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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…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortion on Dems and the pledge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing the Democrats of taking God out of the Pledge of Allegiance at their national convention. He’s distorting what happened.
Wisconsin’s postal woes predate Trump administration shakeup
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the packages Susan Brown sent from her business in Fitchburg, Wisconsin took longer than usual to reach customers in New York City and parts of Michigan in late April, Brown figured the pa…
Moderate Tulsa mayor faces fierce political crosscurrents
By all accounts, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been a fast-rising political star in Oklahoma.
Nuclear agency's new facility to be named after 1st leader
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and key deterrence initiatives around the globe will name its new facility in Albuquerque after a retired Air Force gener…
Some VOA journalists forced to leave US soon as visas expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen journalists with the U.S. government’s premier international broadcaster may soon be forced to leave the United States as their visas expire with no action from the agency’s new …
Trump struggles to use power of presidency to counter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent the week of the Democratic National Convention forsaking what has historically been an incumbent’s greatest advantage: He's in the job his challenger wants.
NY gov OKs clerical fixes on mail-in ballots, with a twist
NEW YORK (AP) — Anticipating a wave of mail-in voting this fall, New York state will now give voters a chance to correct missing signatures and other clerical errors so their absentee ballots can be counted — but t…
Trump's vision of American greatness at center of convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump's presidency when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the White Hous…
Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of 'Kamala'
CHICAGO (AP) — Bantering during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang repeatedly got the name of “our current vice president"…
Biden, once an orator, reaches for rhetorical flourish again
WASHINGTON (AP) — The early months of Joe Biden’s third White House bid were marked with uneven debate performances and winding town halls in Iowa and New Hampshire. That contrast to the loquacious, eloquent young …
Boozy strolls OK each night for rest of 2020 in Georgia city
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Strolling through downtown Macon with a cocktail is no longer limited to Fridays.
Appeals court won't step in for now on Trump tax records
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court said Friday it wouldn't step in right away to delay New York prosecutors’ effort to get President Donald Trump's tax records, potentially leaving the Supreme Court as his mos…
In recordings, Trump's sister says he 'has no principles'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s older sister, a former federal judge, is heard sharply criticizing her brother in a series of recordings, at one point saying of the president, “He has no principles.”
With stretched crews, homeowners join California firefight
BONNY DOON, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires rage throughout California turning forests and homes into kindling, some firefighters are badly short-staffed, and some residents are taking matters into their own hands.
Early voting kicks off in Massachusetts primary election
BOSTON (AP) — Voters can begin casting ballots in Massachusetts' primary election at early voting locations across the state Saturday.