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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
Top US military officer reaches out to Capitol Hill leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, spoke privately with congressional leaders and many other lawmakers as Pentagon officials came under fire for the military's role in containing…
'Dumbest' judge's bid highlights WVa Supreme Court races
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Richard Neely once joked in an advertisement that he was “America's laziest and dumbest judge.” A quarter century later, the former West Virginia Supreme Court justice wants his old job bac…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's alternate reality in time of anguish
WASHINGTON (AP) — "Vicious dogs.” “Ominous weapons.” Injured police. Gagging protesters. Shattered storefronts. Armed personnel at centers of power and landmarks. Anguish and arson.
Few incumbents face primary challenges on S. Carolina ballot
COLUMBIA,, S.C. (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of marquee races on either party's ballot have left 2020 a quiet primary season in South Carolina.
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1,924 of 1,924 precincts - 100 percent
California lawmakers picking up themes from protesters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Peaceful protests continued Friday throughout California while lawmakers and even police echoed calls for social justice and an end to police abuses.
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49 of 49 precincts - 100 percent
Police chase turns fatal in New Mexico, officer faces charge
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors in southern New Mexico say a Las Cruces police officer is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man who led police on a chase.
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1,924 of 1,924 precincts - 100 percent
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9,132 of 9,162 precincts - 99 percent
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1,513 of 1,991 precincts - 76 percent
Barr says he didn’t give tactical order to clear protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he…
Joe Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination, setting up election challenge to President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination, setting up election challenge to President Donald Trump.
Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a…
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5,107 of 5,107 precincts - 100 percent