GOP candidate's private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey, a sprawling mobile home park in Sunnyvale, California. Then the Carlyle Group acquired the property and things began to change.

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GOP candidate's private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey, a sprawling mobile home park in Sunnyvale, California. Then the Carlyle Group acquired the property and things began to change.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

GOP candidate's private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey, a sprawling mobile home park in Sunnyvale, California. Then the Carlyle Group acquired the property and things began to change.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'We need more': Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands of doors, giving their evenings to phone banks and devoting weekends to voter registration drives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'We need more': Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands of doors, giving their evenings to phone banks and devoting weekends to voter registration drives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'We need more': Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands of doors, giving their evenings to phone banks and devoting weekends to voter registration drives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'We need more': Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands of doors, giving their evenings to phone banks and devoting weekends to voter registration drives.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress. Just don't ask what they'd do if they win.

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Trump to GOP: Support candidates who 'stand for our values'

Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support candidates who are loyal to him in next year's midterm elections as the former president launched a new more active phase of his post presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress. Just don't ask what they'd do if they win.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump to GOP: Support candidates who 'stand for our values'

Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support candidates who are loyal to him in next year's midterm elections as the former president launched a new more active phase of his post presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress. Just don't ask what they'd do if they win.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump to GOP: Support candidates who 'stand for our values'

Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support candidates who are loyal to him in next year's midterm elections as the former president launched a new more active phase of his post presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump to GOP: Support candidates who 'stand for our values'

Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support candidates who are loyal to him in next year's midterm elections as the former president launched a new more active phase of his post presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'

Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'

Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'

Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'

Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, '2nd-rate imitations'

Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Stefanik's political evolution mirrors story of today's GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time, not long ago, when

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Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against

NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said it pained her to vote against

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Whose 'Big Lie'? Trump's proclamation a new GOP litmus test

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year's election was stolen from him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Whose 'Big Lie'? Trump's proclamation a new GOP litmus test

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year's election was stolen from him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Whose 'Big Lie'? Trump's proclamation a new GOP litmus test

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year's election was stolen from him.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

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Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Texas special election poses test for anti-Trump Republicans

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Texas special election poses test for anti-Trump Republicans

MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — If the nation is in the midst of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — If the nation is in the midst of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — If the nation is in the midst of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — If the nation is in the midst of a historic reckoning on racism, most leaders of the Republican Party are not participating.

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Gaetz and DeSantis: A friendship that may become a liability

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When he launched his campaign to become Florida’s governor in January 2018, few expected

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz and DeSantis: A friendship that may become a liability

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When he launched his campaign to become Florida’s governor in January 2018, few expected

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz and DeSantis: A friendship that may become a liability

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When he launched his campaign to become Florida’s governor in January 2018, few expected

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz and DeSantis: A friendship that may become a liability

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When he launched his campaign to become Florida’s governor in January 2018, few expected Ron DeSantis to prevail in America’s toughest political battleground.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump’s divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in his closing remarks to the GOP’s top donors when he insulted the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump’s divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in his closing remarks to the GOP’s top donors when he insulted the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump’s divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in his closing remarks to the GOP’s top donors when he insulted the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There will be no reckoning at the Republican National Committee.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be a unifying weekend for a Republican Party at war with itself over former President Donald Trump’s divisive leadership. But Trump himself shattered two days of relative peace in his closing remarks to the GOP’s top donors when he insulted the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump : The key to Republican success is more Trumpism

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Staking his claim to the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump is casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future GOP success.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There will be no reckoning at the Republican National Committee.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There will be no reckoning at the Republican National Committee.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There will be no reckoning at the Republican National Committee.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard

There will be no reckoning at the Republican National Committee.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul

Democrats have seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul

Democrats have seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul

Democrats have seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul

Democrats have seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul

Democrats have seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Democrats use state voting laws to fuel federal overhaul

Democrats on Friday seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Joe Biden's war against

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Joe Biden's war against

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Joe Biden's war against

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Joe Biden's war against

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Top Democrats call on Cuomo to resign as allegations mount

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As

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Schumer, Gillibrand call on NY Gov. Cuomo to resign

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Facing unprecedented political isolation, a defiant New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted on Friday that he would not step down in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and condemned the expansive coalition of Democrats calling for his resignation as “reckless and dangerous."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cuomo defiant as wave of lawmakers calls for him to resign

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Facing unprecedented political isolation, a defiant New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted on Friday that he would not step down in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and condemned the sprawling coalition of Democrats calling for his resignation as “reckless and dangerous."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cuomo: Politicians calling for him to resign are 'reckless'

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As the Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he faces growing allegations of sexual harassment, he insisted Friday he wouldn’t resign and castigated politicians calling for him to quit as “reckless and dangerous” and engaging in “cancel culture.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Multiple NY congressional members call on Cuomo to resign

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday as a sprawling coalition of congressional leaders joined dozens of state lawmakers in calling for the embattled governor's resignation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wave of retirements signals battles ahead for Republicans

This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wave of retirements signals battles ahead for Republicans

This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wave of retirements signals battles ahead for Republicans

This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Bad news': Wave of GOP retirements signals battles ahead

This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Bad news': Wave of GOP retirements signals battles ahead

This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the exploding pandemic last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the exploding pandemic last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the exploding pandemic last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Will voters remember? Cruz trip tests durability of scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz's political career already featured many surprise twists before a jaunt to Mexico this week brought him a new level of notoriety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cruz trip tests durability of scandal, memory of voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz's political career already featured many surprise twists before a jaunt to Mexico this week brought him a new level of notoriety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Obviously a mistake': Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return the party to power.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Obviously a mistake': Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cruz says he went on vacation amid storm 'to be a good dad'

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took his family on vacation to Cancun, Mexico, this week as his home state was paralyzed by a deadly winter storm, drawing criticism from leaders in both parties and potentially damaging his political ambitions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cruz confirms his Mexican vacation after storm slammed Texas

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz acknowledged on Thursday that he had traveled to Mexico for a family vacation this week, leaving his home state as thousands of constituents struggled without power or safe drinking water after a powerful winter storm.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

AP source: Cruz on vacation in Mexico as storm slams Texas

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz traveled to Mexico on Wednesday for a family vacation as his

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

AP source: Sen. Cruz went to Mexico on vacation amid storm

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return the party to power.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return to power.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

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Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations

NEW YORK (AP) — The Lincoln Project, one of the best-known and best-funded organizations in the so-called Never Trump movement, announced plans late Thursday to launch an external investigation to review the tenure of a co-founder accused of sexual harassment.

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After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.

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Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations

NEW YORK (AP) — The Lincoln Project, one of the best-known and best-funded organizations in the so-called Never Trump movement, announced plans late Thursday to launch an external investigation to review the tenure of a co-founder accused of sexual harassment.

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How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.

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Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations

NEW YORK (AP) — The Lincoln Project, one of the best-known and best-funded organizations in the so-called Never Trump movement, announced plans late Thursday to launch an external investigation to review the tenure of a co-founder accused of sexual harassment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations

NEW YORK (AP) — The Lincoln Project, one of the best-known and best-funded organizations in the so-called Never Trump movement, announced plans late Thursday to launch an external investigation to review the tenure of a co-founder accused of sexual harassment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.

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A test for Trumpism: Virginia Republicans seek new playbook

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national Republican Party in Washington is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump's fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from the GOP.

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GOP eyes path to power by making peace with the far right

NEW YORK (AP) — Over the course of 24 hours this week, House Republicans voted to defend a freshman conspiracy theorist with a history of violent rhetoric and a mainstream party leader who backed Donald Trump's impeachment.

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A test for Trumpism: Virginia Republicans seek new playbook

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national Republican Party in Washington is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump's fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from the GOP.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

A test for Trumpism: Virginia Republicans seek new playbook

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national Republican Party in Washington is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump's fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from the GOP.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GOP eyes path to power by making peace with the far right

NEW YORK (AP) — Over the course of 24 hours this week, House Republicans voted to defend a freshman conspiracy theorist with a history of violent rhetoric and a mainstream party leader who backed Donald Trump's impeachment.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GOP eyes path to power by making peace with the far right

NEW YORK (AP) — Over the course of 24 hours this week, House Republicans voted to defend a freshman conspiracy theorist with a history of violent rhetoric and a mainstream party leader who backed Donald Trump's impeachment.

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McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views.

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McCarthy condemns Greene's remarks but criticizes Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday condemned Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s open embrace of conspiratorial theories and racist views but criticized a drive by Democrats to remove her from her committees, signaling he would not yield to a bipartisan outcry to punish her.

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McCarthy condemns Greene remarks but blasts Dem 'power grab'

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he condemns Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's past remarks questioning school shootings, but he criticized a Democratic drive to oust the Georgia Republican from her committee assignments as a “partisan power grab.”

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Dems plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from panels

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Democrat said the House will vote Thursday on removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees, intensifying the stakes over

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Divided House GOP faces decisions on Reps. Greene, Cheney

WASHINGTON (AP) — Divided House Republicans approached showdowns Wednesday over Reps.

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House GOP faces decision point on Reps. Greene, Cheney

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with

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McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

McCarthy faces choices as GOP divides over Cheney, Greene

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faced unrest Tuesday from opposing ends of the Republican spectrum over Reps.

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AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary.

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GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump has

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AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary.

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AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary.

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GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump has

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump has lost his social media megaphone, the power of government and the unequivocal support of his party's elected leaders. But a week after leaving the White House in disgrace, a large-scale Republican defection that would ultimately purge him from the party appears unlikely.

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'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.

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'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote

The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump's norm-shattering presidency cracked on Wednesday.

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Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote

The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump's norm-shattering presidency cracked on Wednesday.

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Trump's Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote

Republicans offered only modest reproach when President Donald Trump said there were “very fine people” on both sides of a white supremacist rally. They stayed in line when Trump was caught pressuring a foreign leader and later defended his handling of a deadly pandemic.

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Trump's Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote

Republicans offered only modest reproach when President Donald Trump said there were “very fine people” on both sides of a white supremacist rally. They stayed in line when Trump was caught pressuring a foreign leader and later defended his handling of a deadly pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.

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'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.

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'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.

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Biden introduces Merrick Garland as attorney general pick

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his pick for the nation's top law enforcement official on Thursday, turning to experienced judge Merrick Garland to help de-politicize the Justice Department and restore the rule of law after what the incoming president described as four years of lawlessness under President …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for Republicans

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump's destructive behavior.

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Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for Republicans

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump's destructive behavior.

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Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his turbulent final days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda.

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John Ossoff wins runoff, giving Democrats control of Senate

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election.

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Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s

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Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.

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Democrat Warnock wins Senate race; 2nd too early to call

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats’ reach.

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Georgia tallying final votes in key Senate runoff elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates were locked in tight races early Wednesday as Georgia officials tallied the final votes in two critical Senate elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.

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Georgia counts ballots as US Senate control hangs in balance

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.

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Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in balance

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate control

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia counting ballots in crucial Senate runoff elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia deciding US Senate control in election's final day

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians cast their ballots Tuesday in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. Two months after Election Day 2020, the voting will also impact Donald Trump's final days in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Final Election Day: Georgia deciding US Senate control

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden's capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden's capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.

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Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. A month and a half before he takes office, he's drawing rebukes from activists who fear he'll fall short on promises to build an …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. A month and a half before he takes office, he's drawing rebukes from activists who fear he'll fall short on promises to build an …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense.

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Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) — One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing to take on a pandemic.

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Biden wants Congress to pass virus aid in lame-duck session

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is pushing Congress to approve billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 assistance before he takes office, saying in a meeting Friday with the top Democrats in the House and Senate that such a package should be approved during the lame-duck session.

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'No more room for delay': Biden wants emergency COVID-19 aid

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Congress to enact billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 assistance before the year's end, according to a senior adviser who warned Friday that “there's no more room for delay.”

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Biden wants Congress to pass emergency COVID aid this year

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Congress to enact billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 assistance before the year's end, according to a senior aide who warned Friday that “there's no more room for delay.”

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Biden to meet with Pelosi, Schumer as challenges loom

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is set to hold his first in-person meeting since winning the election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Friday.

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Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, leaders of

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Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, leaders of the Democratic Party's left wing, are at risk of being excluded from the senior ranks of President-elect Joe Biden's administration as the incoming president balances the demands of his party's progressive base against the political realities of a narrowly …

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Biden chides Trump for lack of cooperation on vaccine

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden met Thursday with governors from both parties and criticized President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to block the peaceful transition of power, saying it was hindering the flow of information about programs to develop a vitally important coronavirus vaccine.

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Biden tells governors he'll help states overcome coronavirus

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In a meeting with governors, Joe Biden expressed concern Thursday that President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the peaceful transition of power at the White House has hindered the flow of information about programs to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine.

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Biden reaches out to governors as Trump stymies transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's meeting Thursday with a group of Democratic and Republican governors is his latest attempt to fight through President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the president-elect's transition to power.

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Biden's DIY transition proceeds without Trump assistance

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump's

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'More people may die': Biden urges Trump to aid transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans.

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Biden's DIY transition proceeds without Trump assistance

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump's refusal to cooperate with his successor is forcing President-elect Joe Biden to seek unusual workarounds to prepare for the exploding public health threat and evolving national security challenges he will inherit in just nine weeks.

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Biden filling top White House team with campaign veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced a raft of top White House staff positions on Tuesday, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team.

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'More people may die': Biden urges Trump to aid transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans.

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Biden filling out top White House team with campaign vets

ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team.

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'More people may die': Biden urges Trump to aid transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden outlines plan to ease economic inequity amid pandemic

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday outlined his plans to alleviate economic inequality and boost the U.S. economy but said any structural reforms depend first on reining in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden vows to strengthen economy despite exploding pandemic

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Acknowledging that the nation is in a “dark” place, President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said his administration would strengthen the country's vulnerable economy despite the exploding pandemic as he pushed forward with the business of preparing to assume the presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden set to address plans for economy as pandemic rages

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is set to outline his plans to revive the nation's economy in the midst of a global health crisis on Monday as he pushes forward with his transition to the White House despite President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the election results.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

A few cracks but no big GOP break with Trump on Biden's win

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most powerful Republicans in Washington are standing firmly behind President Donald Trump and his unsupported claims of voter fraud for now, but new cracks emerged among GOP leaders elsewhere who believe it's time to treat Democrat Joe Biden like the president-elect he is.

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Biden pushes forward on transition despite Trump's blocking

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden quietly pushed forward with the business of preparing to become America's next commander in chief on Wednesday, ignoring President Donald Trump's unprecedented push to block his Democratic rival's transition.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden quietly pushed forward with the business of preparing to become America's next commander in chief on Wednesday, ignoring President Donald Trump's unprecedented push to block his Democratic rival's transition.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vowing “to get right to work,” President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump's fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as “inconsequential,” even as Democrats elsewhere warned that the Republican president's actions were dangerous.

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Biden fights to confront crises -- and Trump resistance

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation's competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday as concerns grew that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge his Democratic rival's victory could undermine national security.

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Biden defends health care law as high court mulls its fate

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Facing fierce Republican refusal to acknowledge his victory, President-elect Joe Biden was fighting to defend the Obama administration's signature health care law on Tuesday as he began to confront the crises he will inherit in just 71 days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White House

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden was fresh off winning the Michigan primary and effectively capturing the Democratic presidential nomination, a prize he'd sought for the better part of three decades. Instead of plotting a strategy to build momentum, he was contemplating an abrupt halt.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump's wild claims test limits of Republican loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's wild and unsupported claims of voter fraud have emerged as a high-stakes Republican loyalty test that illustrates the tug of war likely to define the future of the GOP whether he wins or loses the presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Presidential election exposes America's 'perilous' divides

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential elections can be revealing moments that convey the wishes of the American people to the next wave of elected officials. So far, the big reveal in

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

With presidency in reach, Dems grapple with disappointment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats went into Election Day hoping to reclaim the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress in a victory that would demonstrate an unmistakable repudiation of President Donald Trump and a Republican Party remade in his image.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2020 Watch: Will loser of the election accept the result?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into the final week of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously

DETROIT (AP) — Calling Joe Biden his “brother,” Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of failing to take the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency seriously as Democrats leaned on America's first Black president to energize Black voters in battleground Michigan on the final weekend of the 2020 campaign.

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Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously

DETROIT (AP) — Calling Joe Biden his “brother,” Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of failing to take the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency seriously as Democrats leaned on America's first Black president to energize Black voters in battleground Michigan on the final weekend of the 2020 campaign.

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Biden, Obama make a final appeal to Michigan's Black voters

NEWTOWN, Penn. (AP) — Joe Biden enters the final weekend of the presidential campaign with an intense focus on appealing to Black voters, whose support will be critical in his bid to defeat Donald Trump.

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2020 Watch: Is Biden remaking the Democratic coalition?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into the final full week of

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Trump to vote in Fla., hold 3 rallies; Biden focuses on Pa.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida Saturday before rallying supporters in three other critical battleground states. Democrat Joe Biden is throwing his attention — with a little help from rock legend Jon Bon Jovi — …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden scrap on oil, virus with just over a week to go

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies fought for support in pivotal battleground states Friday after a debate performance that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. Democrat Joe Biden, campaigning close to home, tried to clean up a debate misstep while urging voters to stay focused on …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump to vote in Fla., hold 3 rallies; Biden focuses on Pa.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida Saturday before rallying supporters in three other critical battleground states. Democrat Joe Biden is throwing his attention — with a little help from rock legend Jon Bon Jovi — …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden scrap on oil, virus with just over a week to go

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies fought for support in pivotal battleground states Friday after a debate performance that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. Democrat Joe Biden, campaigning close to home, tried to clean up a debate misstep while urging voters to stay focused on …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Cheerful Trump hits the trail, Biden tries debate cleanup

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies fought for momentum in election battleground states on Friday after a solid debate performance the night before that gave new hope to anxious Republicans. Democrat Joe Biden tried to clean up a debate misstep while urging voters to stay focused on …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Final Trump-Biden debate marked by clashes but less chaos

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright civil affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Final Trump-Biden debate marked by clashes but less chaos

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright civil affair.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden debate marked by clashes, but less chaos

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After the first presidential debate was panned so widely that organizers introduced a mute button, Thursday's second and final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was far more civil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Mute buttons and masks: Inside the final 2020 debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — While millions of people are watching on television, only around 200 are inside the massive college arena in Nashville where President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are facing off in their second and final debate of the 2020 election.

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Mute buttons and plexiglass: Inside the final 2020 debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — While millions of people will be watching on television, only around 200 will be allowed inside the massive college arena in Nashville where President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, meet Thursday night for the final presidential debate of the 2020 election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Debate night for Trump and Biden in final campaign faceoff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

5 questions as Trump and Biden prepare for final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, meet on the debate stage for the second and final time Thursday night in Tennessee. The 90-minute prime-time meeting comes just 12 days before Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Face to face: Trump, Biden to meet for final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

5 questions as Trump and Biden prepare for final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, meet on the debate stage for the second and final time Thursday night in Tennessee. The 90-minute prime-time meeting comes just 12 days before Election Day.

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2020 Watch: Debate a chance for Trump to generate momentum

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on

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2020 Watch: Is debate Trump's last chance to save himself?

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on

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Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation's Sun Belt.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation's Sun Belt.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation's Sun Belt.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP-NORC poll: Voters see the nation as fundamentally divided

NEW YORK (AP) — The overwhelming majority of voters believe the nation is deeply divided over its most important values, and many have doubts about the health of the democracy itself. And supporters of President Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike think the opposing candidate will make things even worse …

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2020 Watch: Is it too late for Trump to turn things around?

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

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Florida GOP fights to animate Trump's base without president

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Nearly 300 Republicans packed shoulder-to-shoulder maskless and sweating inside a Holiday Inn conference room this week in the heart of the Florida Panhandle to see their party's biggest political stars not named President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Florida GOP fights to animate Trump's base without president

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Nearly 300 Republicans packed shoulder-to-shoulder maskless and sweating inside a Holiday Inn conference room this week in the heart of the Florida Panhandle to see their party's biggest political stars not named President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump allies warn against feud with swing-state governor

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump's allies are trying to contain a politically risky election-year fight with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he struggles to balance presidential politics with a global pandemic in one of the nation's most important swing states.

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Trump allies warn against feud with swing-state governor

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump's allies are trying to contain a politically risky election-year fight with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he struggles to balance presidential politics with a global pandemic in one of the nation's most important swing states.

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Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide

NEW YORK (AP) — In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti has instituted a shutdown on a city of nearly 4 million people and threatened uncooperative business owners with power shutoffs and arrest.

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Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide

NEW YORK (AP) — In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti has instituted a shutdown on a city of nearly 4 million people and threatened uncooperative business owners with power shutoffs and arrest.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

2020 Watch: Will Trump lead by addition or subtraction?

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hawks no more: Fiscal conservatives embrace rescue package

NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embraced the coronavirus rescue package approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, shrugging off past concerns about spending in the face of a public health crisis.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hawks no more: Fiscal conservatives embrace rescue package

NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embraced the coronavirus rescue package approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, shrugging off past concerns about spending in the face of a public health crisis.

