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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Three people familiar with...
Trump looks to set up a California primary win with a speech to Republican activists
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump will make a personal pitch Friday to California Republicans in a bid to solidify his support in a GOP presidential contest he has dominated for months, while Ron DeSantis and other rivals get another chance to break the front-runner’s momentum with time fast...
An election with no parties: Africa's Eswatini, one of the last absolute monarchies, holds vote
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The small southern African nation of Eswatini was holding elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains absolute power, political parties are banned and elected representatives can merely advise a monarch...
Ex-Detroit police chief James Craig will join GOP primary for US Senate in Michigan, sources tell AP
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was a leading GOP candidate for governor last year before fraudulent signatures on his paperwork derailed his campaign, is planning to enter the race for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat, according to two people familiar with the...
Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate’s sporting heritage committee voted Thursday against confirming four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the Department of Natural Resources policy board, a move that could delay a board vote on the agency's contentious...
Biden offers dire warnings about Trump, accuses mainstream GOP of 'deafening' silence
TEMPE, Arizona (AP) — President Joe Biden issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy, declaring Thursday that the former president is more interested in personal power than upholding the nation's core values and suggesting even...
Arizona says No Labels must accept all candidates even if the third party's leadership opposes them
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top elections official says the No Labels party can't block candidates from using its ballot line to run for office, boosting opponents' efforts to force the movement for a third-party presidential ticket to release more information about its anonymous donors. ...
GOP senators sharply question Pentagon nominee about Biden administration's foreign policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate hearing Thursday on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon's top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration's foreign policies, from the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to Ukraine funding and...
Indiana state comptroller Tera Klutz will resign in November after nearly 7 years in state post
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State Comptroller Tera Klutz announced Thursday she will resign in November after nearly seven years in the state post that recently saw her title changed from Indiana's state auditor to comptroller. Klutz said she submitted her resignation to Gov. Eric Holcomb...
Kari Lake, prominent Trump supporter and election denier, will launch US Senate campaign in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Kari Lake, a Donald Trump ally who has refused to acknowledge her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, will soon launch her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by independent Kyrsten Sinema, a senior adviser said Thursday. Lake's entrance in...
