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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
Arizona Supreme Court denies West's bid to appear on ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Kanye West’s bid to appear on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot as an independent presidential candidate, just hours before eight of the state’s 15 counties face…
Some call for end to COVID-19 rules as Arizona cases decline
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials reported Tuesday just over 80 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and two deaths, fueling some business owners to call for an end to operating restrictions.
GOP hits Torres Small on New Green Deal she says she opposes
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Republicans have released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern district even as she earns support from a traditionally conservative-leaning…
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Longtime Rep. Jim Langevin, Congress’ 1st quadriplegic member, has won Rhode Island’s Democratic U.S. House primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Longtime Rep. Jim Langevin, Congress’ 1st quadriplegic member, has won Rhode Island’s Democratic U.S. House primary.
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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, announced their retirements Tuesday amid nightly protests over the handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, whose family filed a federal lawsuit alleging a cover…
Mowers, Negron win NH GOP primaries, to face Pappas, Kuster
A former official in President Donald Trump’s State Department will take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas in November in a race that will offer stark solutions to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the econom…
Steve Negron wins Republican primary in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District; will face U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Steve Negron wins Republican primary in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District; will face U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster.
Trump, Biden and the road to 270 electoral votes
WAYZATA, Minn. (AP) — For such a volatile year, the White House race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden has been remarkably consistent.
Lynne Blankenbeker concedes defeat to businessman Steve Negron in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District GOP primary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lynne Blankenbeker concedes defeat to businessman Steve Negron in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District GOP primary.
New Mexico congressman endorses Democrat as successor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Six-term U.S. Congressman and Senate candidate Ben Ray Luján is endorsing a fellow Democrat to fill his northern New Mexico House district in the November election.
Former Trump official Matt Mowers has won the Republican House primary in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former Trump official Matt Mowers has won the Republican House primary in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District.
South Lawn, Rose Garden under repair post-convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Rose Garden has been a muddy mess and the South Lawn marred by brown patches since President Donald Trump used them as backdrops for last month’s Republican National Convention.
‘Corky’ Messner wins GOP Senate primary to challenge Shaheen
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Bryant “Corky” Messner won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating a fellow veteran and setting up a bid to deny U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen a third term.