Saturday, November 16, 2024

House Democrats post record August fundraising ahead of 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022
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House Democrats post record August fundraising ahead of 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

House Democrats post record August fundraising ahead of 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022
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Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America's largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash a coming blue wave that Democrats argued was inevitable given shifting demographics.
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Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America's largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash a coming blue wave that Democrats argued was inevitable given shifting demographics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America's largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash a coming blue wave that Democrats argued was inevitable given shifting demographics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Texas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America's largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash a coming blue wave that Democrats argued was inevitable given shifting demographics.
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Bernie Sanders sells big government's virtues in red states

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) —
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Bernie Sanders sells big government's virtues in red states

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) —
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Bernie Sanders sells big government's virtues in red states

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) —
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Bernie Sanders sells big government's virtues in red states

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) —
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Bernie Sanders sets out to sell big government in red states

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Bernie Sanders sets out to sell big government in red states

WASHINGTON (AP) —
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Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — With midterm election season rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates they hope will deliver majorities in Congress: a preference for military veterans.
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Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — With midterm election season rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates they hope will deliver majorities in Congress: a preference for military veterans.
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Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — With midterm election season rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates they hope will deliver majorities in Congress: a preference for military veterans.
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GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced he would stick to his predecessor's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Republican reaction was mixed and largely muted. Foreign policy had become so contentious that the party's own leaders had no single position on the end of the nation's
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GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced he would stick to his predecessor's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Republican reaction was mixed and largely muted. Foreign policy had become so contentious that the party's own leaders had no single position on the end of the nation's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced he would stick to his predecessor's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Republican reaction was mixed and largely muted. Foreign policy had become so contentious that the party's own leaders had no single position on the end of the nation's
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Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as the latest coronavirus surge ravages the reddest, most unvaccinated parts …
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Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as the latest coronavirus surge ravages the reddest, most unvaccinated parts …
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Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as the latest coronavirus surge ravages the reddest, most unvaccinated parts …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as the latest coronavirus surge ravages the reddest, most unvaccinated parts …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as the latest coronavirus surge ravages the reddest, most unvaccinated parts …
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DeSantis feuds with Biden White House as COVID cases rise

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take much for the White House to set Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis off. As coronavirus cases rise across the Sun Belt, President Joe Biden asked GOP governors to “get out of the way” of efforts to contain the virus.
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DeSantis feuds with Biden White House as COVID cases rise

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take much for the White House to set Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis off. As coronavirus cases rise across the Sun Belt, President Joe Biden asked GOP governors to “get out of the way” of efforts to contain the virus.
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DeSantis feuds with Biden White House as COVID cases rise

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take much for the White House to set Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis off. As coronavirus cases rise across the Sun Belt, President Joe Biden asked GOP governors to “get out of the way” of efforts to contain the virus.
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DeSantis feuds with Biden White House as COVID cases rise

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take much for the White House to set Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis off. As coronavirus cases rise across the Sun Belt, President Joe Biden asked GOP governors to “get out of the way” of efforts to contain the virus.
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Florida governor feuds with White House as COVID cases rise

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take much for the White House to set Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis off. As coronavirus cases rise across the Sun Belt, President Joe Biden asked GOP governors to “get out of the way” of efforts to contain the virus.
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Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders'
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Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders'
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Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders'
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Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders'
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Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders' loss in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, supporters pumped millions into the powerful advocacy group Our Revolution to keep the progressive fight alive and prepare for another swing at the White House.
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Rep. Luria's pro-Navy, centrist identity may get Jan. 6 test

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When members of Congress head home to connect with their constituents, some hit tractor pulls. Others might stop by mom-and-pop stores. For
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Rep. Luria's pro-Navy, centrist identity may get Jan. 6 test

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When members of Congress head home to connect with their constituents, some hit tractor pulls. Others might stop by mom-and-pop stores. For
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Rep. Luria's pro-Navy, centrist identity may get Jan. 6 test

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When members of Congress head home to connect with their constituents, some hit tractor pulls. Others might stop by mom-and-pop stores. For
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Rep. Luria's pro-Navy, centrist identity may get Jan. 6 test

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When members of Congress head home to connect with their constituents, some hit tractor pulls. Others might stop by mom-and-pop stores. For
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Rep. Luria's pro-Navy, centrist identity may get Jan. 6 test

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When members of Congress head home to connect with their constituents, some hit tractor pulls. Others might stop by mom-and-pop stores. For
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House
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House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House
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Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted Monday for Washington, and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in
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House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House
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Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives

CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s east side, guiding the group down a long block to the crosswalk even though darting across the street would have been easier.
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Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted Monday for Washington, and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in
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Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives

CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s east side, guiding the group down a long block to the crosswalk even though darting across the street would have been easier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted Monday for Washington, and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted Monday for Washington, and said they were ready to remain there for weeks in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives

CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s east side, guiding the group down a long block to the crosswalk even though darting across the street would have been easier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid '20 pitfalls

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios was instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote. Extend your hand, he said; it makes folks more likely to stop. Smile a lot, that works, too. But immediately take no for an answer …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives

CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s east side, guiding the group down a long block to the crosswalk even though darting across the street would have been easier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid '20 pitfalls

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios was instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote. Extend your hand, he said; it makes folks more likely to stop. Smile a lot, that works, too. But immediately take no for an answer …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid '20 pitfalls

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios is instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote. Extend your hand, he says; it makes folks more likely to stop. Smile a lot, that works, too. But immediately take no for an answer …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid '20 pitfalls

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios is instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote. Extend your hand, he says; it makes folks more likely to stop. Smile a lot, that works, too. But immediately take no for an answer …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid '20 pitfalls

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios is instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote. Extend your hand, he says; it makes folks more likely to stop. Smile a lot, that works, too. But immediately take no for an answer …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline tickets, department store blouses, ground beef and a Chipotle burrito are on the rise, too.
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Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline tickets, department store blouses, ground beef and a Chipotle burrito are on the rise, too.
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Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline tickets, department store blouses, ground beef and a Chipotle burrito are on the rise, too.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline tickets, department store blouses, ground beef and a Chipotle burrito are on the rise, too.
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'Get used to me': Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

WASHINGTON (AP) —
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'Get used to me': Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

WASHINGTON (AP) —
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'Get used to me': Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

WASHINGTON (AP) —
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'Get used to me:' Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

WASHINGTON (AP) —
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Could Beto be back? O'Rourke mulling bid for Texas governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But
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Could Beto be back? O'Rourke mulling bid for Texas governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But
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Could Beto be back? O'Rourke mulling bid for Texas governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But
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In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.
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In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonetheless had a clear political bent.
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GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonetheless had a clear political bent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonetheless had a clear political bent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonetheless had a clear political bent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for 'lame' toast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his decades in public life,
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Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for 'lame' toast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his decades in public life,
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Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for 'lame' toast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his decades in public life,
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Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party.
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Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal

MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal

MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal

MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal

MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'New strategy': Politicians in crisis refuse calls to resign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
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'New strategy': Politicians in crisis refuse calls to resign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of
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AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of
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Vice presidents' policy projects come with political risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore's efforts to “reinvent government" were largely forgotten during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Dan Quayle's revamping of space policy never got much notice to begin with.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Vice presidents' policy projects come with political risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore's efforts to “reinvent government" were largely forgotten during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Dan Quayle's revamping of space policy never got much notice to begin with.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Vice presidents' policy projects come with political risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore's efforts to “reinvent government" were largely forgotten during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Dan Quayle's revamping of space policy never got much notice to begin with.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Vice presidents' policy projects come with political risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore's efforts to “reinvent government" were largely forgotten during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Dan Quayle's revamping of space policy never got much notice to begin with.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking on the floor of the Georgia state Senate last week, Michelle Au implored her colleagues to “stand up” to the hatred aimed at Asian Americans
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators who said they would not support President Joe Biden's nominations to fill administration posts until the White House better promoted diversity reversed their stances Tuesday after the White House said it would add an Asian American Pacific Islander liaison to its staff.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking on the floor of the Georgia state Senate last week, Michelle Au implored her colleagues to “stand up” to the hatred aimed at Asian Americans
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators who said they would not support President Joe Biden's nominations to fill administration posts until the White House better promoted diversity reversed their stances Tuesday after the White House said it would add an Asian American Pacific Islander liaison to its staff.
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Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators who said they would not support President Joe Biden's nominations to fill administration posts until the White House better promoted diversity reversed their stances Tuesday after the White House said it would add an Asian American Pacific Islander liaison to its staff.
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Senators say they won't back nominees who aren't diverse

