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Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda

Nov. 05, 2024 00:14 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block a president’s agenda, or if the White House confronts a divided Capitol Hill. The key...

Jim Justice looks past his business struggles and declares himself a Senate winner in West Virginia

Oct. 26, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than a month before the Nov. 5 election, Jim Justice declared victory in his Senate race in deeply Republican West Virginia, a chest thump at the same time the two-term governor was in a behind-the-scenes fight to keep some of his family businesses in good standing. ...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for West Virginia's four electoral votes in the Nov. 5 general election. Voters will also cast ballots for a full slate of federal and state contests, including a U.S. Senate race...

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she's promoting domestic oil drilling

Sep. 13, 2024 11:49 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday's debate that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production in history because of an approach that recognizes that we cannot...

West Virginia coal miner killed in power haulage accident

Aug. 09, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in northern West Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. William “Joe” Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart Valley Mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, on Monday....