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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…
US Senate hopefuls in New Mexico feuding over debate lineup
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Republican Mark Ronchetti's campaigns are feuding over the number of TV debates in the race for the U.S. Senate, agreeing to two so far.
Kansas no longer has COVID-19-free counties as cases top 38K
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas no longer has any counties free of reported coronavirus cases, with the last two, sparsely populated ones confirming their first as local schools were preparing to reopen.
Flake backs Biden, makes conservative case against Trump
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Republican Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake on Monday backed Democrat Joe Biden for president, decrying a culture of name-calling, tribalism and “tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories” that he says has gripp…
GOP senators air grievances in job review for MPCA leader
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Senate Republicans aired a list of grievances Monday as they reviewed the job performance of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Laura Bishop, the latest Cabinet member to face tough …
Civil rights group pushes back at GOP condemnation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican National Committee delegates approved a resolution condemning the Southern Poverty Law Center, calling the legal advocacy group dedicated to fighting extremism “a far-left organization …
NY AG probes if Trump pumped up value of estate, assets
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general asked a court Monday to compel some of President Donald Trump's business associates, including his son, Eric, to testify and turn over documents as part of her investigat…
Police shooting lays bare Wisconsin's deep partisan divide
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NY attorney general’s office investigating if Trump inflated assets in financial documents to get loans, other benefits
NEW YORK (AP) — NY attorney general’s office investigating if Trump inflated assets in financial documents to get loans, other benefits.
Migrants at center of political tug-of-war in divided Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Authorities in a northeastern region of Bosnia, decrying an alleged failure by other parts of the country to share the load of a lingering migration crisis, have set up roadblock…
Montana students head back to school under shadow from virus
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The majority of Montana’s 150,000 public school students return to classes this week under a shadow of uncertainty, as officials warned of shutdowns if coronavirus trends worsen. A district n…
Gray area of mail-in voting law up to Pennsylvania court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With a federal lawsuit from President Donald Trump's campaign on hold until October, it could be up to Pennsylvania's Supreme Court to settle crucial questions of election law in the presiden…
Blackburn to focus on 'honoring our heroes' in RNC speech
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee says her focus will be “honoring our heroes” in her address Wednesday at the Republican National Convention.
Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S. diplomatic missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in the presidential campai…
Republicans formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at party's scaled-down Charlotte convention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republicans formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at party's scaled-down Charlotte convention.
Conservative lawmaker says Ohio governor should be impeached
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine should be impeached over his handling of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a conservative GOP House lawmaker said Monday as he announced a long…