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Baumgartner, Conroy outline their top 5th Congressional District issues
RITZVILLE — Incumbent Republican Michael Baumgartner is being challenged for his position in the U.S. House of Rep…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 7th Add,400
NORTHEAST Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +- Uncommitted +-
Afghan deal will be hard to assess, fraught with pitfalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for ending America's longest war hinge on maintaining a weeklong fragile truce in Afghanistan that U.S. officials and experts agree will be difficult to assess and fraught with pitfalls.
Germany admits there's a far-right problem, but what to do?
BERLIN (AP) — As Germany's president expressed his sympathy and shock during a candlelight vigil for nine people killed by an immigrant-hating gunman, a woman called out from the crowd, demanding action, not words.
Judge dismisses Nunes lawsuit against Fusion GPS
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political research firm that enlisted a former British spy to look into Donald Trump’s…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 5th Add,400
NORTHEAST Hewes +- Koos +- Kraus +- Krichevsky +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 3rd Add,400
NORTHEAST De La Fuent +- Delaney +- Dunlap +- Ellinger +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 10 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Buttigieg +- Sanders +- Warren +- Klobuchar +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Biden +- Bennet +- Bloomberg +- Booker +-
Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Candidates have hustled past tourists and slot machines to ask housekeepers and cooks for their votes in the back of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and sou…
Bloomberg : 3 women can be released on non-disclosure deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Bloomberg said Friday he’d free three women from confidentiality agreements that bar them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination suits filed against him over the las…
Democrats try to blunt strong California showing for Sanders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the largest prize in the calculations of any Democratic presidential candidate, and Bernie Sanders has been working the state for months, worrying his rivals.
Bright lights, big stakes for Democrats in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just past the roulette wheel and slot machines, the smoky bars and blinking lights, Nevada Democrats are preparing to weigh in on their party's presidential nomination fight.
UN chief welcomes peace progress in Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is welcoming slow but steady progress toward implementing a peace agreement signed a year ago by Central African Republic’s government and rebel groups, but …
Judge dismisses Nunes lawsuit against Fusion GPS
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political research firm that enlisted a former British spy to look into Donald Trump’s…
Man tied to ex-congresswoman campaign arrested in hack spree
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested a man linked to former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill's 2018 House campaign for allegedly orchestrating a series of cyberattacks on a rival candidate that shut down the campaign'…