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Debate takeaways: Virginia candidates on attack from start

It was a testy start to the second and final debate in Virginia’s high-stakes governor’s race between former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin

8:05PM ( 20 minutes ago )

By The Associated Press

South Dakota AG reviewing Noem's meeting with daughter

The South Dakota attorney general says he is reviewing concerns from state lawmakers over a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included both her daughter and a state employee who was overseeing her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser

7:24PM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

Big pressure on Biden, Dems to trim $3.5T federal overhaul

Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to trim back his $3.5 trillion federal government overhaul to win over holdout fellow Democrats

7:19PM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

On climate change, Biden $3.5T plan making up for lost time

As President Joe Biden visited one disaster site after another this summer he declared climate change “everybody’s crisis.”

6:24PM ( 2 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Democrat Shannon joins race for Georgia lieutenant governor

A Democratic Georgia state House member who's been among the most outspoken opponents of some Republican policies has joined the race for lieutenant governor

5:17PM ( 3 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Biden adviser headed to Egypt as Israel-Hamas tensions rise

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is heading to Cairo for talks with Egyptian government officials about rising tensions between Israel and Hamas

5:01PM ( 3 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Top Political Stories

The AP Interview: Haiti PM plans to hold elections next year

Haiti’s prime minister says he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year

7:51PM ( 34 minutes ago )

Haiti PM: Elections, referendum to be held next year

Haiti’s prime minister says he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year

4:52PM ( 3 hours ago )

France: Man who threw egg at Macron in psychiatric treatment

A 19-year-old student who threw an egg at French President Emmanuel Macron has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital

6:16AM ( 14 hours ago )

General Presidential Election News Archive

Election 2020

The Latest: Social Democrats beat Merkel bloc in German vote

The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany’s national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race

11:03PM ( 1 day ago )

The Latest: Left party, Danish minority in with loopholes

Germany’s Left party has scraped into parliament, despite failing to meet the required 5% threshold

10:45PM ( 1 day ago )

The Latest: Berliners back plan to expropriate big landlords

Voters in the German capital have backed a proposal for the Berlin regional government to take over nearly 250,000 apartments from corporate owners to curb rising rents

9:21PM ( 1 day ago )

AP Elections Archive

Elections

Billy Powell wins re-election in Hall County District 2 Commission race

District 2 Commissioner Billy Powell is on his way to a fourth term on the Hall County Commission following a strong showing Tuesday over challenger David Gibbs.

11:13PM ( 1 year ago )

Hall County voters give Chairman Higgins a second term

Richard Higgins secured a sufficient number of votes in Tuesday’s contest for Chairman of the Hall County Commission to claim a second term and avoid a run-off.

11:01PM ( 1 year ago )

Senior member of Hall County Commission faces off against political newcomer

District 2 of Hall County is the only district divided into two separate landmasses, isolated from each other by the waters of Lake Lanier.

4:00PM ( 1 year ago )

Hall County Elections Archive

Northeast Georgia Elections