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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…
Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Puerto Rico.
Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health of…
Trump's defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and …
Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Robert Mueller sharply defended his investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, writing in a newspaper opinion piece Saturday that …
Trump advisers rally Wisconsin Republicans, mock Democrats
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of President Donald Trump's top advisers touted him to Wisconsin Republicans on Saturday as a defender of law and order who will win over key Black voters, while casting presumed Democra…
Donald Trump, Joe Biden win Louisiana's presidential primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have won Louisiana’s twice-postponed presidential primary.
Even during pandemic beekeeping remains an essential service
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Excuse me, can I ask what you’re doing here?” a resident in a southeast Washington neighborhood asks as Sean Kennedy and Erin Gleeson get out of their truck and scour the streets.
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Biden, Trump win delayed Louisiana presidential primaries
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump on Saturday won their parties' respective Louisiana presidential primaries, an election that was postponed twice because of the coronavirus outbreak and pushed bac…
Nevada Legislature pumps brakes after COVID-19 case reported
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers pumped the brakes on their emergency special session Saturday, a day after someone in the legislative building tested positive for COVID-19.
Maine GOP congressional primary heats up over Saudi link
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Two candidates vying for the Republican nomination in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District are sparring over the ties one has to a registered foreign agent of the government of Saudi Arabia.
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a criminal case that was central to the Russia investigati…
Legal challenge to Sununu moves forward; museum to reopen
A challenge to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s spending authority during the coronavirus pandemic is moving ahead, with both sides filing arguments with the court.
Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Louisiana.