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Kriete, Gregg weigh continuity vs. change in final Q&A
EPHRATA — After four rounds of questions on leadership, public safety, accountability and the future of the Grant …
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 8th Add,400
NORTHEAST Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +- Others +-
States to get test kits as White House amps up virus effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials scrambled Friday to get coronavirus testing up and running in every state, as the Trump administration signaled it may also invoke a 70-year-old defense law to guarantee t…
Dems launch Justice probe, seek Stone-related interviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging probe of Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department, demanding briefings, documents and interviews with 15 officials as it t…
US postpones southeast Asian leaders' meeting due to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has postponed a meeting of leaders of southeast Asian nations that was set for Las Vegas in mid-March due to the spread of the coronavirus, a senior Trump administration official…
Michigan group starts ballot drive for graduated income tax
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A ballot drive launched Friday calls for replacing Michigan's flat personal income tax with a graduated system, which supporters said would cut taxes for more than 90% of residents and raise t…
Aide: Media ignores Trump's loving bond with 13-year-old son
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top aide to President Donald Trump complained Friday that the news media doesn't pay enough attention to the president's loving relationship with his 13-year-old son, Barron.
The big crunch: For 2020 Dems, March is key in delegate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — March is crunch time for Democratic presidential candidates, with a nominee likely to emerge over the next several weeks, if not sooner.
The Latest: Steyer: My commitment to S. Carolina will endure
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the
Biden hopes South Carolina win could help on Super Tuesday
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden is confident that he is poised for victory in Saturday's first-in-the-South primary, just weeks after his third presidential campaign left New Hampshire badly wounded and clo…
Cooney names Schreiner as lieutenant governor running mate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) —
Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts was blocked and then reinstated by a court in the matter of hours…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 5th Add,400
NORTHEAST Hewes +- Koos +- Kraus +- Krichevsky +-
Court won't order former WH counsel to testify before House
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a setback for Democrats in Congress, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that judges have no role to play in the subpoena fight between the House and President Donald Trump over the testimony …
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 9th Add,400
NORTHEAST Total Write +-
Dems joust with Pompeo at hearing, the 1st since impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended