Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary as the coronavirus spreads, but he ordered that people be given an extra six days beyond Tuesday's election for absentee voting. U.S. District Judge William Conley's order essentially extends the election...

Biden wants to talk to Trump about lessons from past crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Thursday that he wants to speak with President Donald Trump in the hope that the president can “learn some lessons” from the Obama administration on how to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. “We’ve been through this in a slightly different way...

Record jobless claims but Dems, GOP divide over rescue bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh data on Thursday that detailed a record avalanche of unemployment claims offered no signs of easing the rift between Democrats and Republicans over the need for new legislation financing infrastructure and other job-creation programs. With the coronavirus barreling across the...

Federal judge refuses to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary but extends absentee voting window

Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns

Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August, an unprecedented move that shows how the coronavirus is reshaping the battle for the White House. The party had hoped that a mid-July convention would give them more time to rally behind a nominee and...

The Latest: Wisconsin COVID-19 cases grow to 1,730

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local): 1:40 p.m The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin has cracked 1,700 while 31 people have died, the state Department of Health Services reported Thursday. There have also been 461 people hospitalized to...

'The spirit of democracy' Exhibit explores American voting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Louisville civil rights leader Mattie Jones attempted to vote in an election in Mississippi in the 1950s, she had to pay a poll tax, pass a literacy test and sing the Star-Spangled Banner. When she sang the national anthem off-key, Jones was denied the right to vote. More than...

Kemp says he can't delay vote; Raffensperger hints he might

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp says he doesn't believe he has the power to order a delay in Georgia's May 19 party primary elections under the current state of emergency. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger at first reiterated his position Wednesday that he doesn't have the power to further delay the...

Federal judge signals he won't postpone Wisconsin election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge signaled Wednesday that he won't postpone or make any major changes to Wisconsin's presidential primary to alleviate concerns that voters and poll workers could contract the coronavirus. U.S. District Judge William Conley told attorneys for the Democratic National...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers: Coronavirus Doesn’t Care Where You Come From. Trump Still Does. The New York Times March 31 Three weeks ago, with much of the United States already gearing up to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the Trump...