats a win.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal appeals court upholds six-day extension for counting ballots in battleground Wisconsin, handing Democrats a win.
Error leaves thousands in NYC with flawed absentee ballots
NEW YORK (AP) — Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out nearly 100,000 absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses printed on the return envelopes.
Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the "head” of the family and faith. Fo…
Utah governor candidates debate virus response, mask mandate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox went head to head with Democratic law professor Chris Peterson in Utah's gubernatorial debate Tuesday over the state's pandemic response and the viability of a …