WASHINGTON (AP) — The major players in Washington's COVID-19 relief blame game lobbed familiar volleys on Thursday, marking time in the days before an election that promises to change the landscape for talks that have dragged on for months without producing results.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The major players in Washington's COVID-19 relief blame game lobbed familiar volleys on Thursday, marking time in the days before an election that promises to change the landscape for talks that have dragged on for months without producing results.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party's chairman told The Associated Press on Thursday.
TAMPA, Fla. — Pressing against stiff headwinds from the pandemic, President Donald Trump steered toward what he hoped was safer political ground with the U.S. economy Thursday, as Democratic rival Joe Biden kept up his assault on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina, yes. Pennsylvania, yes. Wisconsin, no. That’s how the Supreme Court has answered questions in recent days about an extended timeline for receiving and counting ballots in those states.
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign has a bold theory for how he will win reelection: It can tap a universe of millions of supporters who did not vote for him in 2016 but will do so this time.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party's chairman told The Associated Press on Thursday.
TAMPA, Fla. — Pressing against stiff headwinds from the pandemic, President Donald Trump steered toward what he hoped was safer political ground with the U.S. economy Thursday, as Democratic rival Joe Biden kept up his assault on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina, yes. Pennsylvania, yes. Wisconsin, no. That’s how the Supreme Court has answered questions in recent days about an extended timeline for receiving and counting ballots in those states.
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign has a bold theory for how he will win reelection: It can tap a universe of millions of supporters who did not vote for him in 2016 but will do so this time.
ATLANTA (AP) — Just days before the presidential election, millions of mail ballots have yet to be returned in key battleground states, and election officials warn that time is running out for voters who want to avoid a polling place on Election Day.
WILIMINGTON, Del. (AP) — If Joe Biden wins next week's election, he says he'll immediately call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert. He'll work with governors and local officials to institute a nationwide mask-wearing mandate and instruct Congress to pass a sweeping…
WARM SPRINGS, Ga. — Joe Biden traveled to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio on Tuesday to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can “restore our soul and save this…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — With coronavirus cases spreading rapidly across her state, Samantha Allen laments that Missouri does not allow voters to cast their ballots in person before Election Day.
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump embarked Monday on a final-week charge through nearly a dozen states ahead of the election, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in his own White House. His Democratic rival, Joe Biden, is holding far fewer events…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Enacting restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is more important than removing them to get the economy going, according to a majority of Virginia voters polled this month.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi once predicted she’d have the 2020 House Democratic majority secured by November — of 2019.
ATLANTA (AP) — Just days before the presidential election, millions of mail ballots have yet to be returned in key battleground states, and election officials warn that time is running out for voters who want to avoid a polling place on Election Day.
WILIMINGTON, Del. (AP) — If Joe Biden wins next week's election, he says he'll immediately call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert. He'll work with governors and local officials to institute a nationwide mask-wearing mandate and instruct Congress to pass a sweeping…
WARM SPRINGS, Ga. — Joe Biden traveled to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio on Tuesday to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can “restore our soul and save this…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — With coronavirus cases spreading rapidly across her state, Samantha Allen laments that Missouri does not allow voters to cast their ballots in person before Election Day.
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump embarked Monday on a final-week charge through nearly a dozen states ahead of the election, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in his own White House. His Democratic rival, Joe Biden, is holding far fewer events…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Enacting restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is more important than removing them to get the economy going, according to a majority of Virginia voters polled this month.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi once predicted she’d have the 2020 House Democratic majority secured by November — of 2019.
More than a third of Frederick County’s registered voters have requested mail-in ballots, as early voting starts at f…
High School sports could once again begin sooner than anticipated after the Maryland State Board of Education voted M…
Hundreds of voters arrived to cast their ballots at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School Monday morning as early voting ki…
WASHINGTON — Their final debate behind them, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are packaging their diverg…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered sharply different visions of ho…
Paulette Anders said if she was a member of the Frederick County Board of Education, she would have supported a vote …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — While millions of people will be watching on television, only around 200 will be allowed insi…
Sue Johnson feels there is a disconnect happening on the Frederick County Board of Education regarding the reopening …
For Rae Gallagher, it’s all about monitoring the health metrics.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off in their fin…
Like many other candidates running for the Frederick County Board of Education, Dean Rose says he is comfortable movi…
As much as there is a push to begin reopening Frederick County Public Schools, Lois Jarman says there are still too m…
David Bass says he wishes the current school board acted with more urgency regarding the reopening of schools but bel…
Jason Johnson believes that if he can go to the supermarket, kids can be back in school.
Nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early vo…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Republican Kimberly Klacik isn’t just criticizing her opponent, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, in a Maryland con…
WASHINGTON — The FBI probed whether emails purportedly recovered from a laptop allegedly belonging to Joe Biden’s son…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent’…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently accepted $1 million in campaign contributions from a couple whose v…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Americans are accustomed to standing in line. They queue up for airport security, the latest iPhone…
We’re all familiar with one hypothesis as to the rise of President Trump, and his great rot: rural Americans felt forgotten following the Grea…
I know this is rather late to reach voters, but I felt the need to address the sports betting article in the weekend paper (Worth the gamble? …
This makes the fifth time that Biden/Harris signs have been taken from my yard.
