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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…
Senate Republicans preparing $500B virus relief proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leaders are preparing a slimmed-down coronavirus relief package of roughly $500 billion that will include extended payments for unemployed people and smaller businesses, a GOP se…
Anderson defeats GOP candidate who dropped out after arrest
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Justin Anderson, a lieutenant colonel in the Connecticut Army National Guard, emerged as the winner Tuesday following a recount in a Republican congressional primary in which his opponent dro…
Indiana governor orders equity officer, cameras for troopers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced steps Tuesday toward tackling racial injustice concerns that include equipping state police troopers with body cameras and hiring a state government equality …
Trump campaign's Russia contacts 'grave' threat, Senate says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detail…
Tennessee postal workers struggling amid cuts, backlogs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Postal workers in Tennessee are urging the public to support them as they struggle to keep delivering mail while sorting machines get removed, employee overtime is cut and mail piles up at dis…
Arkansas GOP congressman touts COVID-19 relief in first ad
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Republican congressman in central Arkansas whom Democrats hope to unseat this fall launched a campaign ad Tuesday in which he touts the federal coronavirus relief the state has received, …
Justin Anderson wins GOP congressional primary, defeats candidate who quit race after domestic violence arrest
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Justin Anderson wins GOP congressional primary, defeats candidate who quit race after domestic violence arrest.
Mississippi sees decrease in average cases of COVID per week
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi reported 34 confirmed deaths from the
Sen. Markey, Rep. Kennedy gear up for final primary debate
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, are planning to meet for their final televised debate of the increasingly rancorous Democratic senate primary elect…
Florida felon voting law questioned by US appellate court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An attorney representing the state of Florida told a federal appeals court Tuesday the state can legally require felons to fully pay all fines, fees and restitution before allowing them…
Pastor's lawyers eye deposing Carney over virus restrictions
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Lawyers for Democratic Gov. John Carney are resisting attempts to have him questioned under oath in a federal lawsuit over limitations on worship services he imposed because of the coronavirus, a…
Democrats' Day 2 focus: Trump's global leadership deficit
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Michelle Obama's passion wowed Democrats, Joe Biden is drawing on a collection of his party's most experienced leaders at the Democratic National Convention to underscore what he calls a…
Dutch govt offers stricter advice after virus cases rise
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tightened recommended measures Tuesday to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, warning that if the country does not control new infections the Netherl…
Trump angling for votes with immigration talk, nod to women
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Grappling for votes — and the spotlight — as Democrats hold their national convention, President Donald Trump reached back Tuesday to the signature issue of his 2016 campaign to deliver a broadsi…
Reno City Council appoints new city manager
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno City Council selected Doug Thornley as its new city manager on Monday.