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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…
Republicans nominate Trump to take on Biden in the fall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to…
Mississippi lawmakers try to finish Marine Resources budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature is returning to the Capitol to try to set a spending plan for the state Department of Marine Resources, weeks after the budget year started.
AP-NORC poll: Trump faces pessimism as GOP convention opens
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promising to outline an optimistic vision for America at this week's
Austria expels Russian diplomat, Moscow responds in kind
BERLIN (AP) — Austria said Monday that it is expelling a Russian diplomat, and Russia responded within hours by declaring an Austrian diplomat persona non grata.
German hospital: Poisoning signs found in Russian dissident
BERLIN (AP) — Tests conducted on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny at a German hospital indicate that he was poisoned, but doctors said Monday he was being treated with an antidote and his life was not in immediate …
Pence to deliver commencement at Wisconsin Lutheran College
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to return to Wisconsin days after conclusion of the Republican National Convention to deliver the commencement address Saturday at Wisconsin Lutheran Coll…
Police, protesters clash night before RNC opens in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, made at least two more arrests and used pepper spray on demonstrators protesting the night before the Republican National Convention was set to begin and …
Former Maryland Republican US representatives endorse Biden
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Republicans who formerly represented Maryland in U.S. Congress have endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, joining about two dozen other Republican former U.S. representatives th…
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. John H. Hager dies at 83
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — John H. Hager, a former Virginia lieutenant governor who served from 1998 to 2002, has died at the age of 83.
Denmark suspends foreign spy agency chief, 2 others
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's government said Monday that the head of the country's foreign intelligence service has been “relieved of duty for the time being” after an independent watchdog heavily criticize…
Iran sets June 18 as date for next presidential election
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's constitutional watchdog on Monday set June 18 as date for the country's next presidential election, a vote that will choose the successor to President Hassan Rouhani who has served two fo…
2020 Watch: Can Trump expand his coalition beyond his base?
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Task force emails show early division on economic reopening
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In an April 30 email titled “Comments on reopening,” Robert Paul simply wrote: “Don’t.” Five hours later, Joe Condi sent a blank email with the subject line: “OPEN-OPEN-OPEN.”
Trump campaign's election lawsuit in Pennsylvania halted
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Sunday put a high-profile election case on hold, telling President Donald Trump's campaign that its claims must wait, at least until October, for state cour…
As more hospitals merge, California eyes stronger oversight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants the power to block hospital mergers that he says would limit competition and drive up prices, setting up a fight in the state Legislature this week ov…