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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 …
Lawmaker asks Trump for clemency for ex-Detroit mayor
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker who is considering seeking Kwame Kilpatrick’s old job is asking President Donald Trump to grant clemency to Detroit’s imprisoned ex-mayor.
Sanders-linked group entered into racial discrimination NDA
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial di…
Dems joust with Pompeo at hearing, the 1st since impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended
W.Va. state senator has trial set on prostitution charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney is set to go on trial in April on charges that he solicited a prostitute, officials said Friday.
On heels of Nevada caucus, Democrats want switch to primary
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Though final results from Nevada’s presidential caucuses were still trickling in early this week, top Democrats in the state didn’t waste time in calling for Nevada to switch to a primary and aband…
Honolulu first responders push for measures to control guns
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu's police chief and other first responders asked state lawmakers to pass a package of gun control bills they say could prevent violence like a shooting that left two police officers and a wo…
AP sources: Feds search for possible gun at Epstein jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal jail in New York City where wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life is on lockdown as authorities try to determine whether someone smuggled a gun inside one of the most sec…
Used to giving orders, Kansas abortion foes can't cut a deal
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents who've become used to giving orders to Kansas lawmakers on the exact wording of new restrictions are stymied now that they face compromising to get a proposed
Fight by 2 Republicans for Georgia Senate seat unnerves GOP
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Republican congressman's decision to challenge
Dems launch Justice Department probe, seek Stone 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…
Ousted leaders of Milwaukee's DNC host committee replaced
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New leaders of the Democratic National Convention's local committee based in Milwaukee were announced Friday, replacing previous ones who were fired amid allegations that they oversaw a toxic w…
Michigan governor urges steps to limit spread of new virus
DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday urged residents to follow simple steps to help limit the spread of a new type of virus that has not been confirmed in Michigan but could appear in the st…
Parents slam Serbia bill in chilling 'missing babies' cases
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — For years, Mirjana Novokmet has tried to find out what happened to her first child back in 1978.
Democrats eye Super Tuesday even as South Carolina looms
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders will swing through North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts in the coming days. Elizabeth Warren will make stops in Texas and Arkansas. Amy Klobuchar will be in Tennessee an…
Center-right opposition leads polls ahead of Slovakian vote
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovaks vote Saturday in parliamentary elections widely expected to unseat the country's long dominant but scandal-tainted center-left party that governed on an anti-immigration platform, in favor of …