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators lashed out Tuesday at the lack of Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in President Joe Biden's Cabinet and even vowed not to support nominations until the White House better promotes diversity — moves that could stymie their own party's administration in filling key …
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Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking on the floor of the Georgia state Senate last week, Michelle Au implored her colleagues to “stand up” to the hatred aimed at Asian Americans
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'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.
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'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.
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'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.
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'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.
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Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — When Joe Biden visited this corner of southwestern Pennsylvania in the final weeks before the election, his goal wasn't to win it so much as to show the area's overwhelmingly white working-class electorate that his party was at least willing to try.
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Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — When Joe Biden visited this corner of southwestern Pennsylvania in the final weeks before the election, his goal wasn't to win it so much as to show the area's overwhelmingly white working-class electorate that his party was at least willing to try.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — When Joe Biden visited this corner of southwestern Pennsylvania in the final weeks before the election, his goal wasn't to win it so much as to show the area's overwhelmingly white working-class electorate that his party was at least willing to try.
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From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to not cast votes at all.
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From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to not cast votes at all.
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From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to not cast votes at all.
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Double standard? Gillibrand in spotlight after Cuomo scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague
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Double standard? Gillibrand in spotlight after Cuomo scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague
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Double standard? Gillibrand in spotlight after Cuomo scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague
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Double standard? Gillibrand in spotlight after Cuomo scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague Al Franken's resignation in 2017 as he faced allegations of sexual misconduct, building a profile as a leading advocate for women that became the centerpiece of her 2020 presidential bid.
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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.
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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.
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Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the idea isn't so funny.
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Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the idea isn't so funny.
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Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the idea isn't so funny.
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Activists fear Biden's commitment to higher minimum wage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the idea isn't so funny.
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Immigrants, activists worry Biden won't end Trump barriers

HOUSTON (AP) — For nearly 17 months, the Trump administration tried to deport the mother and daughter from El Salvador. The Biden administration may finish the job.
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Immigrants, activists worry Biden won't end Trump barriers

HOUSTON (AP) — For nearly 17 months, the Trump administration tried to deport the mother and daughter from El Salvador. The Biden administration may finish the job.
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Immigrants, activists worry Biden won't end Trump barriers

HOUSTON (AP) — For nearly 17 months, the Trump administration tried to deport the mother and daughter from El Salvador. The Biden administration may finish the job.
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Immigrants, activists worry Biden won't end Trump barriers

HOUSTON (AP) — For nearly 17 months, the Trump administration tried to deport the mother and daughter from El Salvador. The Biden administration may finish the job.
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Biden, at prayer breakfast, calls out 'political extremism'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot and appealed for collective strength during such turbulent times in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that asks political combatants to set aside their differences …
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Biden, at prayer breakfast, calls out 'political extremism'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot and appealed for collective strength during such turbulent times in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that asks political combatants to set aside their differences …
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Prayer breakfast gives Biden fresh chance to call for unity

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to address the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that calls on political combatants to set aside their differences for one morning.
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Prayer breakfast gives Biden fresh chance to call for unity

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to address the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that calls on political combatants to set aside their differences for one morning.
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Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker's posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi intensified pressure Thursday on House Republican leaders for their handling of a controversial GOP freshman, denouncing them for placing a lawmaker who Pelosi says has “mocked the killing of little children” on the chamber's education committee.
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Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker's posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi intensified pressure Thursday on House Republican leaders for their handling of a controversial GOP freshman, denouncing them for placing a lawmaker who Pelosi says has “mocked the killing of little children” on the chamber's education committee.
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Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker's posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi intensified pressure Thursday on House Republican leaders for their handling of a controversial GOP freshman, denouncing them for placing a lawmaker who Pelosi says has “mocked the killing of little children” on the chamber's education committee.
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Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker's posts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi intensified pressure Thursday on House Republican leaders for their handling of a controversial GOP freshman, denouncing them for placing a lawmaker who Pelosi says has “mocked the killing of little children” on the chamber's education committee.
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GOP tested anew by Georgia congresswoman's Facebook activity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have a Marjorie Taylor Greene problem. Again.
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GOP tested anew by Georgia congresswoman's Facebook activity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have a Marjorie Taylor Greene problem. Again.
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Why Biden's immigration plan may be risky for Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Why Biden's immigration plan may be risky for Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition.
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Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
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Why Biden's immigration plan may be risky for Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed post

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary
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Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet them?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Back when the election was tightening and just a week away, Joe Biden went big.
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Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed post

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary
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Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary
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Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet them?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Back when the election was tightening and just a week away, Joe Biden went big.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Rooting hard for you': Will departure notes end with Trump?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet them?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Back when the election was tightening and just a week away, Joe Biden went big.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Rooting hard for you': Will departure notes end with Trump?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Rooting hard for you': Will departure notes end with Trump?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Impeachment could become defining moment for Liz Cheney

