Politics

Idaho governor faces Trump-backed candidate in GOP primary

By Keith Ridler, Associated Press

The intraparty contest between Little and McGeachin is emblematic of the choice GOP voters face nationwide as Idaho's ascendant far-right tries to take the state's highest post and expand legislative gains.

Printing error affects mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania county

By Geoff Mulvihill, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press

Officials in Lancaster County say a commercial printer sent ballots to voters containing a code that makes them unreadable by scanning machines.

South Carolina governor signs bill banning transgender students from playing girls’ sports

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

South Carolina's Republican governor has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

U.S. to ease some economic sanctions against Venezuela

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

WATCH: Biden condemns ‘replacement theory’ in speech during an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month event

By Associated Press

Fresh from a visit to Buffalo, New York to mourn with grieving families on Tuesday, President Joe Biden exhorted the nation to reject what he angrily labeled the poison of white supremacy.

WATCH: House Democrats hold a news briefing on legislation to address infant formula shortage

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Democrats unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill Tuesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States.

WATCH: Pentagon review says troops didn’t violate law in Syria airstrike that killed dozens of civilians

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. military committed a number of procedural mistakes in the aftermath of a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed dozens, including women and children, but a new investigation has concluded that U.S. troops did not violate the law of…

In Buffalo, Biden says ‘hate will not prevail’

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must "reject the lie" of the racist "replacement theory" espoused by the shooter who killed 10 Black Americans in Buffalo.

WATCH: Immigration and Customs Enforcement head testifies on budget amid debate over Title 42

By Associated Press

Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Tae Johnson testified before House Appropriations committee on Tuesday on the organization's planned budget.