Political
Need information regarding current political news? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest political news, locally and nationally.
ICE arrests surge as Central Washington candidates split over enforcement
(The Center Square) - Immigration arrests in Washington surged this summer, with federal immigration officers deta…
IL-House-12-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Raymond Lenzi, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District
IL-House-14-nominated
BULLETIN (AP) — Jim Oberweis, GOP, nominated U.S. House, District
TX-GOP-Senate-Sum
5,685 of 5,685 precincts - 100 percent
Supreme Court: Justices healthy and trying to stay that way
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court reported Friday that the nine justices are healthy and trying to stay that way.
Lee working to tweak open meeting rules amid virus outbreak
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee announced Friday that his administration is working on allowing local officials to meet electronically, rather than in person, to mitigate the risk of spreading the new
Moscow activists vow to fight on after clashes with police
MOSCOW (AP) — Activists in Moscow vowed Friday to persist with their campaign against plans to bulldoze a highway through a radioactive waste site, despite a police crackdown and mass detentions.
Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congressional District because of the
Mississippi governor is postponing March 31 Republican primary congressional runoff to June 23 because of coronavirus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi governor is postponing March 31 Republican primary congressional runoff to June 23 because of coronavirus.
Kentucky governor draws praise as he battles coronavirus
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Confronting his first major crisis in office, Kentucky's new Democratic governor has won bipartisan praise for the assertive but calm way he has gone to war against the new coronavirus.
Walz: Minnesota may need to shelter in place; cases hit 115
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz said Friday that he might have to follow
Oklahoma's top epidemiologist reassigned amid outbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top epidemiologist is being reassigned in a move the state's health agency says will help them better coordinate between local responders and health care experts, particularly in rur…
Coronavirus cases in Arizona climb; Guard to assist stores
PHOENIX (AP) — About 200 members of the Arizona National Guard have been activated to help with food distribution, as daily life becomes increasingly restricted by efforts to contain the coronavirus, officials said…
German far-right party presses radical faction to dissolve
BERLIN (AP) — Leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party decided Friday to press a radical faction to dissolve itself after the country's domestic intelligence agency classified it as extremist.
Military works to improve conditions for quarantined troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East in the past week.
Trump administration to restrict entry of people without documentation to US, citing virus threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration to restrict entry of people without documentation to US, citing virus threat.