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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
Appeals court: Witness signature required on SC mail ballots
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court on Thursday reinstated a requirement that South Carolinians voting by mail in this year's general election must obtain a witness signature for their ballots.
GOP duo reshapes Montana politics to match Trump's vision
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Steve Daines is the affable one, the smiler, a consummate salesman who parlayed his corporate success into a meteoric rise through Montana politics and a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Bolton lawyers seek to question Trump officials over book
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton told a judge Thursday they want to interview White House officials following new allegations that a pre-publication review of his tell-all …
Republicans argue against electronic Ohio ballot application
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's top election official acted reasonably when he barred counties from accepting absentee ballot applications electronically in the face of potential cyberthreats and a loosely worded law,…
Minnesota candidate's death triggers special House election
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota congressional race won't be decided in November after one of the candidates died, triggering a provision in state law that it be pushed to a special election in February, the secr…
Dianne Feinstein’s husband named in UC admissions scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, was named Thursday by the state auditor's office as one of the regents involved in admissions scandal where U…
Mining county asks lawmakers for open meetings law exemption
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Officials in a rural Nevada county with significant mining assets want state lawmakers to carve out an exemption in the state's Open Meeting Law to allow them to discuss environmental asses…
Kentucky Senate candidates take up Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Amy McGrath called for fundamental change to combat “systemic racism" as the Senate candidate met Thursday with some of the Kentucky protesters seething over a grand jury's decision …
Thai lawmakers put off vote on constitutional amendments
BANGKOK (AP) — Scheduled voting by Thai lawmakers on six proposed amendments to the country’s military-backed constitution was canceled at the last minute Thursday as Parliament voted instead to set up a committee …
Obama to join Kamala Harris for 2 Democratic fundraisers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will join Kamala Harris for a pair of fundraisers next week in support of the Democratic ticket, the pair's first events together since Harris became Joe Bide…
Texts show Ex-House speaker pushed lawmaker to pass bailout
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker leading the charge to repeal a nuclear bailout bill was unsuccessfully pressured by the former House speaker to vote in favor of its passage, newly released records show.
They said it: Leaders at the virtual UN, in their own words
Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.
Early voting starts in Michigan under new rules
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Early voting for the 2020 general election started in Michigan on Thursday under expanded voting rights that allow for any resident to request an absentee ballot.
Trump infuses politics into his choice for the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is infusing deliberations over his coming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice with political meaning as he aims to maximize the benefit before Nov. 3 and even secure a…
Utah House candidates focus on bipartisanship at debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two candidates aiming to represent a congressional district in northern Utah faced off in a debate Thursday and discussed the importance of bipartisanship and whether they would support nomina…