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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…
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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.
Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign
Former state lawmaker Robert Lancia defeats fellow Republican Donald Robbio to win Rhode Island’s GOP U.S. House primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former state lawmaker Robert Lancia defeats fellow Republican Donald Robbio to win Rhode Island’s GOP U.S. House primary.
DOJ asks to defend Trump in rape accuser's defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a mov…
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Hundreds of ballots accepted as N. Carolina begins voting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of ballots were accepted in North Carolina on Tuesday, making the Tar Heel State the first in the nation to kick off voting in the November general election.