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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana's presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the White House tops the ballot Tuesday in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries, but voters will also have to settle more competitive contests for governor, Congress and the state legislature. President Joe Biden and former President Donald...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. April 30, 2024. Editorial: A look at the upcoming congressional primaries The primary election for the U.S. Senate in West Virginia has been a long-anticipated one. And it’s only picked up more heat since Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the...
New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia's weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties, and individuals linked to the death of...
Ex-Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time in his divorce case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Republican who spent years as one of Ohio's highest profile politicians has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his 2020 divorce agreement. Josh Mandel, a former two-term state treasurer who ran three times for U.S. Senate, was...
David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, is remembered
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor was remembered during a Saturday funeral service by family, friends and colleagues, including former President Bill Clinton. Pryor died at the age of 89 on April 20 from natural causes. The memorial was held at...
Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many races. The most-watched is the...
Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly a dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state. Romney has...
Debates to play a major role in Pennsylvania's 2024 US Senate election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday proposed a series of debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick leading up to the November general election, and McCormick readily accepted. The race for a Senate seat in the battleground...
Another Republican candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON (AP) — Another Republican candidate has jumped into the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race. Ian Cain on Wednesday formally launched his campaign. He’s the second Republican to take on incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren as she runs for her third term. ...
China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a 'dangerous situation'
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan on Wednesday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.” The U.S. Senate late Tuesday passed $95 billion in war aid to...
