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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…
Michigan selects commissioners to redraw voting lines
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The 13 citizens who will be tasked with redrawing Michigan's congressional and legislative district boundaries for the next decade were unveiled Monday, with most coming from the east of the s…
Postal workers concerned about delivering ballots on time
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to play a central role in this year’s presidential elections, but some staffers are worried about the agency's ability to deliver.
Michelle Obama to highlight Biden's character in DNC speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama will call Joe Biden a “profoundly decent man” who will “tell the truth and trust science" in her Monday night convention speech, seeking to draw a sharp contrast between President D…
Michigan Legislature gives schools flexibility in pandemic
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators gave final approval Monday to bills that would provide flexibility for K-12 schools as they prepare to open amid the coronavirus pandemic, waiving physical attendance and …
Legislature staffer tests positive for virus, nixes meetings
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Interim committee meetings for North Dakota lawmakers have been cancelled at least through next week after a member of the Legislature’s research arm tested positive for the coronavirus.
Report faults California prisons for poor coronavirus checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prisons were inconsistent in screening employees and visitors for the coronavirus, which may have increased the risk of its spread, the state's inspector general said in a repor…
Trump counters Biden with law-and-order message in Midwest
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Declaring it’s “crunch time” for the upcoming election, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Midwest battleground states on Monday with a law and order message to counter former Vice President …
Agency: First US virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials on Monday confirmed the first U.S. cases of mink infected with the coronavirus following outbreaks in Europe.
Members of congressional delegation decry USPS changes
Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation, union leaders and others on Monday in Baltimore decried recent measures implemented by the U.S. Postal Service that have slowed down nationwide the deliver…
Kansas sees biggest 7-day jump in reported coronavirus cases
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported its biggest seven-day increase in novel coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as the total number exceeded 35,000.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails under-performing China trade deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving his trade deal with China false credit for generating the purchases of U.S. goods that Beijing agreed to make. Chinese imports of U.S. products are actually runnin…
Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Forty-year-old Antonio Valenzuela’s death didn’t spark widespread protests like George Floyd’s. In fact, the police killing of Valenzuela drew little attention outside the American Southwest…
Missouri judge finds GOP redistricting measure misleading
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A Missouri judge on Monday rewrote the summary for a legislative redistricting measure that will appear on the November ballot, ruling that the state's Republican-led Legislature tried to …
Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding
NEW YORK (AP) — Several individuals including candidates for public office sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service and its new postmaster general in New York on Monday to ensure adequate funding for…
Lawsuit against President Trump and leader of the U.S. Postal Service seeks to force adequate funding before election
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawsuit against President Trump and leader of the U.S. Postal Service seeks to force adequate funding before election.