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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…
Trump rally highlights vulnerabilities heading into election
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in th…
GOP hope to flip back two Trump-friendly districts in NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three New York Democrats ousted Republican members of Congress during the 2018 midterm elections. Now, the GOP wants those seats back, and in Tuesday's state primary Republican voters will be li…
Lawmakers use protest momentum to push state racial reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The racial reckoning sweeping the country after the killing of George Floyd in police custody has generated momentum at state capitols for widespread reforms addressing a range of inequiti…
Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry
NEW YORK (AP) — In law enforcement, they’re referred to as “nonlethal” tools for dealing with demonstrations that turn unruly: rubber bullets, pepper spray, batons, flash-bangs.
Black candidates tap protest energy to challenge Democrats
NEW YORK (AP) — Amy McGrath and Eliot Engel live hundreds of miles apart in states with dramatically different politics.
Top US diplomat calls UN rights body 'a haven for dictators'
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision by the U.N.'s top human rights body to commission a report on policing and race amid international protests spurred by George Floyd's …
Andrews defeats trio to win GOP nomination in 10th District
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Marine Corps veteran Aliscia Andrews will take on freshman Democrat Jennifer Wexton in Virginia's 10th Congressional District after narrowly defeating three other candidates at the district's…
Noem appoints GOP'er Crabtree to South Dakota Senate
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said she is appointing Madison Republican Casey Crabtree to the South Dakota Senate, representing District 8.
Legislature sends solvency plan to New Mexico governor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature on Saturday sent a budget solvency plan to the governor that would mend a multibillion-dollar deficit by scaling back spending increases while tapping federal recovery…
Governor appoints Santa Fe lawyer to state Court of Appeals
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Top federal prosecutor in Manhattan steps down after Attorney General William Barr told him Trump had fired him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top federal prosecutor in Manhattan steps down after Attorney General William Barr told him Trump had fired him.
Minnesota lawmakers fail to reach deal on revamping policing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota legislative leaders traded barbs Saturday after a special session collapsed with no deal on revamping policing following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a session that one gro…
Arizona COVID-19 case surge continues, setting care records
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona total of COVID-19 cases neared 50,000 on Saturday as the state's surge in additional cases continued to set daily records for hospitalizations, ventilator use and use of intensive care beds f…
Trump suggests US slow virus testing to avoid bad statistics
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he's asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely said at his rally Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. Scr…