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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…
Trump endorses Herrell in close New Mexico U.S. House race
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial U.S. House race in southern New Mexico.
Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump will go on offense this weekend in Nevada, a state that hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004.
Trump to campaign Saturday in rural Nevada, Sunday in Vegas
RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans a rally at a small airport in rural northern Nevada Saturday night before two campaign events in Las Vegas Sunday amid controversy over the western swing state’s 50-pe…
Republican tries again to get Greens back on Montana ballot
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Republican secretary of state on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore the names of Green Party candidates to the state's November election ballot after a similar request w…
New political turmoil hits Peru with dicey impeachment vote
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra is facing the threat of impeachment after the country’s opposition-controlled Congress agreed Friday to vote on his possible ouster just a day after the release …
Judge OKs Ohio ballot applications arriving by fax, email
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge ordered Ohio's elections chief on Friday to allow voters to apply for absentee ballots for the November presidential election by electronic means, including by fax or email, siding wit…
Judge won't order more controls upon NC prison system
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused on Friday to place more controls upon the state prison system after inmate advocates argued it wasn't doing what he previously ordered to protect the incarcerated…
Mississippi reports 853 new coronavirus cases, 15 deaths
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi reported 853 new cases of
South Carolina taps lead virus doctor for public health role
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's public health director appeared to be on her way to a new job in Ohio before abruptly withdrawing, saying a day later she was concerned because the previous director's family …
Greece seeks shelter for thousands after refugee camp fire
MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Authorities on Friday sought to shelter thousands of refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the squalid and overcrowded Moria camp that for years symbolize…
Comforting families, warning foes: Biden, Trump mark 9/11
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — One spent time quietly consoling families.
Courts weigh in on mail-in voting in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas. (AP) — The most populous county in Texas can move forward with plans to send all registered voters a mail-in ballot application for the November general election, a state judge ruled Friday.
Governors past and present honor Steve Merrill at Statehouse
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire governors past and present honored one of their own Friday, remembering Republican Steve Merrill for talents both political and personal.
AG: N. Carolina to continue testing suit despite withdrawal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will keep challenging the U.S. government's decision to advance seismic testing off the state’s Atlantic coast although a potential testing company has pulled out, Attorney Gener…
Confirmation gets trickier for Trump Homeland Security pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — A whistleblower's complaint and a tight timeline are making it increasingly unlikely that the Senate will confirm Chad Wolf as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security before the election.