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just before a mob unleashed a deadly rampage on the U.S. Capitol last week, President Donald Trump told tens of thousands of supporters that “we got to get rid” of Rep. Liz Cheney.
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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jamie Raskin's 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year's Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. A day later, a violent mob launched a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that forced the Maryland Democrat and his colleagues to evacuate.
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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jamie Raskin's 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year's Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. A day later, a violent mob launched a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that forced the Maryland Democrat and his colleagues to evacuate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden gets 2nd dose of vaccine as team readies COVID-19 plan

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, three weeks after getting his first one with television cameras rolling in an attempt to reassure the American public that the inoculations are safe.
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Biden gets 2nd vaccine dose as team readies COVID-19 plan

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, three weeks after getting his first one with television cameras rolling in an attempt to to reassure the American public that the inoculations are safe.
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Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.
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Democratic wins could strengthen Biden's legislative push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Democratic wins could strengthen Biden's legislative push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.
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Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Capitol siege raises security worries for Biden inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — The
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Biden doesn't take position on Trump's possible impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls that he be impeached for a second time.
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Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural

WASHINGTON (AP) — The
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Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and promote U.S. opportunities for growth domestically and overseas.
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Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural

WASHINGTON (AP) — The
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Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and promote U.S. opportunities for growth domestically and overseas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November's election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November's election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls on mob to 'pull back,' urges restoring decency

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November's election.
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Biden, Trump warn of high stakes of Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation as President Donald Trump urged Republican voters to "swamp" the polls ahead of runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Trump warn of high stakes of Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation as President Donald Trump urged Republican voters to "swamp" the polls ahead of runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pence, Biden warn of high stakes of Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation and Vice President Mike Pence urged Republicans to vote for “the last line of defense” in Washington in a series of final pleas ahead of runoff elections …
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Washington braces for intense opening to a pivotal year

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The tumult of 2020 isn't over yet.
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Biden's pick to lead Treasury made over $7M in speaking fees

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees over the past two years from major financial firms and tech giants including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Google, according to disclosure forms filed as part of her …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington braces for intense opening to a pivotal year

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The tumult of 2020 isn't over yet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden's pick to lead Treasury made over $7M in speaking fees

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees over the past two years from major financial firms and tech giants including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Google, according to disclosure forms filed as part of her …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden's pick to lead Treasury made over $7M in speaking fees

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees over the past two years from major financial firms and tech giants including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Google, according to disclosure forms filed as part of her …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden's pick to lead Treasury made over $7M in speaking fees

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees over the past two years from major financial firms and tech giants including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Google, according to disclosure forms filed as part of her …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary Wednesday, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" in the fight against economic inequality, institutional racism and climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails transportation nominee Buttigieg as 'new voice'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his one-time Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary Wednesday, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" in the fight against economic inequality, institutional racism and climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls transportation nominee Buttigieg 'a new voice'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced onetime Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, saying the 38-year-old can be “a new voice" in the fight against economic inequality, institutional racism and climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden introduces ex-rival Buttigieg as transportation pick

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, calling the 38-year-old ex-mayor “a new voice, with new ideas determined to move past old politics."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
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Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president on Tuesday, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden to say 'abuse of power' can't stop peaceful transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is ready to declare that “not even an abuse of power” can stop a peaceful transition of power in the U.S. after last month's election — a swipe at President Donald Trump's refusal to accept defeat and at the top Republicans who have continued …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden and his top aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It's long past time to move on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last month, Cabinet hopeful
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last month, Cabinet hopeful
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden: Cabinet picks from Obama era mean 'bold new thinking'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced a series of key picks for his new government that drew heavily from the Obama administration, saluting their “deep experience” while insisting he could rely on them for “bold new thinking.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils top picks with deep Obama administration ties

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced five top picks for his new administration, drawing on leading names from the Obama White House while also tapping an Ohio congresswoman and a congressional committee veteran.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's historically challenging transition to power is suddenly becoming even more complicated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's historically challenging transition to power is suddenly becoming even more complicated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails historic Pentagon pick, but some Dems in a bind

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced his choice for secretary of defense, calling retired Army Gen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails historic Pentagon pick, but some Dems in a bind

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced his choice for secretary of defense, calling retired Army Gen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's Pentagon nominee puts some Democrats in a bind

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced retired Army Gen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden vows to reopen most schools after 1st 100 days on job

