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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Analysis: Clues emerge about Louisiana House speaker's style
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Weeks after a divided Louisiana House elected a new Republican speaker whose leadership style was little-known, Clay Schexnayder's financial and appointment decisions are offering a few hint…
Vote prediction for Sinn Fein puts Irish politics in turmoil
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland faced political turmoil Sunday as an exit poll from the weekend’s parliamentary election suggested that Sinn Fein, a left-wing party committed to reunification of the island, finished in a vir…
Graham: DOJ has process to review Giuliani's Ukraine info
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said Sunday that the Justice Department has established a way to review information gathered in Ukraine by T…
North Dakota Democrats promise smooth, low-tech caucus
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The technical difficulties and reporting delays that plagued Iowa’s closely watched caucuses raised questions about other states that use the caucus system to indicate presidential preferenc…
Biden faces competition for black vote in his SC 'firewall'
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —
Man carrying knife arrested outside White House after threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man carrying a knife was arrested outside the White House after he told a U.S. Secret Service officer that he was there to kill the president, police said.
Swiss voters approve outlawing anti-gay discrimination
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters approved by a wide margin Sunday a measure that will make it illegal to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation.
Tahoe ski resorts reach gondola deal with conservationists
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists at Lake Tahoe have agreed to drop a lawsuit challenging plans to build a 2.2-mile (3.5-kilometer) gondola connecting two ski resorts in exchange for neighboring land purchases and…
Moroccans protest Trump's Mideast plan, support Palestinians
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Morocco's capital Sunday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Mideast and to oppose what they see as the Moroccan government's lenient pos…
Utah sends employees to Mexico for lower prescription prices
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ann Lovell had never owned a passport before last year. Now, the 62-year-old teacher is a frequent flier, traveling every few months to Tijuana, Mexico, to buy medication for rheumatoid arthri…
More counties approve 'sanctuary' resolutions on gun rights
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Two more rural Arizona counties have declared themselves to be “Second Amendment sanctuary counties,” taking stances in favor of gun rights even as some supporters of the measures acknowledge…
Wisconsin GOP primary pits war vet against political vet
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican primary race in a special election to fill northern Wisconsin's open congressional seat pits a political veteran with deep roots in the sprawling district against a war veteran h…
Democrats making play for Kansas Senate president's seat
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are making a push to flip the seat of Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle in the November general election.
Nebraska lawmakers skeptical about redistricting reform
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers will probably draw their own legislative and congressional districts next year despite numerous attempts to adopt a less partisan approach used by states such as neighboring …
Violence, intimidation threaten Cameroon's legislative vote
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A surge of violence derailed voting in Cameroon's English-speaking regions Sunday because residents were too scared to cast ballots in legislative and municipal elections after militant sep…