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John Bolton announces Mira Ricardel as deputy adviser
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — John Bolton is putting his stamp on the National Security Council, announcing Friday that Mira Ricardel will be joining the group as deputy national security adviser. Ricardel has served…
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Arizona is next stop for movement seeking better teacher pay
PHOENIX (AP) — The latest stop in the national movement seeking higher teacher pay and better education funding is Arizona, where tens of thousands of teachers have voted to walk off the job next week.…
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Major GOP donor announces run for Wyoming governor
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A top Republican Party donor and fundraiser who hasn’t held major elected office before but who is wealthy and has national political connections is running for governor of Wyoming. Foster Friess’…
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Civil rights prosecutors urge charges in Garner death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal civil rights prosecutors have recommended charging a New York police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, but it’s unclear if top Justice Department officials will be willing to…
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The Latest: Governor vetoes 10 bills, wants teacher pay hike
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on Arizona teachers’ threat to strike and the governor’s reaction (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed 10 pieces of legislation to send a message to…
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Missouri legislators approve numerous changes to elections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri legislators approved numerous changes Thursday to local elections, including allowing voters to request absentee ballots by email. The omnibus measure won final approval in the Senate, 24-7, more than…
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Pot politics: Schumer joins politicians rethinking marijuana
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Democrat is using marijuana’s informal holiday to announce a change of heart about the drug, another sign of the growing political acceptance of pot. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…
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AP PHOTOS: Former first lady Barbara Bush through the years
Barbara Bush was a deeply rooted member of one of America’s most recent political families. She also shared a distinction with one of its first. Bush, who died Tuesday at age 92, was one of…
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Ex-FBI deputy director ‘disappointed’ in Comey comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, is “very upset and disappointed” by comments made by his former boss James Comey that contradict his account of a disclosure to the news media,…
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Dems to black activists: Trump is ‘the darkness’
NEW YORK (AP) — One after another, the speakers attacked President Trump’s policies as discriminatory, his rhetoric as hateful and his motivations as bigoted. The fiery rhetoric, from nearly a half dozen Democrats who may…
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Senate panel talks to Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. at a Trump Tower meeting during the 2016 campaign recently met U.S. Senate investigators in Berlin, a person familiar with the interview…
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Pruitt reassigned lawmen as drivers, bodyguards in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oklahoma’s attorney general, Scott Pruitt assigned investigations agents from his office to be his driver and bodyguard, at times taking them on his frequent trips out of state to speak…
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Romney faces tough GOP crowd in Utah bid for US Senate seat
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney faces an intriguing hurdle in his bid to be the U.S. senator from Utah this weekend when he seeks the blessing of far-right leaning delegates at the state…
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US says China, Iran, Russia are ‘forces for instability’
The Trump administration is lashing out at China, Iran, Russia and North Korea for being “forces of instability” because of human rights abuses of their own citizens and others.
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The Latest: Global leaders fear rising trade tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest from the spring meetings of the Group of 20 major economies, the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending institution, the World Bank. (All times local) 2 p.m. Global…
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