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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…
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.
Missouri GOP seeks to drop "partisan fairness" in districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican senators put forth a new plan Wednesday that would scrap “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness" from the criteria used to draw state House and Senate districts — …
Democrats' early 2020 blitz to strike in Texas flops
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — If Texas is going to be competitive in 2020, the first race wasn't.
3 Senate Dems from red states waver on impeachment votes
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Trump defenders: Ukraine trade no grounds for impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump's claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defenders asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political fa…
Whitmer: Michigan will borrow $3.5B to start fixing roads
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday that Michigan will borrow $3.5 billion to rebuild the state's deteriorating highways and bridges over five years, calling it a responsible move after …
Key Kentucky lawmaker previews criminal justice bills
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A key Kentucky lawmaker previewed an effort to make changes to a criminal justice system he said is “out of kilter," reflecting a growing resolve among some Republicans and Democrats to grappl…
US hits Russian railroad with sanctions over Crimea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Moscow-based private railway company that last month opened passenger service between Russia and Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula that Rus…
Virginia Senate OKs undoing GOP-backed abortion restrictions
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would undo restrictions on abortion put in place when Republicans controlled the legislature.
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…
South Dakota House OKs ban on kids' gender-change treatment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban gender-change treatment for children under 16, including surgeries, puberty-blockers and hormone therapy.
Justice Dept. won't oppose probation for ex-Trump aide Flynn
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would not oppose probation for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn — a more lenient stance than prosecutors took earli…
Students, teachers rally at Capitol for school choice week
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Students and teachers from private schools rallied at the Nebraska Capitol Wednesday to recognize National School Choice Week, a campaign to promote alternatives to public schools.
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.