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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
Groups push to remove proposed funding for nuclear testing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Deep within a multibillion-dollar defense spending measure pending in Congress is an apology to New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and other states affected by radiation from nuclear testing over the…
Trump on his tweets: Regrets, he's had a few
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regrets, he's had a few.
Independent Max Linn to drop out of Senate race in Maine
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Independent Max Linn plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine and endorse Republican Sen. Susan Collins, his campaign said.
GOP senators offer dueling endorsements on TN campaign trail
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz on Friday offered dueling endorsements of the two leading Republicans running for the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi.
Pence says schools reopenings 'best thing for our kids'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence kept up the Trump administration’s push for reopening schools and universities, insisting Friday that it can be done safely even amid
DC orders two-week quarantine for travelers from hotspots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to address newly rising infection numbers, Washington, D.C., is mandating that anyone arriving in the nation's capital after non-essential travel to a coronavirus hot spot area must self-q…
Protests decry Polish gov't plan to leave anti-violence deal
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people in Warsaw and some other cities in Poland protested Friday against plans by the conservative government to withdraw from Europe’s Istanbul Convention against domestic viole…
Democrats: Trump must tell voters about election threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders in Congress are dialing up pressure on President Donald Trump's administration over foreign election interference, saying it's time for officials to make a “concrete and specifi…
Mexico president happy as focus shifts to predecessors
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is enjoying the spectacle as investigations into corruption under previous administrations advance.
Controversial New Orleans district attorney won't run again
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said Friday that he would not run for a third term in a race that drew two sitting city judges and one of his fiercest critics, a city council member…
Conservatives lash out at Liz Cheney over Trump criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference …
White House sends reinforcements to aid Colorado senator
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner's reelection campaign moves into general election mode, he is getting an assist from the White House.
Kansas has worst 7-day spike in COVID-19 deaths since June 1
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Friday reported its worst week-long spike in COVID-19-related deaths since June 1 as the number of reported cases rose past 25,000.
Montana's U.S. House race brings partisan divide to the fore
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In the race for Montana’s lone U.S. House seat, Republican Matt Rosendale is hitching his wagon to President Donald Trump even as the president's national approval ratings worsen.
North Dakota to spend entire $1.25B in federal COVID-19 aid
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is on track to use the entire $1.25 billion it received in federal coronavirus relief, money that is being used to pay for everything from unemployment insurance claims to protect…