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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,…
Debate commission considering 'changes' to structure, format of debates after chaotic first Trump-Biden contest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Debate commission considering 'changes' to structure, format of debates after chaotic first Trump-Biden contest.
The Latest: Commission to make changes in wake of 1st debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
UK lawmakers grumble but renew sweeping govt COVID-19 powers
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers voted Wednesday to renew the government’s sweeping powers to impose emergency restrictions to curb the coronavirus pandemic, though many slammed the way Prime Minister Boris Johnson’…
Lawmaker, others sue over protest arrest after 2018 election
A Georgia state lawmaker and nine others arrested while protesting at the state Capitol in the wake of the 2018 midterm elections have filed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit further enforcement of the law cited in the…
Lawmakers to vote on ballot processing and other bills
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Wednesday for the second special legislative session during the pandemic to vote on a series of bills, including a proposal that could allow l…
W.Va. official refutes Trump claim about ballot fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's secretary of state on Wednesday refuted President Donald Trump’s claim that a postal worker in the state was “selling ballots," while two U.S. senators expressed full confid…
Los Angeles County authorities say a man has been arrested in the ambush shooting of 2 deputies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County authorities say a man has been arrested in the ambush shooting of 2 deputies.
European report finds waning of democracy in Poland, Hungary
BRUSSELS (AP) — Democratic standards are facing “important challenges” in some European Union countries, particularly in Hungary and Poland, where the judicial systems are under threat, the EU's executive commissio…
US imposes sanctions on Cuba's Raul Castro's son-in-law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is targeting the son-in-law of retired Cuban leader Raul Castro with sanctions as it steps up its campaign against the communist island’s government ahead of the U.S. pres…
Indiana school coronavirus tracker expected to be released
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials are expected to release to the public a new online tool Wednesday designed to help
North Dakota tries ad campaign, not mask rule, to stem virus
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — COVID-19 can't hurt me because I'm young and healthy. I'm so over it. Nobody tells me what to do.
GOP loses bid to suspend Wisconsin absentee ballot ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined a request by Republicans to
Alabama governor extends pandemic rule requiring face masks
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey and health officials extended an order requiring face masks in public Wednesday, arguing that the requirement — while unpopular among many — has proven effective at helping con…
Pelosi and Mnuchin plan last-ditch meeting on virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin planned to meet face to face for the first time in more than a month Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on…
Judge tells Indiana to count ballots mailed by Election Day
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Indiana law cannot dismiss mail-in ballots that don't arrive at county election offices by noon on Election Day.