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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…
Historians: Sobibor death camp photos may feature Demjanjuk
BERLIN (AP) — Historians have presented a collection of photos kept by the deputy commander of the Nazis' Sobibor death camp that they say appears to include images of John Demjanjuk, the retired Ohio auto worker w…
Whether to call Bolton, other witnesses roils Trump's trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of…
Activist visits to Mexico's migrant centers up in air
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's immigration agency announced Tuesday that it has temporarily suspended visits by civic, activist and religious groups to migrant detention centers, though its parent department later see…
Question time: What's next in Trump's impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — With opening arguments wrapped up in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, senators will now get a chance to ask questions. But the normally loquacious politicians will still have to keep si…
GOP wins closely watched Texas special election
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans won handily a closely watched special election Tuesday to keep hold of a suburban Houston district that President Donald Trump won easily four years ago, fending off a national blit…
Klobuchar makes quick trip to Iowa in midst of impeachment
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Amy Klobuchar is still fighting to gain ground in Iowa's presidential caucuses that are now just days away.
Mexico suspends activist visits to migrant detention centers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Tuesday it has temporarily suspended visits by civic, activist and religious groups to migrant detention centers.
GOP lacks votes to block trial witnesses, McConnell concedes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for Trump's ho…
Trump shores up support for newest GOP congressman in Jersey
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Moving on several fronts toward shoring up support for his reelection bid, President Donald Trump capped off a busy Tuesday by heaping praise on the newest Republican member of Congress and sa…
Gun legislation advances with state Senate committee vote
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal advanced Tuesday in the New Mexico state Legislature that would allow law enforcement officials or family members to seek court orders to seize firearms temporarily from people deem…
New Mexico recreational pot legalization passes 1st test
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico passed its first test late Tuesday amid heighten interested from businesses and…
Impeachment gives Romney a chance to assert Senate clout
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s Mitt Romney’s big moment, again.
Lev Parnas blocked from Senate impeachment hearing Wednesday
NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani who is awaiting trial on charges that he made illegal campaign contributions has a ticket to Wednesday's U.S. Senate impeachment trial, but he won't be going.
New Mexico Legislature debates recreational pot legalization
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico got its first public vetting Tuesday by lawmakers.
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.