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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…
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McConnell: GOP virus proposal for schools, others out soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he'll begin to roll out details of the new
Kansas man who raped, killed Missouri teen to be executed
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas man who raped and killed a 16-year-old girl and fatally beat an 80-year-old woman is scheduled to be among the first three inmates executed when the federal government resumes the …
Trump's former doctor wins House GOP nomination in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former White House physician and onetime pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in Texas in an election tha…
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Trump signs bill, order rebuking China, and slams Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation and an executive order on Tuesday that he said will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong, then quickly shifte…
Trump trades arenas for Rose Garden in attack on Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump transformed
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California revamps testing guidelines as virus surges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California revamped its guidelines for COVID-19 testing to focus of those in hospitals or considered at high risk of infection as the surging pandemic strained testing capacity.
Democrat Gideon wins primary, will face GOP Sen Collins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that’s critical to the battle for control of the Se…
MJ Hegar wins Democratic Senate primary in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — MJ Hegar wins Democratic Senate primary in Texas.
Biden's Texas ad signals opportunity in GOP stronghold
Joe Biden targeted Texas with a modest advertising investment that raised new questions about President Donald Trump's vulnerability in the longtime Republican stronghold as
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Torres Small campaign hire's gun control lobby past attacked
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A new campaign manager for Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small is facing attacks from Republicans for once working for a gun control group funded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloom…