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Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids ...

Nov 08, 2023

House Republicans will subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans will issue subpoenas on Wednesday to members of President Joe Biden's family, taking their most aggressive step yet in an impeachment inquiry bitterly opposed by De...

Nov 08, 2023

Youngkin expresses disappointment in legislative wins by Virginia Democrats, pledges bipartisanship

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - While expressing disappointment in Tuesday night's legislative wins by Virginia Democrats, GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin pledged to work with the party's new legislative majority on bip...

Nov 08, 2023

Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 189 bodies

DENVER (AP) - The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at his facility. Jon and Carrie Hallford w...

Nov 08, 2023

G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) - Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies announced a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday after intensive meetings in Tokyo, condemning Hamas, s...

Nov 08, 2023

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates. Reeves defeated challenger Brandon Presley, who raised more...

Nov 07, 2023

Houston mayor's race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire

HOUSTON (AP) - The race for Houston mayor headed to a runoff Tuesday night between U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two Democrats who breezed past a wide field of candidates ...

Nov 07, 2023

Virginia Democrats hold Senate majority, ending GOP hopes to win full control of state government

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Democrats held their majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, but control of the House of Delegates remained unsettled late into the evening, with vote counting still und...

Nov 07, 2023

Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court in Tuesday's general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a panel that has produced sever...

Nov 07, 2023

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - the only Palestinian American in Congress - an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Isra...

Nov 07, 2023