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Falstad, Homesley outline approaches to election security, public trust
EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, questions about election integrity, ballot security and public trust remain …
'Why would I get out?': Democrats brush off calls to quit
CHICAGO (AP) — Bernie Sanders' ascendance in the Democratic presidential primary has brought louder calls for some of his rivals to drop out of the race. Centrists need to consolidate their support behind a single …
Italy tries to contain virus as isolated towns hunker down
CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north on Monday and residents stocked up on food as the country became the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its …
White House unveils $2.5B emergency coronavirus plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the
S. Dakota kills bill from survivors of Catholic school abuse
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Louise Aamot Charbonneau couldn't make her annual trip to the South Dakota Legislature this year to confront lawmakers with her story of surviving childhood rape and abuse at the hands of priest…
Longtime Wisconsin lawmaker Olsen announces retirement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Longtime Republican state lawmaker Luther Olsen, one of a shrinking number of moderates in the Republican majority who survived a 2011 recall attempt and served as head of the Senate's Educatio…
Years of largesse give Bloomberg his own political machine
Mike Bloomberg's long history of philanthropic and political spending has given him a sprawling network of supporters that is paying off as he runs for president.
Minnesota prosecutor defends Burrell conviction
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor said Monday his office has spent weeks reviewing a
Missouri bill would restore ex-felons' right to vote sooner
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most former felons in Missouri who were convicted of nonviolent crimes would get their voting rights back sooner under proposals pitched Monday in a state Senate committee.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hypes India modernization, US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump overstated India's progress in achieving universal access to electricity, skirted facts about sanitation and exaggerated his own administration's record as part of
Tennessee lawmakers look to change sex offender legislation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of a Tennesseestatute that made it a felony for sex offenders to live with their own young children has promptedmoves by the GOP-dominant …
Pennsylvania may tweak new law to avoid vote-counting logjam
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawmakers may change Pennsylvania's sweeping new election law to avoid a logjam of mail-in ballots that could extend vote counting in the presidential race for days afterward, a top lawmaker …
The Latest: SC's largest newspaper endorses Buttigieg
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the
Rep. Fred Upton announces he will seek 18th term in Congress
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republican congressman Fred Upton announced Monday he will seek re-election to his Sixth Congressional District seat located in the southwest corner of the state.
FBI official: Russia wants to see US 'tear ourselves apart'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia wants to watch Americans “tear ourselves apart" as the United States heads toward elections, an FBI official warned Monday.
Generational split among SC black voters could hurt Biden
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For James Felder, the question of which presidential candidate to support in the South Carolina primary has never been terribly complicated. The 80-year-old civil rights activist has always ba…