Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable
A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then developed pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 is in stable condition after being placed on a…
Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation’s election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but roughly two-thirds of the money remained unspent just weeks before…
Far-right provocateur vs. Florida congresswoman in November
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A far-right Republican candidate banned from social media sites because of her racist and anti-Muslim speech is celebrating a congressional primary victory in Florida while embracing…
Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida
President Donald Trump is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail following months of criticizing the practice By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press August 4,…
Hunger organization pushes out Yoho after Capitol incident
A nonpartisan Christian organization that seeks to end hunger says it has asked for and received the resignation of congressman Ted Yoho from its board of directors July 26, 2020,…
Cuomo: Probe NY’s ‘illegal’ ejection from travel program
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for federal probes into New York’s ejection from trusted traveler security programs By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press July 24, 2020, 9:18 PM…
At 88, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes 2nd comeback bid
Joe Arpaio is trying to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press July 24, 2020, 9:50 PM 5…
Lee descendant urges official removal of Confederate statues
Democratic lawmakers and others are urging official removal of Confederate monuments at the center of a politically fraught national debate By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press July 21, 2020, 7:50 PM…
Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery case
The powerful Republican speaker of the Ohio House and four associates have been arrested in a $60 million federal bribery case connected to a taxpayer-funded bailout of Ohio’s two nuclear…
No end in sight, Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue
WASHINGTON — It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill swiftly approved by Congress in the spring. And it’s painfully clear now,…