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September 19, 2020

4 Louisiana police officers charged in Black man's death

Four police officers in northwest Louisiana have been charged with negligent homicide and malfeasance in connection with the ...

September 11, 2020

Vote-by-mail advocates lose appeal in Texas

A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas. A push by the state’s Democrats and some ...

September 08, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's errant views on voting, Biden miscues

President Donald Trump has been putting forth convoluted guidance to his supporters on submitting double votes in the ...

September 06, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on McCain; Biden's stretch on virus

President Donald Trump said he never called John McCain a loser — he did — and denigrated the record of the late Republican ...

September 03, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Barr raises voter fraud specter, China threat

As the 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden heats up, Attorney General William Barr ...

August 27, 2020

At RNC, GOP echoes racial code of Nixon's 1968 campaign

The question was how he planned to address poverty. In his reply, the Republican running for president quickly pivoted to a ...

August 26, 2020

The Loyalist: VP Pence preserves own presidential prospects

Vice President Mike Pence shuttled through the Capitol's empty, drafty hallways one blustery winter day in search of a ...

August 20, 2020

Slade Gorton, former Washington US senator, dies at 92

Slade Gorton, a patrician and cerebral politician from Washington state who served as a U.S. Senate Republican leader before ...

August 19, 2020

From Ferrante to Woodward: a full fall season in books

The best news about the fall season in books is that there will be a fall season in books. The coronavirus has shut down ...

August 19, 2020

Democrats nominate Biden for epic challenge to oust Trump

Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians ...

August 19, 2020

Key takeaways from night 2 of the Democratic convention

Sustaining energy through four days of a political convention is never easy. It's even more challenging during this, the ...

August 19, 2020

After years of big moments, Bill Clinton's DNC role shrinks

Few people ever have logged more time on Democratic National Convention stages than Bill Clinton. But when the former ...

August 17, 2020

New this week: Tim McGraw music, Democrats meet & 'The 24th'

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services ...

August 07, 2020

Scowcroft, national security adviser to 2 presidents, dies

A lifetime before he served two presidents as national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft was just 12 when he decided to ...

August 07, 2020

Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95

Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald ...

July 31, 2020

At Lewis funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act

Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and ...

July 31, 2020

John Lewis mourned as 'founding father' of better America

Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three former presidents ...

July 18, 2020

Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero'

People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he ...