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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…
California sets in-person voting rules amid coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Worried about the unpredictable coronavirus wreaking havoc on the November election, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a law to let counties offer fewer in-person polling pla…
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US: Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated'
PHOENIX (AP) — An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said.
Michigan mask requirement extended to day cares and camps
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday extended her mask requirement to include many children who attend day care and camps, saying the step is necessary to ensure that such facilities can remain o…
Harshbarger wins GOP primary in open Tennessee US House race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First-time political candidate Diana Harshbarger emerged victorious Thursday among a crowded field of Republican contenders vying to secure a rare opening for a U.S. House seat in northeaste…
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Minneapolis leaders push ahead with efforts to change police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis leaders who pledged to dismantle the city’s Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death won’t achieve the type of structural overhaul to public safety they hoped for – at le…
Commission rejects Trump push to add debate against Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has rejected a request from the Trump campaign to either add an additional general election debate or move up the calendar for the contests.
'See you in court': ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — The day after
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Ohio Gov. DeWine tests negative for COVID-19 after positive test earlier in the day, just before he was to meet Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. DeWine tests negative for COVID-19 after positive test earlier in the day, just before he was to meet Trump.
Scott DesJarlais has won the Republican primary in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scott DesJarlais has won the Republican primary in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.
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Hagerty rides Trump support to Senate GOP win in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement of President Donald Trump to victory Thursday in a contested Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee.
Playing electoral defense, Trump claims Biden opposes God
CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump billed his trip to Ohio Thursday as a chance to promote economic recovery, but he quickly pivoted to a deeply personal attack on Joe Biden, even questioning without foundatio…