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Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany asserted intelligence "would not be elevated to the president until it was verified." Published Jun. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

Missouri Gov. Parson will not appeal ruling for abortion clinic Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not contest the license issued to the state's only abortion clinic following a yearlong legal battle over whether the Planned Parenthood center could stay open. by Associated Press Published Jun. 29 2020 @ 12:30pm

Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — It was a scene Jeannine Lee Lake never would have imagined when she first ran against Greg Pence, Vice President Mike Pence's brother, for a rural Indiana congressional seat two years ago: An almost entirely white crowd of more than 100 people marched silently in the Pences' hometown this month, offering prayers for Black people killed by police and an end to systemic racism. Published Jun. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's see-no-evil posture on coronavirus WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has suggested testing be restrained so the pandemic doesn't look so bad. Published Jun. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Advocates, experts warn against polling place reductions LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — With only one polling place open on Election Day this week in Louisville, Kentucky, voting went relatively smoothly compared with other recent primaries held amid the global pandemic. by Associated Press Published Jun. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Democrats warn against overconfidence in run against Trump President Donald Trump is entering the final four-month stretch before Election Day presiding over a country that faces a public health crisis, mass unemployment and a reckoning over racism. by Associated Press Published Jun. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Dueling Trump-Biden events offer contrasting virus responses LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — As President Donald Trump visited a Wisconsin shipyard to emphasize job growth and reviving an economy hammered by the coronavirus, Joe Biden spent Thursday in Pennsylvania warning "there are no miracles coming" to help the nation beat back the still deadly pandemic. by Associated Press Published Jun. 26 2020 @ 12:05am