Why choice of running mate matters more than usual this year

NEW YORK (AP) — For all the secrecy and speculation that typically surrounds the search for a vice presidential candidate, the decision rarely sways an election. But ahead of

Daines, Bullock square off over virus in first Senate debate

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Candidates clashed over the coronavirus response during Montana’s first U.S. Senate debate, as Republican incumbent Sen. Steve Daines faced his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, in a com…

US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked t…

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Bypassing Congress, Trump defers payroll tax, extends unemployment benefits as negotiations on coronavirus package stall

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Bypassing Congress, Trump defers payroll tax, extends unemployment benefits as negotiations on coronavirus package stall.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests negative again for COVID-19, after previous conflicting results before Trump meeting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests negative again for COVID-19, after previous conflicting results before Trump meeting.

California virus cases at 554K, firm helps enforce mask rule

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 cases in California stood at 554,160 cases Sunday, according to state health department officials.

States on hook for billions under Trump's unemployment plan

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which ar…

Controversy puts spotlight on Georgia congressional runoff

DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — Marjorie Taylor Greene is running for Congress - and is unrepentant about her racist rhetoric and support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.

California eyes 11 police reforms after George Floyd's death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are pushing to enact nearly a dozen policing reform laws driven by

Biden risks alienating young Black voters after race remarks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's controversial remarks about race this week risk alienating young Black voters who despise President Donald Trump but are not inspired by his Democratic rival.

Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Stewy Carlo had a short life, but he lived every moment. While serving in the Army, he bought a 1951 Mercedes and motored around Europe. After his service years, he roamed South America whe…

California pastor vows to hold indoor worship despite order

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The pastor of a California church has vowed to continue holding indoor worship in defiance of coronavirus health orders after a judge issued a temporary restraining order barring the church f…

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SC official regrets not voicing concerns with virus response

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The doctor serving as South Carolina’s state epidemiologist said she regrets not speaking out publicly about her concerns as the state reopened close-contact businesses during the coronavirus …