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AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 1 in 4 people thinks Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest when he heatedly rebuffed charges of sexual assault and heavy drinking during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and Republicans and Democrats…
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GOP panel’s foreign agent inquiry triggers harsh response
WASHINGTON (AP) — An environmental group has denounced a House oversight committee for suggesting the organization’s efforts to block construction of a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa may require it…
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A tech investor brought cell phone voting to West Virginia, igniting debate about access and security
A few hundred West Virginians are poised to cast a federal election vote on their cell phones this November. And depending on the outcome, they’ll have Bradley Tusk to thank — or to blame.
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Democrats eyeing White House flock to Iowa’s new star
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Deidre DeJear is Iowa’s newest political star — even if she hasn’t yet won an election. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who is considering a bid for the Democratic…
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AP FACT CHECK: Missouri debate claims cite Trump, wages
Party control of the U.S. Senate could hinge on Missouri in the midterm elections, where incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is locked in a tight race with first-time challenger Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley. McCaskill,…
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Pilot gives $1m to McConnell-linked PAC aiding Blackburn
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The gas station chain founded by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s family has donated $1 million to a political committee supporting Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s Senate bid. Campaign finance reports show Pilot…
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States and feds unite on election security after ’16 clashes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks before the 2016 election, federal officials started making mysterious calls to the head of elections in Inyo County, California. They asked her to contact them if she noticed anything unusual. But…
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Booker gets a warm welcome from South Carolina Democrats
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cory Booker had hundreds of Democratic activists nodding, applauding and eventually roaring — complete with a sermon-style call-and-response — as he entertained the Orangeburg County party barbecue to put the exclamation…
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GOP veteran struggles to adjust as seat suddenly isn’t safe
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — On primary Election Day in 2006, Margaret Prowell went to the polling place down the road from her new suburban Chicago home and asked for a Democratic ballot. The election…
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Iconic Dodge City moves its only polling place outside town
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Access to the ballot box in November will be more difficult for some people in Dodge City, where Hispanics now make up 60 percent of its population and have remade an…
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Texas’ O’Rourke tells national audience he’d impeach Trump
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke told a national television audience Thursday night that he’d vote to impeach President Donald Trump and believes Texas can lead the way to a national embracing…
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Hawley tries to paint McCaskill as too liberal for Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republican candidate Josh Hawley used a Thursday debate to try to paint Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill as too liberal for the increasingly red state of Missouri, while McCaskill continued…
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Trump praises Montana congressman who body-slammed reporter
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday praised a Republican congressman for body-slamming a reporter last year, calling him a “tough cookie” and saying he thinks it might have helped him win election…
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Heitkamp renews ad apology; Cramer says she’s not bipartisan
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp opened her debate Thursday against Republican challenger Kevin Cramer with a renewed apology for a newspaper ad attacking her opponent that improperly identified some survivors of domestic violence…
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Mattis: Afghan attack will not shake US commitment
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday the killing of a powerful police chief in southern Afghanistan just two days before national elections is unlikely to fundamentally weaken the security situation. Mattis…
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