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to bring the coronavirus pandemic under enough control to open most of the nation's schools during his first 100 days as president — going much further on the issue than he has in the past, even while warning that the U.S. is facing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden vows to reopen most schools after 1st 100 days on job

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to bring the coronavirus pandemic under enough control to open most of the nation's schools during his first 100 days as president — going much further on the issue than he has in the past, even while warning that the U.S. is facing …
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

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

Ex-presidents would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former presidents say they'd be willing to take a coronavirus vaccine publicly, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated against a disease that has already
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Psaki, next White House press secretary, a veteran messenger

WASHINGTON (AP) — After four years of President Donald Trump serving as his own chief spokesperson and frequently peddling false information and conspiracy theories in the process, successor Joe Biden is pledging to return to a more traditional approach to communicating with Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Psaki, next White House press secretary, a veteran messenger

WASHINGTON (AP) — After four years of President Donald Trump serving as his own chief spokesperson and frequently peddling false information and conspiracy theories in the process, successor Joe Biden is pledging to return to a more traditional approach to communicating with Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Unveiling economic team, Biden pledges, 'Help is on the way'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he says will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, declaring, “I know times are tough, but I want you to know that help is on the way.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Unveiling economic team, Biden pledges, 'Help is on the way'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he says will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, declaring, “I know times are tough, but I want you to know that help is on the way.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils economic team declaring, 'Help is on the way'

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he says will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, declaring, “I know times are tough but I want you to know that help is on the way.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden unveils economic team at critical moment for recovery

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling his economic team Tuesday amid growing concerns about the pace of the nation's economic recovery as governments
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

How Democrats came up short in bid to expand House majority

MONROE, Iowa (AP) — This swath of southeast Iowa isn't supposed to be a nailbiter for Democrats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

How Democrats came up short in bid to expand House majority

MONROE, Iowa (AP) — This swath of southeast Iowa isn't supposed to be a nailbiter for Democrats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public health crisis, the government's top infectious disease …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to inoculate all Americans against COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public health crisis, the government's top infectious disease …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — This resort town known for Atlantic waves that are sometimes surfable, fresh-cut French fries and a 1-mile wooden boardwalk that dates to the 1870s has long prided itself on being the “Nation's Summer Capital.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Leading progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy agenda even as more centrist Democrats argue such proposals
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Leading progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy agenda even as more centrist Democrats argue such proposals
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Progressives pledge to keep pressure on Biden in White House

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Leading progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy agenda even as more centrist Democrats argue such proposals
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican calling: Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election

It’s not exactly divine intervention, but even the pope considers the U.S. presidential race over.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

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

Biden defends health care law as high court mulls its fate

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is championing the Obama administration's signature health law as it goes before the Supreme Court in a case that could overturn it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders, a notable departure from four years in which President Donald Trump filled his team with outsiders and government antagonists.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden targets virus as his White House transition begins

WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden signaled strongly on Monday that fighting the raging pandemic will be the immediate priority of his new administration, an abrupt shift from President Donald Trump's more unworried approach to the virus, as the nation surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden focuses on virus fight as White House transition opens

WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden signaled strongly on Monday that fighting the raging pandemic will be the immediate priority of his new administration as the nation surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases, an abrupt shift from President Donald Trump's more unworried approach to the virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden zeroes in on virus during opening days of transition

WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden signaled strongly on Monday that fighting the raging pandemic will be the immediate priority of his new administration as the nation surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases, an abrupt shift from President Donald Trump's more unworried approach to the virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden implores Americans to wear masks amid vaccine progress

WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday implored Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as he cheered promising news about the development of an effective vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must

WILMINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned Americans need to be aggressive about mask wearing and social distancing as infections continue to surge around the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden signaled on Sunday he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the raging pandemic that will likely dominate the early days of his administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden promotes unity, turns to business of transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to “let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end” and reaching out to the millions of people who voted against him to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden promotes unity, turns to business of transition

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to “let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end” and reaching out to the millions of people who voted against him to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden defeats Trump for White House, says 'time to heal'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify" a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

How to build a government: Transition challenges await Biden

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden just won the presidency. That may turn out to be the easy part.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden transition team didn't wait for verdict to get busy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's transition team didn't wait for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden edges closer to win as Pennsylvania focus intensifies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden edged ever closer Saturday to a victory over President Donald Trump as the long, exacting work of counting votes extended into a fourth day after the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Not waiting: Biden transition team at work amid limbo

