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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…
Watchdog report faults Medicare agency's contract management
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Medicare and Medicaid programs failed to properly manage more than $6 million in communications and outreach contracts, giving broad authority over federal employees to a Republica…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 3rd Add,400
Bullock +- Burke +- Castro +- De La Fuent +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 5th Add,400
Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-
Auditor seeks probe of Albuquerque police overtime 'abuse'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s state auditor is seeking an investigation into what he calls potential criminal activity around overtime abuse within Albuquerque police.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 4th Add,400
Delaney +- Dunlap +- Ellinger +- Gleiberman +-
California counties see virus spikes; Rose Parade canceled
LOS ANGELES (AP) — School districts barred campus reopenings, the Rose Parade was canceled and San Francisco doubled down on business restrictions as California hit a near-record level of confirmed coronavirus case…
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 3rd Add,400
Maxwell +- Merrill +- Murphy +- Payne +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 8th Add,400
Steinman +- Steinman +- Steyer +- Thistle +-
Four more years? Trump struggles to outline second term plan
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is adamant that he wants another four years in office. It's less clear what he would do with them.
Pompeo downplays possibility of summit with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed the possibility of another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the U.S. presidential election, s…
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 2nd Add,400
Istvan +- Kraft +- Locke +- Matern +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 1st Add,400
Comley +- De La Fuent +- Ely +- Horn +-
AP Delegate Count,100
In the open: White House advisers tussle over virus response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Infighting over the White House's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is spilling further into public view, with trade adviser Peter Navarro panning Dr. Anthony Fauci as President Donald Trump st…
Los Angeles in 'dangerous phase' as virus cases surge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coronavirus cases have surged to record levels in the Los Angeles area, putting the nation’s largest county in “an alarming and dangerous phase” that if not reversed could overwhelm intensive car…