This letter is in response to a letter entitled, “I’m a Catholic and I’m voting for Biden” which appeared in the October 24-25 edition of the …
A few weeks ago, a letter writer inquired about why people voted or will vote for Donald John Trump, the legitimate president of the United St…
I would like to encourage everyone to consider Sue Trost Johnson for Frederick County Board of Education.
In a letter to the News-Post Oct. 13, (My vote for president an easy choice), the writer chose the “bellicose businessman.” But if the chosen …
With less than a week until Election Day, you don’t need a column from me on swing voters or key states. You don’t need more of my analysis of…
The upcoming election presents us with the choice of remaining a capitalistic society that gave us the best country to ever exist or increase …
In every election cycle, we hear baseless claims of voter fraud along with very real stories about voter intimidation and suppression. With th…
Until about a week ago, all of Frederick County’s school board candidates had espoused nearly identical status quo views and sought or accepte…
I am a lifelong Republican and conservative. I first became eligible to vote on Nov. 3, 1964, and I proudly cast my ballot for the late, great…
They're calling it the "Cancel America" election.
Please note that I use the title president out of respect for the office, not for you, as you have shown no respect for the office. Here we ar…
During last Thursday’s debate, Joe Biden said his goal as president would be to “transition away from the oil industry.” He has also said the …
I met Goodloe Byron when he was campaigning for state senate in 1966 as he went door to door in Monocacy Village. Even though I was well under…
An unscientific take on election issues.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rising coronavirus cases in key presidential battleground states a little more than two weeks be…
Paulette Anders is running for the Frederick County Board of Education on a simple but influential message.
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee officially set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will suspend in-person events until …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday night when pressed if he took a COVID-19 test before hi…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hou…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago …
WASHINGTON — With less than one month to go before one of the most consequential elections in American history, exper…
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger…
LITITZ, Pa. — President Donald Trump embarked Monday on a final-week charge through nearly a dozen states ahead of th…
SANFORD, Florida — Just a week after his release from the hospital, President Donald Trump returned to the campaign t…
The League of Women Voters of Frederick County originally decided not to ask the board of education candidates during…
NEW YORK (AP) — For the Rev. Jimmy Gates Sr., the 2008 presidential election year was one to remember — and not just …
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by massive fundraising success, Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican st…
WASHINGTON (AP) — How soon will we know the results of the U.S. election?
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation Friday that would allow Congress to intervene under…
PHOENIX — There are few topics that Joe Biden isn’t willing to opine on — except the Supreme Court.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory …
WASHINGTON — Looking to shove his campaign back on track, President Donald Trump and his team laid out an aggressive …
As Election Day nears, organizations around the county are making sure voters have the chance to be informed about th…
WASHINGTON — Federal and state law enforcement officials have begun expanded preparations for the possibility of wide…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he is ready to resume campaign rallies and feels "per…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was thrown into unc…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A single House race in Montana could determine the presidential election.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s move Tuesday to cut off talks on another government aid package will further we…
SALT LAKE CITY — Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that…
SALT LAKE CITY — Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are poised t…
WASHINGTON — In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, e…
BETHESDA — President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a message to the nation Sunday evening before briefly leav…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospit…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote. But man…
TOKYO (AP) — News that the world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious disease dominated s…
WASHINGTON — With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentio…
NEW YORK — The massive losses Donald Trump has claimed on his tax returns were reportedly due at least in part to the…
News that President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus presents a formidable new obstacle for a ree…
A decade after the first casino opened in the state, Maryland voters will decide whether to expand legalized gambling…
NEW YORK — The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the …
Brad Young announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that he would not seek another term as president of the Frederick …
WASHINGTON — They’ve been fighting in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania over the cutoff date for counting mailed ballots, an…
Don Briggs was re-elected to his fourth term as Emmitsburg’s mayor Tuesday in a three-way race where campaigning was …
The League of Women Voters of Frederick County will be hosting or co-hosting virtual forums for both the sixth and ei…
With confusion looming over voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, many states have announced their plans to make it e…
County Executive Jan Gardner announced roughly $1.36 million in grants for child care providers and to provide legal …
Joe Ritz is running unopposed to retain his seat on the Emmitsburg Board of Commissioners, but he still has plenty of…
Three people are vying to be Emmitsburg’s mayor in an election set for later this month.
The residents of Frederick County are represented by women in government at every level. From municipal and county bo…
The Frederick County Board of Elections approved a proposal Monday for four early-voting centers, eight ballot drop-o…
When Lisa Lundquist lived in Colorado Springs, she used to work at polling locations during the elections. She knows …
During a recent appearance on Next on the Mic, Board of Education candidate Sue Johnson said she was OK with where th…
Rae Gallagher wishes that she and her colleagues on the Frederick County Board of Education had made a decision earli…