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's transition team isn't waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Be prepared: Biden transition team at work amid limbo

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's transition team isn't waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden stood on the cusp of winning the presidency Friday night, three days after Election Day, as the long, exacting work of counting votes widened his lead over President Donald Trump in critical battleground states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump attacks process

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency that hinges on the outcome of tight contests in key battleground states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden eases ahead in Georgia; Trump attacks election process

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in key battleground states — and then inched ahead in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in key battleground states — and then inched ahead in Georgia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in some key battleground states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump hits election integrity as votes still being counted

WASHINGTON (AP) — With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation's election, making unsupported accusations from the White House about the integrity of the results in his race against Democrat Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election officials in key battlegrounds pressed forward Thursday with presidential vote counting as Democrat Joe Biden urged patience and President Donald Trump pursued legal options with little success, insisting the processing of ballots should be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden pushes closer to win as Trump presses legal threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden pushed closer Thursday to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the White House while President Donald Trump escalated his unproven accusations of voter fraud and promises of legal action.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

There's no winner in the presidential race. That's OK

WASHINGTON (AP) — America woke up Wednesday morning without a winner of the presidential election. That's OK.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In 2020 finale, Trump combative, Biden on offense

PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday delivering an incendiary but unsupported allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed to claim states once seen as safely Republican.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In 2020 finale, Trump combative, Biden on offense

PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday delivering an incendiary but unsupported allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed to claim states once seen as safely Republican.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In 2020 finale, Trump complains, Biden stays on offense

PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the final day of a campaign unlike any other, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday, delivering without evidence his incendiary allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed into states once seen as safely Republican, looking to secure his path …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In 2020 finale, Trump talks vote fraud, Biden's on offense

PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the final day of a campaign unlike any other, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday, delivering without evidence his incendiary allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed into states once seen as safely Republican, looking to secure his path …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump talks legal action, Biden on offense in 2020 finale

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump cast doubt in advance on Tuesday's election results, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed ahead on offense on the final full day of campaigning ahead of an election conclusion that could have consequences for the U.S. for years to come.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump talks legal action, Biden on offense as campaign ends

CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump cast doubt in advance on Tuesday's election results, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed ahead on offense on the final full day of campaigning ahead of an election conclusion that could have consequences for the U.S. for years to come.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Campaign draws to a close as Trump threatens legal action

PHILADEPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Campaign draws to a close with US facing a crossroads

PHILADEPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Campaign draws to a close with US facing a crossroads

PHILADEPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of a campaign that has laid bare their dramatically different visions for tackling the nation’s pressing problems and for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Race for Texas intensifies amid surging turnout, COVID cases

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ surprising status as a battleground came into clearer focus on Friday as Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris devoted one of the race's final days to campaigning across America's largest red state and early voter turnout zoomed past 9 million — already more than the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Race for Texas intensifies amid surging turnout, COVID cases

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ surprising status as a battleground came into clearer focus on Friday as Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris devoted one of the race's final days to campaigning across America's largest red state and early voter turnout zoomed past 9 million — already more than the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Texas early voting exceeds total of all 2016 ballots

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016's race — an unprecedented surge of early voting that comes as Democrat Joe Biden's campaign is making a late push to flip what has long been the country's largest …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pandemic politics: Biden shuns 'false promises' of fast fix

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Focused firmly on COVID-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch.” President Donald Trump, under attack for his handling of the worst health crisis in more …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pandemic politics: Biden shuns 'false promises' of fast fix

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Focused firmly on COVID-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch.” President Donald Trump, under attack for his handling of the worst health crisis in more …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows not to make 'false promises' about pandemic

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch,” pledging instead to prioritize science, while President Donald Trump used the race's final days keeping a whirlwind schedule aimed at focusing on anything but …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows to unify and save country; Trump hits Midwest

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — Joe Biden traveled Tuesday to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can "restore our soul and save …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump to appeal to Nevada voters -- from neighboring Arizona

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump is making a crunch-time appeal to voters in Nevada. But he's doing it from Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden faces challenges in quickly combating the pandemic

WILIMINGTON, Del. (AP) — If Joe Biden wins next week's election, he says he'll immediately call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert. He'll work with governors and local officials to institute a nationwide mask-wearing mandate and ask Congress to pass a sweeping spending bill by the end of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump to appeal to Nevada voters from neighboring Arizona

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump will make a crunch-time appeal to voters in Nevada. But he'll do so from Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows to unify and save country; Trump hits Midwest

