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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…
No crime, Trump lawyers argue: Dems want to nullify election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into their impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations of Trump's deali…
GOP senators upset by Schiff remark, Dems claim 'diversion'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans said lead impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff insulted them during the trial by repeating an anonymously sourced report that the White House had threatened to punish Republicans …
As SC Senate education debate meanders, House takes action
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House isn't just sitting around doing nothing with education as the South Carolina Senate spent their week debating a bill to overhaul public education without reaching a co…
Pete Stark, congressman who reshaped health care, dies at 88
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former California Rep. Fortney “Pete” Stark Jr., an influential Democrat whose legislative work helped reshape America's health care system, has died. He was 88.
Democratic candidates pour into Iowa for last-minute push
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Freed momentarily from the Senate's impeachment trial, several presidential candidates high-tailed it to Iowa on Saturday for a last-minute blitz of campaigning before the state's caucuses k…
Xi calls situation grave as China scrambles to contain virus
BEIJING (AP) — China's leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation, as cities from the outbreak's epicenter in central China to Hong Kong scrambled to contain an illness that …
Campaigning heats up in Iowa as caucus voting approaches
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial keeping them on Capitol Hill for part of Saturday, several Democratic candidates trying to oust him in November will challenge the reality tha…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's impeachment defense and the facts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers opened his Senate impeachment defense Saturday with the false assertion that Democrats tried to shut the president's team out of the congressional inquiry that pre…
Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: President Donald Trump.
Appeals challenge scrapping of Louisiana Medicaid contracts
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's health department and four insurance companies chosen for $21 billion in Medicaid deals aimed at providing services to 1.5 million people are challenging a decision by the state'…
In defending Sanders, Trump is stoking Democratic divisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: President Donald Trump.
Florida Legislature going to the dogs (and cats)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes Florida lawmakers fight like cats and dogs. Now they are fighting for cats and dogs.
Politics weigh heavily in Trump's Mideast peace plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A blueprint the White House is rolling out to resolve the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is as much about politics as it is about peace.
Early voting is underway in Michigan's presidential primary
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Voting is underway in Michigan's presidential primary more than a year after the option was greatly expanded through the passage of a ballot measure, though many Democrats vying for the nomina…
Mississippi governor signs law to cover gap in teacher pay
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed his first bill into law: a measure to ensure that teachers receive the full pay raise they were promised this school year.