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Adams County ballot features competitive federal, state and local races
RITZVILLE — Filing week has closed in Adams County, and voters will see a crowded and competitive ballot in the 20…
Kansas governor calls bill on trans athletes 'regressive'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday derided a proposed Kansas ban on transgender athletes in girls' and women's school sports as “regressive” as conservative Republicans prepared to advance…
House OKs Dems' immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats wins in the year’s first…
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world on Thursday as the two sides met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took of…
‘All my hopes were him’: A migrant father’s plight in Greece
VATHY, Greece (AP) — On a pine-covered hill above the sparkling blue Aegean lies a boy’s grave, a teddy bear leaning against the white marble tombstone. His first boat ride was his last — the sea claimed him before…
'Very angry': Democrats face tough choices on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats who long blistered the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies are suddenly in a tough political bind.
Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forgive progressives who aren't looking forward to the sequel of their personal “Nightmare on First Street," a Supreme Court succession story.
Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate
Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident to lead NASA.
US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of contentious talks in Alaska on Friday after trading sharp and unusually public barbs over vastly different views of each other and the …
Ohio governor sets dates to fill vacant congressional seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Elections will be held in August and November to fill a vacant Ohio congressional seat following the appointment of U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Developme…
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who
Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has stopped taking immigrant teenagers to a converted camp for oil field workers in West Texas as it faces questions about the safety of emergency sites it is quickly setti…
Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Joe Biden's war against
Judge OKs $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an industry lawsuit that sought to block a $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.