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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…
Biden launches wide battleground push with ads, surrogates
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is ramping up its advertising and deploying some of its high-profile surrogates as it tries to solidify a broad battleground map that his advisers see as giving him multiple paths …
Connecticut may expand absentee ballot use for Nov. election
Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday heard from voters who want to cast their ballots by absentee because they're afraid of going to the polls in November during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as from those who say …
Lawsuit: Keep Arizona pot initiative off ballot
GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — A group opposed to legalized marijuana announced a lawsuit Tuesday against an initiative that would allow adults in Arizona to possess up to an ounce of pot.
Tennessee GOP Senate race a new test for Trump's endorsement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s endorsement clout will get another test in the Aug. 6 open Republican U.S. Senate primary in Tennessee.
Retiring Kansas Sen. Roberts endorses Rep. Marshall for seat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement, the latest signal that the Republican establishment is
Report: Veterans home failed to protect residents from virus
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state-run veterans nursing home in Pennsylvania where 42 residents have died of COVID-19 failed to take steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, state Health Department inspectors co…
Sununu announces mask-wearing campaign, lawmakers OK mandate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) —
Louisiana mask rule, virus restrictions extended to Aug. 7
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday that he'll keep Louisiana's mask mandate and business restrictions in place for at least two more weeks, as the number of coronavirus patients at hospitals…
Minnesota lawmakers pass police accountability package
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature passed a broad slate of police accountability measures early Tuesday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on
Too little, too late? Trump embraces masks in an about-face
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump came prepared.
Church blasts Nevada's 'litigation tactic' at Supreme Court
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural church trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend Nevada’s 50-person cap on worship services is accusing Gov. Steve Sisolak of adding the church’s county to a list of those with …
Fear of China's courts drives Hong Kong extradition concerns
HONG KONG (AP) — A year ago, an extradition bill in Hong Kong that could have sent suspects to mainland China for trial sparked the largest protests and biggest political crisis the semi-autonomous territory has se…
Elizabeth Warren's new role: Key Joe Biden policy adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden
Congress weighs kicking racist chief justice from Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote on whether to remove from the U.S. Capitol a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared African Americans couldn't be citize…
Ohio speaker's arrest in bribery probe muddies 2020 election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The