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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. On t…
Budget override tops North Carolina Senate GOP wish list
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly returns to Raleigh briefly on Tuesday with a short to-do list, topped by another Republican attempt to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the budg…
Impeachment? Iran? Early state voters more swayed by basics
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump has an
Push to ban assault weapons in Virginia meets resistance
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some top Virginia Democratic senators are expressing reservations about plans to ban assault weapons — a key part of the new Democratic majority's gun-control proposals and one that's drawn fie…
Retired Rep. Michaux joining North Carolina Senate briefly
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Retired state Rep. Mickey Michaux, whose service in the North Carolina House covered more than 45 years, was appointed on Monday to the state Senate to serve in Tuesday's legislative session.
Louisiana House, Senate elect new leaders as term begins
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House elected Republican Clay Schexnayder to be its new House speaker Monday, spurning the lawmaker favored by Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy in an acr…
Fugitive Catalan leader Puigdemont becomes EU legislator
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont took his seat as a member of the European Parliament on Monday despite facing an arrest warrant against him in Spain.
Libya ceasefire talks in Moscow adjourned for the night
MOSCOW (AP) — Talks in Moscow about bringing an end to Libya's long-running civil war have been adjourned for the night after the country's rival governments on Monday considered ceasefire proposals from Russia and…
AP FACT CHECK: No, Trump didn't save preexisting conditions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a striking claim Monday, insisting it was he who ensured that people with preexisting medical problems will always be covered by health insurance.
Trump's faithful: 2020 tests his ties to white evangelicals
NEW YORK (AP) — White evangelical support for President Donald Trump has sparked debate for years -- particularly this winter, with his impeachment trial looming. But for all the focus it commands, uncertainty cont…
Kansas lawmakers open session, see big tax, Medicaid debates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers returned Monday to the Statehouse and opened their annual session expecting big debates on tax cuts and Medicaid expansion.
Democrat Cory Booker ends his presidential bid after polling and fundraising struggles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Cory Booker ends his presidential bid after polling and fundraising struggles.
Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety.
Dole endorses western Kansas congressman in US Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate candidate Roger Marshall won the endorsement Monday of political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, a boost for the congressman's efforts to show GOP leaders h…
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Justices turn away appeal of women who went topless at beach
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place the public nudity convictions of three women who removed their bathing suit tops on a New Hampshire beach as part of a global campaign advocating for …