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Falstad, Homesley outline approaches to election security, public trust
EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, questions about election integrity, ballot security and public trust remain …
US lawyers appeal UK decision to block Assange extradition
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government on Wednesday challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the United …
Sweeping conquests test US hopes of more moderate Taliban
Dems renew push on elections bill that GOP vows to block
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are renewing their push to enact their marquee voting bill, pledging to make it the first order of business when the Senate returns in the fall even though they don't have a clear strate…
Senate OKs Dems' $3.5T budget in latest win for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of ci…
What's inside the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan plan to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public works systems and boost broadband internet, among other improvements to the nation's infra…
Harris' spouse to represent US at Paralympic Games in Tokyo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his first solo trip abroad and will lead a delegation to the
Wisconsin Democrat Kind won't seek 14th term in US House
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, who served more than 24 years in a southwestern Wisconsin district that former President Donald Trump carried in 2020, announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelec…
Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battle…
Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the…
Big win for $1T infrastructure bill: Dems, GOP come together
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a
Census experts puzzled by high rate of unanswered questions
Census Bureau statisticians and outside experts are trying to unravel a mystery: Why were so many questions about households in the 2020 census left unanswered?
As Senate debates Dems' $3.5T budget, GOP launches attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their expansive
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
DANDONG, China (AP) — A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a spying case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Huawei, prompting an unusual s…
Japan's PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.