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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…
Ethics panel warns House members not to share fake images
The House Ethics Committee is warning lawmakers not to share doctored images or videos that could “erode public trust, effect public discourse, or sway an election," guidance that comes during a proliferation of on…
Ban on holding cellphones while driving likely dead in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would require anyone using a cellphone while driving to not hold the phone in their hands appears to be dead for the year.
Misinformation pledge gains a supporter in presidential race
CHICAGO (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday in a presidential campaign pledge to avoid the use of fake news, manipulated images or online misinformation.
Changes debated for Ohio's EdChoice school voucher program
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Just days before the next application window opens for Ohio's biggest school voucher program, state lawmakers are considering changing the eligibility guidelines to avoid a sharp increase in q…
GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establishment’s approach to dicey foreign policy questions.
Missouri GOP drills Galloway's office over Hawley review
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — GOP Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday drilled state Auditor Nicole Galloway’s official staffers amid continued Republican claims of political bias in work by the Democrat, who is running fo…
Florida House moves to block insurers from using DNA testing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that would bar life insurers from using genetic testing to deny policies.
Congressional candidates name their 'superpowers' at forum
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One congressional candidate wishes she could read minds like a superhero, a second regrets watching so much television as a teenager and another says he was bullied and shy as a child.
Pentagon identifies 2 Air Force airmen killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday released the names of two Air Force officers killed in the crash of their Bombardier E-11A electronic surveillance plane in Afghanistan.
Trump defense: Ukraine 'quid pro quo' not impeachable
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claim of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favor…
Stepfather of slain girl fears teen was wrongfully convicted
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Community activists gathered on Wednesday to demand that authorities review the case of a man sentenced to life in the 2002 death of a girl felled by a stray bullet.
Asked and answered? Senators have their say in Trump trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — At last during the impeachment trial, they got to do what comes naturally in their native habitat: speak on the Senate floor.
Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can h…
US now forcing asylum seekers from Brazil to wait in Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants from Brazil who seek U.S. asylum at the southern border will now have to wait in Mexico to learn their fate along with tens of thousands of others turned back under a year-old Trump admin…
US expands troop, fighter jet presence at Saudi base
PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Across the vast expanse of this desert air base, hundreds of tents have popped up and a newly arrived squadron of U.S. Air Force F-15E fighters is lined up on the tarmac,…