MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen of Minnesota, who’s seen as one of the most endangered Republican incumbents in Congress.

In a tweet Tuesday, Trump says Paulsen “has done a fantastic job in cutting Taxes and Job Killing Regulations.” He calls ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Blasting West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for a “blatant disregard” of state public records laws, a judge has ordered the U.S. Senate candidate to release correspondence with opioid manufacturers.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Election Day is two weeks away but more than 1.1 million people have already voted in the battleground state of Florida.

New statistics released Tuesday by the state Division of Elections show that nearly 114,000 people voted during the first day of early voting ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A prominent lawyer and newspaper publisher who is tied to Bangladesh’s political opposition was denied bail Tuesday after his arrest on defamation charges, heightening concerns about a crackdown on dissent ahead of national elections.

Police arrested Mainul Hosein ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The head of Turkey’s main nationalist party has announced it won’t go ahead with an electoral alliance it had forged with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party.

Speaking Tuesday in parliament, Devlet Bahceli of the Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, said it ...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic candidate for Arizona governor is bringing in a top draw for young people for two rallies aimed at encouraging college students to vote.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will join David Garcia for a 10 a.m. Tuesday appearance at the University of Arizona in Tucson and ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes has assured the Board of Supervisors that his office has made changes that will diminish the possibility of serious errors in next month’s general election.

Dozens of polling locations didn’t open on time during the Aug. 28 primary, and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem is significantly outraising and outspending her Democratic challenger, state Sen. Billie Sutton, in the South Dakota governor’s race, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday in the heavily conservative state.

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BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin and his Republican challenger Anthony Amore clashed Monday in a bitter debate.

The two split on many issues during the half-hour match on WGBH, including whether the state should adopt same-day voter registration, ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge in New Hampshire on Monday blocked a state law that would have required additional documentation from voters who move to the state within 30 days of an election.

In a preliminary injunction issued, Hillsborough Superior Court Judge Kenneth Brown said the law ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Voters in two counties in Washington state have mistakenly been sent ballot-return envelopes that require postage.

Secretary of State Kim Wyman said that elections officials in Asotin and Grant Counties notified her Monday morning that a vendor was to blame for the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges have agreed to delay enforcing their entire ruling striking down several parts of the state’s election administration laws until fall election results are certified.

Members of the three-judge panel signed Monday an order sought jointly by ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Six former Alabama Supreme Court justices, including three Republicans, signed a letter on Monday endorsing Democratic Judge Bob Vance in the race for chief justice.

The former justices, including two former chief justices, urged voters to pick Vance over Republican ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An ethics investigation of Florida Democratic nominee for governor Andrew Gillum is going to linger beyond Election Day.

The Tallahassee mayor has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing in the case, which is separate but related to an ongoing FBI investigation into city ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Bill Schuette’s critics who accused him of using staff at the attorney general’s office to advance his political goals.

Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray dismissed the case Monday for a few reasons, some procedural. He says ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday called the upcoming midterm elections a fight for “the soul of America” during a swing through Florida campaigning for Democrats running for governor and the U.S. Senate.

During a stop at the University of South Florida in Tampa, ...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian woman accused by the U.S. of helping oversee a social media effort to influence the 2018 U.S. midterm elections mocked the accusations Monday, saying that they made her feel proud.

Justice Department prosecutors alleged Friday that Elena Khusyaynova helped manage ...

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could see a significant number of new trial court judges after people vote next month.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new poll finds Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith leading their Republican challengers in their races for U.S. Senate, with Smith locked in a much tighter race in a special election.

The latest Minnesota Public Radio News/Star Tribune poll shows Smith leading ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In-person absentee voting has begun in Kentucky for the Nov. 6 elections.

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says eligible voters can cast an absentee ballot in person at their local county clerk’s office. To be eligible, a voter must be either out of ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marc Molinaro will debate Tuesday in their only scheduled exchange before next month’s election.

Cuomo, a Democrat seeking a third term, balked at debating Molinaro for weeks before both sides agreed to Tuesday’s ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on former Vice President Joe Biden campaigning in Florida for Democrats (all times local):

2:25 p.m.

Former Vice President Joe Biden called the upcoming midterm elections a fight for “the soul of America” during a swing through Florida.

Biden said ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A political group has started pulling funds out of Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung’s campaign.

WPRI-TV reports the Republican Governor’s ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Democratic officeholders from Nebraska are gearing up to campaign for their party’s candidates ahead of next month’s election.

The Nebraska Democratic Party is hosting a rally Tuesday with former U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson and Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Reps. Brad ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on the start of early voting in Arkansas (all times local):

12:30 p.m.

An Arkansas county has reopened its early voting sites after its ballots had left off the Democratic nominee for secretary of state.

The chairman of the Garland County ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Democratic officials are encouraging voters not to avoid the polls despite possible long delays and registration complications while trying to cast a ballot in the Nov. 6 election.

Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini and Shelby County Democratic ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Early voting for the Nov. 6 election starts Tuesday across Louisiana, with voters choosing among contenders for six U.S. House seats and determining who will fill a secretary of state’s seat vacated because of a sexual harassment scandal.

Six constitutional ...