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In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Twin Georgia Senate runoffs have Republicans in a quandary. They could admit President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid and turn all attention to salvaging a Senate majority to counter President-elect Joe Biden. Or they could march lockstep alongside Trump and his unfounded...
New Mexico looks ahead to more economic relief amid pandemic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (AP) — The flurry to pass a $330 million relief package aimed at helping out-of-work New Mexicans and certain businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic is done, but Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Republican lawmakers say the hardest work is yet to come as they look for...
Rationales shift as Nevada considers future of vote by-mail
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots ahead of the election put the swing state at the center of the nationwide debate over voting procedures. Nevada Republicans, the Trump campaign and candidates for lower office have challenged the move post-election in...
Nevada judge denies US House candidate's do-over request
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by a Republican congressional candidate that asked for a re-do of the Nov. 3 election he lost to an incumbent Las Vegas-area Democrat. Clark County District Court Judge Trevor Atkin denied the request from former professional...
Congress braces for Biden's national coronavirus strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine. The incoming administration’s approach...
North Carolina Senate Democrats pick leadership for session
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats in North Carolina's state Senate have returned four lawmakers to leadership positions for the upcoming session after the GOP defended its majorities in both chambers of the legislature. The Democratic Caucus announced in a news release Tuesday that it had held a virtual...
Fox News, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich settle suit
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News has reached a settlement with slain Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich's parents, who alleged in a lawsuit that the cable news company exploited their son's death in stories and commentary. Both sides confirmed the settlement on Tuesday. Rich was shot and killed in...
Canvassing board certifies Joe Biden's win in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The state canvassing board on Tuesday certified Joe Biden’s win in New Mexico, delivering the state’s five electoral votes to the Democrat. The approval came as the board was forced to meet remotely amid a surging pandemic that has seen COVID-19 cases and deaths...
Women picked for most top roles in Vermont Legislature
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Women are expected to hold most of the top leadership positions in the Vermont Legislature next year. Democrats, who hold a majority, nominated Sen. Becca Balint, of Windham County, to be the state's Senate president pro tempore on Sunday. She would be the first woman and first...
North Carolina certifies November general election results
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the November general election on Tuesday, awarding the state's 15 electoral votes to President Donald Trump. The certification does not formalize the results in the statewide race for state Supreme Court chief justice...
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