2020 United States presidential election
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, accompanied by tour guide Alessandro Conforti, right, and Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See Patrick Connell, left, gets a tour of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome, Monday, June 28, 2021. Blinken is on a week long trip in Europe traveling to Germany, France and Italy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Pope voices 'affection' for Americans as he meets Blinken

By Frances D'emilio Jun. 28, 2021 07:38 AM EDT

US Sen. Ron Johnson: Liberals feel America isn't good enough

By Todd Richmond Jun. 26, 2021 08:10 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday that America is making progress on racism but liberals feel it's not good enough and they want to...

FILE - In this June 17, 2021 file photo, conservatives gather on the steps of the Michigan Capitol before delivering thousands of affidavits requesting that lawmakers order an "forensic" audit of the 2020 election in Lansing, Mich. Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan's presidential election say there was no widespread or systemic fraud in a report Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/David Eggert File)
Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

By David Eggert Jun. 23, 2021 01:25 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 20, 2021. Editorial: Fairer Ohio redistricting does not include arming one party at taxpayer expense ...

Supporters of Iranian president-elect Ebrahim Raisi celebrate after he won the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Initial results released Saturday propelled Raisi, a protege of the country's supreme leader, into Tehran’s highest civilian position. The vote appeared to see the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout

By Jon Gambrell Jun. 19, 2021 02:21 AM EDT

Voters register to cast their vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 18, 2021. Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

By Jon Gambrell Jun. 17, 2021 11:58 PM EDT

NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 16, 2021 07:56 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed a trio of election measures through their chamber on Wednesday, including one that would prohibit...

Alan Hostetter speaks during a pro-Trump election integrity rally he organized at the Orange County Registrar of Voters offices in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents made public Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)
Capitol rioter used charity to promote violence, feds say

By Michael Kunzelman Jun. 16, 2021 01:50 PM EDT

Joey Gilbert holds his phone while standing with others near a Black Lives Matter Peace Vigil in Reno, Nev., Monday, June 7, 2020. A Reno attorney who was in D.C. protesting the 2020 election results during the Jan. 6 insurrection is running to be the governor of Nevada. Former professional boxer Joey Gilbert announced on Saturday, June 12, 2021, that he intends to run to replace Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022. (Anjeanette Damon/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
Nevada man present at insurrection announces governor bid

By Sam Metz Jun. 15, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

Masoumeh Eftekhari, six months pregnant and strolling through the shop-lined promenades of Tehran’s jam-packed Grand Bazaar, speaks with The Associated Press about the upcoming presidential elections, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 10, 2021. She pointed with astonishment to the skyrocketing prices of baby clothes. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Many Iranians fear vote will underscore their powerlessness

By Mohammad Nasiri Jun. 14, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

FILE - Playwright Katori Hall poses for a portrait in front of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York on Sept, 21, 2011. Hall won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play "The Hot Wing King." (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
'The Night Watchman,' Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers

By Hillel Italie And Mark Kennedy Jun. 11, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

Bill moving up absentee deadline in NC clears Senate panel

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 09, 2021 05:08 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mail-in absentee ballots in North Carolina would have to be received by the day of the election, under a Republican-backed bill that...

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis., as Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, left, accompanies him. Gov. Evers made it official Saturday, June 5, 2021, announcing his bid for a second term in the battleground state where he stands as a Democratic block to the Republican-controlled state Legislature. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin Democrats focus on beating Johnson, helping Evers

By Scott Bauer Jun. 05, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

NJ Republicans wrestle with devotion to Trump in primary

By Mike Catalini Jun. 05, 2021 08:18 AM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans will decide Tuesday whether their standard bearer to take on Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will be a strong supporter...

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington. On Friday, June 4, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the U.S. military has arrested Birx for conspiring to push face masks on Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Birx, former coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Ali Swenson And Arijeta Lajka Jun. 04, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Many of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 cited falsehoods about the election, and now some of them are hoping their gullibility helps them in court. Albert Watkins, the St. Louis attorney representing Chansley, the so-called QAnon shaman, likened the process to brainwashing, or falling into the clutches of a cult. Repeated exposure to falsehood and incendiary rhetoric, Watkins said, ultimately overwhelmed his client's ability to discern reality. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformation

By David Klepper May. 29, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, right, meets with Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, at the Bread and Butter Kitchen, in Annapolis, Md., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Paul W. Gillespie/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Doug Emhoff campaigns with Democrat in New Mexico contest

By Alexandra Jaffe And Susan Montoya Bryan May. 27, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters hold up national flags and pictures of Assad as they celebrate at Omayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Syria's Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide

May. 27, 2021 04:58 PM EDT

Syrian students dance as attend to votes at a polling station during the Presidential elections in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Syrians headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in the second presidential elections since the deadly conflict began in the Arab country. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate

By Albert Aji May. 26, 2021 02:12 AM EDT