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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 …
Trump pushing for three-way arms control with Russia, China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has informed Moscow that the U.S. is open to holding a summit with other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in hopes of pushing for three-way arms co…
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…
Cooney names Schreiner as lieutenant governor running mate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) —
Commissioner: Graybill qualified to run for attorney general
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Democrat Raph Graybill meets the qualifications to run for attorney general, Montana's political practices commissioner said Friday in response to a complaint filed earlier this month.
Former state Rep. Costello to head Agriculture Department
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tapped another former legislator to be director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Cyprus says Turkey deliberately sent it migrants for months
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' interior minister on Friday accused Turkey of deliberately channeling migrants for months to the ethnically-divided island's Greek Cypriot south to change the composition of its popul…
New science panel formed to deal with infectious diseases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and the National Academy of Sciences have established a committee of experts on infectious diseases to build on Trump administration efforts to confront the new coronavirus threat.…
Biden hopes S Carolina win could propel him to 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…
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 …
Federal appeals court won't order former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before Congress; dismisses case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal appeals court won't order former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before Congress; dismisses case.
The Latest: Siebel Newsom, governor's wife, endorses Warren
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the
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…
FBI surveillance tools at risk amid bipartisan opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveillance authorities used by the FBI to fight terrorism are in danger of lapsing next month as both Democrats and Republicans concerned about government overreach negotiate possible reforms.
Once skeptics, conservatives out to expand Trump's base
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Four years ago, candidate Donald Trump didn’t bother attending the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, jabbing that he was too controversial for the buttoned-up, establishment Rep…
'Bernie or brokered': Democratic race at critical crossroads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Democrats' 2020 primary season enters a critical four-day stretch that will help determine whether the party rallies behind Bernie Sanders or embraces a longer and uglier slog that could c…