Poll watchers are distinct from election officers in that they are not allowed to assist voters in the polling place. As their names suggest, they only watch, while reporting any issues to election officers who can resolve them, or to party officials.
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To date, only four of President Biden’s choices to be a U.S. ambassador to a foreign government have been approved by the Senate — three of them just on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is blocking many of them.
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The move signals the possible revival of a process aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal that has been stalled for months and surrounded by uncertainty.
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Democrats facing competitive reelection campaigns argue that expanding Medicaid into certain states, allowing the government to negotiate prescription drug prices, expanding Medicare coverage and providing for paid family leave are key to winning over voters.
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James, who could announce as soon as Thursday, oversaw the inquiry into the sexual harassment claims against then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo that led to his resignation. She is the highest-profile candidate so far to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in what is likely to be a fiercely contested Democratic primary.
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The United States is appealing a British judge's ruling that Julian Assange should not be extradited because he would be at risk of suicide.
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Designed for the canceled 1942 World’s Fair, the neighborhood is orderly and planned. Look in the right direction, and you’ll even see a sculpture heroically depicting the planner: Benito Mussolini.
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday delayed the executions of John Marion Grant and Julius Jones, both convicted of murders in the 1990s.
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The storm system will sweep eastward, bringing severe weather to the South and eventually more heavy rain and wind to the East Coast.
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The new FTC data suggest more Americans turned to cigarettes last year amid the stress of a fractured economy and a once-in-a-generation public health crisis.
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U.S. companies are increasingly relying on a closed-door system to settle employee and consumer grievances.
The move could make the treatment available to millions in mostly low- and middle-income nations.
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Restaurants, bars, and other businesses can still choose to require masks, and face coverings will still be mandatory in schools and on public transportation.
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Educators said they are exhausted and stressed out less than two months into the school year.
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Officially, nothing in Northern Virginia’s most competitive races for the House of Delegates is about Donald Trump — and yet in practice, almost everything is.
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