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — Joe Biden traveled Tuesday to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can "restore our soul and save …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows his unity can save country; Trump hits Midwest

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — Joe Biden traveled Tuesday to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can "restore our soul and save …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden faces challenges in quickly combating the pandemic

WILIMINGTON, Del. (AP) — If Joe Biden wins next week's election, he says he'll immediately call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert. He'll work with governors and local officials to institute a nationwide mask-wearing mandate and ask Congress to pass a sweeping spending bill by the end of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden vows unity can 'save this country'; Trump hits Midwest

WARM SPRINGS, Ga (AP) — Joe Biden traveled to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio on Tuesday to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can "restore our soul and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — One week until
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

WASHINGTON (AP) — One week until Election Day, Joe Biden is going on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia — which hasn’t backed a Democrat for president since 1992 — and pushing into other territory where President Donald Trump was once expected to easily repeat his wins from four years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Surging coronavirus colors White House race in closing days

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked challenger Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more positive infections at the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Surging coronavirus colors White House race in closing days

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked challenger Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more positive infections at the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Surging coronavirus colors White House race in closing days

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked challenger Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more positive infections at the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump votes in Fla. before rallies; Biden focuses on Pa.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he voted Saturday “for a guy named Trump" and called it an “honor” to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states, where large crowds awaited even …
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

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

Trump, Biden frame closing appeals for sprint to election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their final debate behind them, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are packaging their divergent personal styles and policy prescriptions into closing messages for the final sprint to Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus during the campaign's closing debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to the major …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden scrapped over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday’s final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to solving the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

It's on: Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden squared off Thursday night in their final debate, which stood as the trailing incumbent’s best chance to change the race’s trajectory with just 12 days until the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

It's on: Trump, Biden face off in campaign's final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden squared off Thursday night in their final debate, which stood as the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with just 12 days until the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

High stakes for Trump, Biden heading into final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden hurtled toward Thursday night's final debate, which could be the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with just 12 days left until the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden eyes Obama boost

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump pushed into arguably the most important state on the electoral map on Tuesday, opting for a rally in Pennsylvania instead of formal debate practice two days ahead of the final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the 2020 campaign.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump pushed into arguably the most important state on the electoral map on Tuesday, opting for a rally in Pennsylvania instead of formal debate practice two days ahead of the final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden go on offense in states they're trying to flip

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense Sunday, as both campaigned in states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that is just over two weeks away.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden go on offense in states they're trying to flip

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense over the weekend, as both campaigned in states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that is just over two weeks away.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden are campaigning across country from each other

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump made a rare visit to church Sunday as he and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned across the country from one another in key states with the Nov. 3 election close at hand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP senator mispronounces Kamala Harris' name at Trump rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Friday by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

GOP senator mispronounces Kamala Harris' name at Trump rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Friday by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

GOP senator mispronounces Kamala Harris' name at Trump rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Friday by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump evasive, Biden rambling in dueling town halls

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday night when pressed if he took a COVID-19 test before his first debate with Democrat Joe Biden as the two men squared off again, in a way, after their scuttled second showdown was replaced by dueling televised town halls several channels …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump, Biden square off, in a way, in dueling town halls

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night, their scuttled second debate replaced by dueling televised town halls several channels apart.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump, Biden zero in on swing states that are key to victory

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast potentially decisive ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump, Biden zero in on swing states that are key to victory

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast potentially decisive ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trips by Trump, Biden illustrate calculations on voting map

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast potentially decisive ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump, Biden trips illustrate Electoral College calculations

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast potentially decisive ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Biden made two campaign stops Monday in Ohio, attempting to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in a state long thought to be out of reach for Democrats after Trump's wide margin of victory there four years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Biden made two campaign stops Monday in Ohio, attempting to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in a state long thought to be out of reach for Democrats after Trump's wide margin of victory there four years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

Joe Biden has chosen California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, has ended his presidential bid
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Joe Biden, nominee-in-waiting, with a long wait

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the three weeks since his blowout win in the South Carolina primary, Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting. But, amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, put the emphasis on waiting.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Joe Biden, nominee-in-waiting, with a long wait

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the three weeks since his blowout win in the South Carolina primary, Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting. But, amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, put the emphasis on waiting.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders faces tough decisions as path to nomination narrows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders isn't leaving the presidential race. Instead, the Vermont senator and democratic socialist is back in a familiar place: on the outside looking in.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders' campaign says he's reassessing, not dropping out

