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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…
Green Party demands Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on access
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Green Party's candidates for president and vice president are demanding that the Wisconsin Supreme Court rule Monday that they be placed on the state's ballot.
Russian opposition leader Navalny able to leave hospital bed
BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is able to breathe on his own and briefly leave his hospital bed, his doctors said Monday, while Germany announced that French and Swedish labs have confirmed …
Sen. Johnson says Trump deserves multiple Nobel Peace prizes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Monday that President Donald Trump deserves to win more than one Nobel Peace Prize for his “leadership" and "brilliant negotiating strategy” in foreign dip…
Vision 2020: Electoral College vs popular vote in America
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Question: Why is it that one candidate can win the popular vote but another wins the electoral vote and thus the presidency?
US eyes building on Arab-Israel deals to end Gulf crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is hoping to capitalize on agreements to be signed this week between
Ohio panel has final say on whether to prepay ballot postage
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal by Ohio’s elections chief to attach postage to every mail-in ballot in this fall's presidential election faces its last opportunity to fly Monday before it becomes logistically impo…
Officers regain control of UP prison unit after fight
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities regained control of a 236-inmate housing unit inside an Upper Peninsula prison early Monday hours after a fight among three inmates resulted in one being Tased by an officer, the s…
Clerk quits after long vote count delays in Massachusetts
FRANKLIN, Mass. (AP) — The clerk of a Massachusetts town where delays in vote counting held up primary results for days and state officials found 3,000 uncounted mail ballots has resigned.
The Latest: Biden casts ballot in home state primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times local):
Michigan launches $5M in ads to urge masks to fight virus
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Monday launched a $5 million advertising campaign to urge people to wear a mask to fight the coronavirus, with a focus on appealing to those who believe the state's requirement inf…
Democrats try to streamline mail balloting for their voters
DENVER (AP) — Democrats are rolling out an expanded online portal that allows people to register to vote and request a mail ballot in their state and even helps digitize their signature on their paperwork.
2020 Watch: How much more damage can Woodward do?
MIAMI (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Trump scheduled to court Latinos in Phoenix stop
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to make his fifth appearance this year in Arizona on Monday when he courts Latino votes at an event in Phoenix.
Tillis, Cunningham meet for 1st televised NC Senate debate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham are meeting for their first televised debate in a campaign whose outcome could determine which party controls…
Merkel's party, Greens win in local vote in key German state
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party easily defended its position as the strongest force in Germany's most populous region in municipal elections, a result that may boost the state governor's…