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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…
Louisiana pandemic voting plans at issue in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Republican officials' reluctance to allow expanded mail-in voting this fall — despite having done so for summer elections — is at issue in a federal case unfolding this week in Baton Ro…
Tax revenues better than thought, lawmakers' estimate shows
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's tax revenues aren't as dire as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy estimated, legislative calculations published on Tuesday show.
Census Bureau stops layoffs for door knockers after order
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two days after a federal judge ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to stop winding down 2020 census operations for the time being, the statistical agency said Tuesday in court papers that it's refra…
Flurry of tests as COVID hits Greece's biggest migrant camp
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major testing and contact-tracing operation at Greece's largest migrant camp on the eastern island of Lesbos has so far detected 35 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the overcrowded facility…
House to investigate DeJoy possible campaign law violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats said Tuesday they will investigate whether Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraged employees at his former business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed the…
Voters to pick nominees for New Hampshire governor
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two Concord attorneys hoping to upgrade their Statehouse experience are competing in Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary, while Republican Gov. Chris Sununu faces two longshots on the GO…
New Hampshire voters to choose candidates for 2 House seats
An Air Force veteran, a former Trump official and a combat nurse are among the candidates for New Hampshire's two congressional seats competing in Tuesday's primary to represent their party in the November general …
Background, bank accounts factor into Senate GOP race
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican U.S. Senate primary in New Hampshire could hinge on bank accounts, backgrounds and the backing of President Donald Trump.
Congress' 1st quadriplegic headlines Rhode Island's primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, the first lawmaker with quadriplegia to be elected to Congress, faces Democratic challenger Dylan Conley in Tuesday’s Rhode Island primary.
Denmark: Tunisia should take migrants rescued off Malta
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark says that “Tunisia is responsible for receiving” the 27 migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean by a Danish-flagged chemical tanker.
2020 Watch: How long can Trump ride 'law and order'?
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Trump supporters stage old-fashioned political rally
Supporters of President Donald Trump staged a political rally through downtown Moses Lake – and on Moses Lake – Saturday.
Trump, Biden spar over economy, workers in Labor Day blitz
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump spent Monday diminishing each other's credentials on the economy and understanding of the American worker as the president…
AP Explains: US debt will soon exceed size of entire economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's war against the coronavirus is imposing the heaviest strain on the Treasury since America's drive to defeat Nazi Germany and imperial Japan three-quarters of a century ago.
Sheriff: Five boats sank in Texas Trump parade, no injuries
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five boats sank in a Texas lake during a nautical parade in support of President Donald Trump as tightly packed boats created large waves, officials said Sunday.