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Analysis: Biden's pragmatism shines in virus-centered debate

NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden's moderate approach to governing often fails to excite his party's most passionate voters. But on the debate stage, as the nation wrestled with the consequences of a frightening pandemic, Biden's pragmatism broke through in ways that affirmed why he …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden's pragmatism shines in virus-centered debate

NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden's moderate approach to governing often fails to excite his party's most passionate voters. But on the debate stage, as the nation wrestled with the consequences of a frightening pandemic, Biden's pragmatism broke through in ways that affirmed why he …

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2020 Watch: How will the coronavirus change the elections?

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Sanders may have learned wrong lessons from 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders pledged to harness the energy from his first campaign to turn out more voters in 2020. He would build a coalition of black, young and working-class voters who were energized by his transformative vision for America to build a broad coalition that would make him …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Sanders may have learned wrong lessons from 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders pledged to harness the energy from his first campaign to turn out more voters in 2020. He would build a coalition of black, young and working-class voters who were energized by his transformative vision for America to build a broad coalition that would make him …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders isn't dropping out, but where does he go from here?

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is vowing to press ahead with his presidential campaign at least long enough to debate Joe Biden this weekend, even while acknowledging his deficit in the Democratic race may be insurmountable.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders isn't dropping out, but where does he go from here?

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is vowing to press ahead with his presidential campaign at least long enough to debate Joe Biden this weekend, even while acknowledging his deficit in the Democratic race may be insurmountable.

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2020 Watch: Can Bernie get back on track in Michigan?

DETROIT (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

2020 Watch: Can Bernie get back on track in Michigan?

DETROIT (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

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2020 Watch: Can Bernie get back on track in Michigan?

DETROIT (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

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Sanders struggles to expand supporter base after Warren exit

WASHINGTON (AP) — It took Joe Biden's moderate rivals just hours to unite behind his presidential campaign after they left the race. Bernie Sanders hasn't been so fortunate.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders struggles to expand supporter base after Warren exit

WASHINGTON (AP) — It took Joe Biden's moderate rivals just hours to unite behind his presidential campaign after they left the race. Bernie Sanders hasn't been so fortunate.

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Sanders refocusing his campaign after Biden's super Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden as the Vermont senator's allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders refocuses on Biden after Super Tuesday stumble

WASHINGTON (AP) — His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden on Wednesday as the Vermont senator's allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders refocusing his campaign after Biden's super Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden on Wednesday as the Vermont senator's allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid.

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Warren reevaluates, Bloomberg drops out after Super Tuesday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy Wednesday as the winnowing process in the Democrats’ 2020 nomination fight lurched forward after a consequential Super Tuesday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Warren reevaluates, Bloomberg drops out after Super Tuesday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy Wednesday as the winnowing process in the Democrats’ 2020 nomination fight lurched forward after a consequential Super Tuesday.

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Jones victorious in stunning Alabama Senate upset

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Jones victorious in stunning Alabama Senate upset

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.

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Trump campaigning in stretch like it all depends on Florida

MIAMI (AP) — With the turbulent White House race scrambled in new directions, Donald Trump is campaigning like it all hinges on one all-too-familiar swing state: Florida.

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Trump's open path to nomination causes agony for some in GOP

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Romney, McCain: Trump a danger for America's future

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump wins New Hampshire primary easily; Kasich in second place

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump rivals see reasons for hope

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GOP presidential hopefuls square off

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Religion and politics

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Motorcycles and puppies

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GOP White House hopefuls bicker over America's role in world

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Taking the leap

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A broad pattern of flip-flopping?

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No longer just old white men?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A rallying cry

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2016 may loom, but Bush is focused on business

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Christie, Walker court GOP donors in Las Vegas

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'Trying to make the best of a bad situation'

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Police: Bombing suspects planned more attacks

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'If we don't fight, we'll lose our rights'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GOP eyes new election laws

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

High stakes showdown

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The long road to Tampa

BOSTON - Mitt Romney may not have set out on the road to the Republican presidential nomination if not for a private meeting between strangers.

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Romney pledges to tackle immigration in 'civil' manner

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Life on the high wire

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Romney shakes up the strategy, tones down rhetoric

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

A sign of things to come?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Romney gains narrow win over Paul in Maine

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Romney wins big in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich vowed to press on despite the one-sided setback

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Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Florida

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Two in a row for Romney

CONCORD, N.H. - Mitt Romney cruised to a solid victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, picking up steam from his first-place finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Romney sweeps NH to cement top status; Paul second

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney cruised to a solid victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, picking up steam from his first-place finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rivals try to knock Romney off stride in New Hampshire debates

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