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US Sen. Ron Johnson: Liberals feel America isn't good enough

By Todd Richmond Jun. 26, 2021 08:10 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday that America is making progress on racism but liberals feel it's not good enough and they want to...

Decision day looms in NY party primaries

Jun. 21, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 20, 2021. Editorial: Fairer Ohio redistricting does not include arming one party at taxpayer expense ...

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020 photo, Baltimore Police Academy cadets listen to an instructor during an on the field class session learning to direct traffic, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Baltimore. As rising murder rates gain attention in U.S. cities, Republicans have ramped up misleading attacks by casting Democrats as anti-police. It's a message they believe helped them stave off greater Democratic gains and one with renewed potency particularly in cities that cut police department budgets amid calls to overhaul policing last year. It's not clear whether the GOP strategy, with roots back to President Nixon's law-and-order message, will be a success for a party that has little support in American cities. But Republicans hope to stem their decline in suburbs with by attacking Democrats' on domestic safety. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats' policing policy

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 13, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

In this picture made available by Young Journalists Club, YJC, presidential candidates for June 18, elections Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, left, and Saeed Jalili leave at the conclusion of the second TV debates of the candidates in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Iran's seven presidential candidates on Tuesday put all the problems of the Islamic Republic squarely on the shoulders of the one man who wasn't there to defend himself: Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/ Young Journalists Club, YJC via AP)
Iran debate puts problems on one man: the outgoing president

By Amir Vahdat Jun. 08, 2021 10:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2020, file photo, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt speaks during a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Nev. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senate Committee says he expects former Laxalt to challenge incumbent Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto next year. (AP Photo/John Locher)
GOP chair expects former Nevada AG Laxalt to run for Senate

By Michelle L. Price And Steve Peoples Jun. 07, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis., as Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, left, accompanies him. Gov. Evers made it official Saturday, June 5, 2021, announcing his bid for a second term in the battleground state where he stands as a Democratic block to the Republican-controlled state Legislature. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin Democrats focus on beating Johnson, helping Evers

By Scott Bauer Jun. 05, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

NJ Republicans wrestle with devotion to Trump in primary

By Mike Catalini Jun. 05, 2021 08:18 AM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans will decide Tuesday whether their standard bearer to take on Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will be a strong supporter...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee takes a call about election results in Las Vegas. Lee left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP in April 2021 but the gubernatorial candidate is working to assure Republicans that he's one of them. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
GOP candidate for governor Lee makes pitch to Republicans

By Michelle L. Price Jun. 01, 2021 08:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2021, file photo, Republican state Sen. Mark Moores debates legislation in the final hours of a 60-day legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. A special congressional election is underway for an Albuquerque-based seat dominated by Democrats since 2009. Early voting by absentee ballot begins Tuesday, May 4 as major party candidates participate in their first public debate.(AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
Special House election measures political pulse after Trump

By Morgan Lee May. 29, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks in Detroit. In an interview with The Associated Press, Benson says politicians lying about fraud in the 2020 presidential election, Republican efforts to make voting more difficult and the continued spread of disinformation leave her deeply concerned about the future of American democracy. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)
AP Interview: Michigan official warns of democracy threats

By Christina A. Cassidy And David Eggert May. 26, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday Feb. 24, 2020 file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., speaks after a verdict in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial in New York. On June 22, 2021, Democrats will be voting in a party primary for Manhattan’s next district attorney. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Trump criminal investigation looms over Manhattan DA race

By Michael R. Sisak May. 23, 2021 09:18 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee takes a call about election results in Las Vegas. Lee announced Monday, May 17, 2021, he's running for governor next year, challenging incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak. Lee switched his political affiliation last month from Democrat to Republican, citing a shift toward socialism in the Democratic Party. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
Republican North Las Vegas mayor running for Nevada governor

By Michelle L. Price May. 17, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

Puneet Ahluwalia, candidate for Lt. Governor, works the line of cars during the Virginia GOP drive-thru primary to select candidates for the 2021 general election, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Annandale, Va. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP)
GOP delegates in Virginia to choose nominee for governor

May. 08, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

This Jan. 10. 2021 image provided but the Youngkin for Governor campaign shows Glenn Youngkin in Richmond, Va. The GOP gubernatorial candidate will be chosen during the party's May 8 nominating convention. (Kate Magee Joyce/Youngkin for Governor Campaign via AP)
GOP seeks a candidate that can end its exile in Virginia

By Matthew Barakat And Bill Barrow May. 07, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

John Cox, Republican recall candidate for California governor, begins his statewide "Meet the Beast" bus tour on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, with Tag, a Kodiak brown bear, at Miller Regional Park in Sacramento. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Next stop for Caitlyn Jenner campaign: Fox's Hannity show

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 04, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

NJ governor vows 'major' announcement on virus restrictions

May. 02, 2021 04:36 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is promising a “major announcement" Monday on easing restrictions imposed in the Garden State due to COVID-19....

GOP candidates for governor make video pitches to delegates

By Matthew Barakat May. 02, 2021 01:35 PM EDT
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Republican candidates for governor touted plans to reopen schools and lift pandemic restrictions as they made videotaped...

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. The California Democratic Party is gathering for its annual convention on the heels of a recall against Newsom reaching the signature threshold to qualify for the ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
California Democrats sharpen messaging against Newsom recall

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 01, 2021 02:39 AM EDT