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Biden wins Idaho primary

By Associated Press

Democrats in Idaho are using a primary for the first time. They used a caucus in 2016 to pick Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nominee.

Washington state Democratic primary too early to call

By Associated Press

In the first batch of results released late Tuesday night, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are essentially tied.

House set to vote on bill extending surveillance authorities

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

In a rare bipartisan agreement, both Republicans and Democrats in the House seek to ensure that civil liberties are not overwhelmed by the tools used to thwart terrorism and other crimes.

Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

Gov. Kate Brown's sweeping executive order, one of the boldest in the nation, directs a state agency to set and enforce caps on pollution from industry and transportation fuels.

House can have Mueller probe grand jury testimony, court rules

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, giving the House a significant win in a separation-of-powers clash with the Trump administration.

Briefings on Russian attempts to sow U.S. discord leave Democrats with 'concerns'

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Democrats leaving the meeting said they had more questions and had heard conflicting evidence.

With victories in multiple states, Biden extends primary lead over Sanders

Former Vice President Joe Biden won important primary victories Tuesday in Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri. Judy Woodruff gets updates and analysis from Christy McDonald of Detroit Public TV, Jason Rosenbaum of St. Louis Public Radio, Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau and…

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Trump spurns Sessions, backs Tuberville for Alabama Senate

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

The winner will face Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, the current incumbent, in November.

Espy will face Mississippi's Hyde-Smith in Senate race rematch

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy were the final two candidates in a hard-fought special electionin 2018. Hyde-Smith defeated Espy in a November 2018 runoff.

5 takeaways from primary night in Mississippi, Missouri and Michigan

By Bill Barrow, Josh Boak, Associated Press

The first round of voting after Super Tuesday ended the same way as last week's surprise outcome: with a Biden celebration and an increasingly steep climb for Sanders.