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How the Iowa caucuses ‘broke down in every way possible’

By RYAN J. FOLEY | February 11, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Days before the Iowa caucuses, Democratic Party activist Lindsey Ellickson prepared to run her Cedar Rapids precinct by downloading the new smartphone app designed to calculate and report results.But her planning ran into a problem:...

What to watch in New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday night

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI | February 11, 2020

The Democratic presidential race is deeply unsettled heading into the New Hampshire primary. It may be up to the state to put some structure around the chaotic contest, with Iowa being unable to declare a clear winner.What to watch Tuesday night as the...

Small New Hampshire town votes for Bloomberg in primary

February 11, 2020

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is not even on the ballot, won the votes of a tiny New Hampshire community that barely hung onto its tradition of being among the first to make their picks in the presidential...

Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension

By NASSER KARIMI | February 11, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ever between Tehran and the U.S. in the past four decades.While Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...

Trump plunges into New Hampshire race, aiming to rattle Dems

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE | February 11, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Eager to put on a show of force in a general election battleground state, President Donald Trump tried to rattle Democrats on Monday with a rally in New Hampshire on the eve of the state's first-in-the-nation primaries.Trump,...

Nevada Democrats to rely on paper-based early caucus voting

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | February 11, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s Democratic Party has announced new paper-based balloting for its early vote starting Saturday as it scrambles to reconfigure plans and avoid tech problems and reporting delays that mired Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.The...

Modi’s party faces stunning defeat in New Delhi elections

By ASHOK SHARMA | February 11, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was facing a stunning defeat by a regional party Tuesday in elections in the national capital that were seen as a referendum on Modi's policies, such as a new national...

Feds seek 7 to 9 years in prison for Trump ally Roger Stone

By MICHAEL BALSAMO | February 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone to serve between seven and nine years in prison after his conviction on witness tampering and obstruction charges.Stone, who is scheduled...

Changing electorate could affect New Hampshire’s primary

By HOLLY RAMER | February 11, 2020

New Hampshire has been holding the first-in-the-nation presidential primary for 100 years, but a significant number of Tuesday's ballots could be cast by newcomers to that storied tradition.New Hampshire has one of the nation's lowest percentages of native-born...

Ireland faces wrangling as Sinn Fein aims to form government

February 11, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Final results in Ireland’s general election show three parties in a virtual tie for seats, signalling weeks of tense negotiations ahead to form a coalition government.With all votes counted Tuesday, the center-right Fianna Fail party...

US counterintel strategy emphasizes protection of democracy

By ERIC TUCKER | February 10, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's top counterintelligence official said Monday that he was concerned Russia or other foreign adversaries could exploit the chaos of the Iowa caucuses to sow distrust in the integrity of America's elections.“How...

The Latest: Klobuchar optimistic before New Hampshire vote

February 10, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The latest on campaigning for the 2020 election (all times local):10:30 p.m.At a rowdy event Monday at a Manchester bar, Amy Klobuchar made her final push for votes ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Amid chants of “Amy”...