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he is reassessing his campaign, raising questions about whether he will drop out after losing three more states and falling prohibitively behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the race.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

How the coronavirus is upending American politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most elemental act of American democracy — voting — will be tested Tuesday as four states set to hold presidential primaries confront the impact of a global pandemic that has turned everyday life upside-down.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

DEBATE TAKEAWAYS: Biden tries to draw in Sanders supporters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a new phase of the 2020 presidential election Sunday night, with a one-on-one debate held in a Washington studio without a studio audience.
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

'Very much alive': Biden victorious in 4 more primary states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially widened Biden's …
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.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Very much alive': Biden victorious in 4 more primary states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially widened Biden's …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Very much alive': Biden victorious in 4 more primary states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially widened Biden's …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden wins hard-fought Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri and Mississippi, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially widened …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden wins hard-fought Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden wins hard-fought Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly canceled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus — as public health fears began transforming the 2020 race.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Stakes rise for Sanders heading into Michigan primary

DETROIT (AP) — Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters. Four years later, the same state could either revive the Vermont senator's campaign or relegate him to the role of …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Stakes rise for Sanders heading into Michigan primary

DETROIT (AP) — Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters. Four years later, the same state could either revive the Vermont senator's campaign or relegate him to the role of …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Stakes rise for Sanders heading into Michigan primary

DETROIT (AP) — Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters. Four years later, the same state could either revive the Vermont senator's campaign or relegate him to the role of …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Dems look to Michigan primary as testing ground for November

DETROIT (AP) — Ask Arlene Williams about President Donald Trump's promises to bring back auto industry jobs that have evaporated across Michigan and she'll point with irony to the Chevy Blazer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Dems look to Michigan primary as testing ground for November

DETROIT (AP) — Ask Arlene Williams about President Donald Trump's promises to bring back auto industry jobs that have evaporated across Michigan and she'll point with irony to the Chevy Blazer.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden in Mississippi, Sanders in Michigan before primaries

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden worshiped at a predominantly African American church in Mississippi two days before the state's primary, in which black voters will play a pivotal role.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be breeding grounds to spread the potentially deadly illness.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be breeding grounds to spread the potentially deadly illness.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Warren ends presidential campaign, centering race on 2 men

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren ended her once-promising presidential campaign on Thursday after failing to finish higher than third place in any of the 18 states that have voted so far. While the Massachusetts senator said she was proud of her bid, she was also candid in expressing disappointment that …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Warren ends presidential campaign, centering race on 2 men

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren ended her once-promising presidential campaign on Thursday after failing to finish higher than third place in any of the 18 states that have voted so far. While the Massachusetts senator said she was proud of her bid, she was also candid in expressing disappointment that …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | 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 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

Warren reassesses path forward after dismal Super Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren huddled with her campaign advisers on Wednesday to determine if there was a reason to stay in the Democratic presidential race after a dismal Super Tuesday that saw her finishing no higher than third in any state — including her own.
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.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Warren huddles with advisers, reassesses presidential race

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren was huddling with her campaign advisers Wednesday to determine if there was a reason to stay in the race after her Super Tuesday wipe-out.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Warren bets on brokered convention. Will she last that long?

WASHINGTON (AP) — As her rivals head to the exits, Elizabeth Warren is vowing to press on to a contested convention.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

No injuries after Pence plane slides off runway in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s campaign plane slid off a runway during a rainstorm at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Thursday, tearing up concrete before coming to rest on a patch of grass.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO

Next in line?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Texas picks tea party darling

AUSTIN, Texas - Tea party darling Ted Cruz convincingly defeated the Republican establishment favorite, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in Texas' runoff election Tuesday, capturing the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison as fiercely conservative voters shook one of America's reddest states to its political core.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire destroys hundreds of homes

BASTROP, Texas - A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance that was fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

U.S. push not halting guns to Mexico

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Federal agents are barely able to slow the river of American guns flowing into Mexico.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Castro: I was misinterpreted

HAVANA - Fidel Castro said Friday that his comments about Cuba's communist economic model no longer working were misinterpreted by a visiting American journalist - taking back an admission that had caused a stir around the globe.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Cuba embraces two free-market reforms

HAVANA - Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years - potentially touching off a golf-course building boom - and loosening state controls on commerce to let islanders grow and sell their own fruit and vegetables.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Castro makes first official appearance

HAVANA - A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to stave off global nuclear war in an emphatic address to parliament Saturday that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO