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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…
Whitmer takes steps to combat racism, reports case plateau
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday announced additional steps to combat racism, declaring it a public health crisis and ordering state employees to complete implicit bias training as the state…
Biden won't go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination
Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus, party officials said Wednesday, signaling a move to a convention that essentially ha…
US officials dispute Trump's claim that Beirut was attacked
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that most people think the deadly explosion Tuesday in Lebanon that killed at least 100 people was an accident, contradicting President Donald Trump, wh…
AP source: Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic presidential nomination.
State Department watchdog resigns after predecessor's ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s acting inspector general resigned abruptly on Wednesday following the
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Biden on cognitive test: 'Why the hell would I take a test?'
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden is pushing back at Republican assertions that he should take a
Tlaib beats primary opponent; Meijer, McCain win GOP races
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s primary featured an unsuccessful challenge to an incumbent congresswoman and races for two U.S. House seats where a Republican and a former GOP member are retiring.
McSally proposes 7 debates as Arizona Senate race heats up
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Sen. Martha McSally is challenging Mark Kelly to seven debates, claiming her Democratic rival has evaded scrutiny and presented a manicured image of himself.
Thanedar, ex-candidate for governor, ahead in House race
DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent millions on an unsuccessful run for governor appears likely to get to the Capitol in another way.
Scottish Conservatives pick new leader as key election looms
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s Conservative Party appointed a new leader on Wednesday as it prepares to fight an election next year against the dominant Scottish Nationalist Party.
Torres wins after delayed count in NY congressional primary
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Council member Ritchie Torres has defeated 11 other candidates to win a Democratic primary for Congress in the Bronx in a race that was certified six weeks after voting ended on June 2…
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'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib wins primary in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib won a challenge for her House seat in Michigan’s primary, in a rematch with the woman she narrowly defeated two years ago.