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FILE - Lamine Diack arrives at the Paris courthouse, on Jan. 13, 2020. Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of the International Athletics Federation, has died, his family said Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. He was 88. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies

By Babacar Dione And Graham Dunbar Dec. 03, 2021 05:19 AM EST

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in New York. Cuomo’s campaign contributors say they’re still planning to donate money for his re-election, despite ongoing investigations into allegations that he sexually harassed employees and manipulated data on COVID-19 fatalities in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Some donors sticking with Cuomo after harassment allegations

By Marina Villeneuve Jun. 26, 2021 07:59 AM EDT

Alan Hostetter speaks during a pro-Trump election integrity rally he organized at the Orange County Registrar of Voters offices in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents made public Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)
Capitol rioter used charity to promote violence, feds say

By Michael Kunzelman Jun. 16, 2021 01:50 PM 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

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 3, the 154th day of 2021. There are 211 days left in the year. Today’s...

Murphy primary campaign spending dwarfs GOP rivals'

By Mike Catalini Jun. 02, 2021 12:59 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has spent more in the primary than all the GOP potential opponents combined, new figures from state...

File-This April 12, 2021, file photo shows Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer talking about the statewide COVID-19 vaccination effort during a press conference, in Ypsilanti, Mich. Whitmer is facing renewed scrutiny after reports that she used a private plane shared by high-powered, politically connected Detroit-area business families to visit her elderly father in Florida in March. (Lon Horwedel/Detroit News via AP, File)/Detroit News via AP)
Whitmer's campaign will pay for Florida flight to see dad

By David Eggert May. 27, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Anderson Herald Bulletin. May 19, 2021. Editorial: In the Legislature, money talks The report from the Hoosier Action...

Defense contractor's Senate campaign donations investigated

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher May. 19, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a...

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020 file photo, Kentucky State Rep. Charles Booker addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Booker has raised more than $500,000 since forming an exploratory committee signaling his interest in challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul next year in Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Charles Booker touts fundraising for potential Senate bid

By Bruce Schreiner May. 19, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

Democrats, incumbents winners in fundraising before primary

By Mike Catalini May. 18, 2021 03:39 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrats outraised Republicans and incumbents hauled in more than challengers in New Jersey's legislative primary contest set for next...

Murphy top fundraiser in NJ so far; Ciattarelli leads GOP

By Mike Catalini May. 12, 2021 11:33 AM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has had the biggest cash haul and spent the most so far in this year's gubernatorial primary,...

Ben Affleck and Jimmy Kimmel speak at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez make voices heard at Vax Live

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 03, 2021 05:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019 file photo, philanthropist and Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates gestures as he speaks to the audience during the Global Fund to Fight AIDS event at the Lyon's congress hall, central France. A new mass fundraising campaign, launched Wednesday, April 28, 2021, by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the WHO Foundation, and corporate, religious, and world leaders, aims to inspire 50 million people around the world to make small donations to Covax, the international effort to push for equitable global distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Gates aids fundraising drive for global vaccine distribution

By Emily Haynes Of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy Apr. 28, 2021 11:42 AM EDT

FILE - Caitlyn Jenner attends the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sept. 7, 2019. Jenner says she will run for governor of California. Jenner says in statement posted Friday, April 23, on Twitter that she has filed initial paperwork to run. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a likely recall election this year. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Caitlyn Jenner adds celebrity to run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood Apr. 23, 2021 10:58 AM EDT

State Sen. Troy Carter poses in his office in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Carter is running for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District seat which was vacated by Cedric Richmond after he left to be part of President Joe Biden's administration. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Julia Letlow wins northeast Louisiana-based US House seat

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 20, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, Julia Letlow, widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, speaks to reporters in Baton Rouge, La., after signing up to run for the 5th District seat. Three months after Louisiana voters determined the state's congressional lineup, the presidential election and the coronavirus pandemic are forcing a new round of elections Saturday for two of those U.S. House seats. Julia Letlow is the front-runner among 12 candidates in the race, with the backing of Donald Trump and the state GOP in a deep red district and more money raised than all her competitors combined. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)
Louisiana holds special election Saturday for US House seats

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 19, 2021 01:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes questions from the media during a visit to a mobile vaccination site at Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles. Newsom and his Democratic allies launched a campaign committee Monday, March 15 to stop a proposed recall election that could oust him from office. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
California governor launches campaign against likely recall

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Mar. 15, 2021 04:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo Republican Jeff Bartos, speaks to supporters in York, Pa. Bartos is formally launching his campaign for Pennsylvania's wide-open 2022 U.S. Senate race, the highest-profile Republican candidate so far to run for the seat. (Ty Lohr/York Daily Record via AP, File)
Bartos declares candidacy for US Senate in Pennsylvania

By Marc Levy Mar. 08, 2021 08:00 AM EST

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the press after giving his State of the State speech on the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, Fla. Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
Florida governor faces growing claims of vaccine favoritism

By Bobby Caina Calvan And Adriana Gomez Licon Mar. 04, 2021 12:45 PM EST