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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…
Mississippi health department: Coronavirus deaths top 1,700
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ten more Mississippians have died from COVID-19, boosting the state's death toll from the coronavirus disease above 1,700, according to the latest data posted Sunday by the state health depart…
Republicans look to beat 2 Democratic incumbents in US House
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A number of Republican challengers are running in primaries to take on Michigan Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens, whose victories two years ago flipped GOP-held seats and helped Democrat…
Only 1 major candidate running to succeed Tulsi Gabbard
HONOLULU (AP) — There’s only one major candidate in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, virtually guaranteeing he will be sworn in as Hawaii’s newest congressman in January.
Supreme Court won't halt challenged border wall projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined by a 5-4 vote Friday to halt the Trump administration's construction of portions of the border wall with Mexico following
Barron Trump's private school to stay closed for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen so students can go back to their classrooms, but the Maryland private school where his son Barron is enrolled is among those under county orders …
Omar, seeking 2nd term, is targeted for her celebrity
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Democrat Antone Melton-Meaux meandered through racks of headscarves and clouds of spice and pepper, he carried a pointed message to the voters he courted at the city’s largest Somali market: I…
In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a cartoon he drew. It showed a bound prisoner begging for liberation af…
Louisiana increasing food aid for families because of virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is boosting food stamp assistance for some households for a sixth month because of the
Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, America will likely be in for a foreign policy about-face as Biden reverses, dismantles or severely curtails many of Preside…
RNC: Decision on private Trump renomination vote not final
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the press present, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention said on…
AP VoteCast: How Black women shape Democratic politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black women are often called the backbone of the Democratic Party — reliable and loyal voters whose support can make or break a candidate.
'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The little girl ran up to her, wide-eyed and giddy.
Judge bars Cowboys for Trump leader from son over posts
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The leader of the New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump has been barred from in-person visits with his son following social media posts that have generated threats and for refusing to abide by …
Newhouse to visit Republican office in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Congressman Dan Newhouse is scheduled to visit the Yakima County Republican headquarters in Yakima and the Grant County Republican headquarters in Moses Lake today, Aug. 3
Q&A with 13th Legislative District candidates
Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, Democratic challenger Eduardo Castaneda-Diaz, and John “the man” Malan, listed as a Classical Democrat, are running for …