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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo a violent mob of Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Violent extremists motivated by political grievances and racial biases pose an “elevated threat” to the U.S. homeland, officials said Wednesday, March 17, in a unclassified intelligence report released more than two months after a violent mob of insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/John Minchillo File)
Officials: Violent extremists pose 'elevated threat' to US

By Eric Tucker Mar. 17, 2021 03:54 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: House urges Pence to remove Trump from power

Jan. 12, 2021 03:23 PM EST

The White House is illuminated after dark Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Seattle probes officers about Washington rally

Jan. 08, 2021 02:22 PM EST

Record number of journalists jailed because of their work

By David Bauder Dec. 15, 2020 05:40 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — A record 274 journalists were in jail at the beginning of the month because of their work, nearly three dozen of them on charges of “false news...

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. Barr has announced he is resigning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 15, 2020 12:09 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. Barr has announced he is resigning. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 14, 2020 05:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla speaks in San Francisco. Election Day is over but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest the competition to fill Kamala Harris' soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat. Padilla is one of a group of people being considered as one of the candidates for the Senate pick. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris' job?

By Michael R. Blood Nov. 12, 2020 09:04 AM EST

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, holds a press briefing on the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's wrongs on court, virus; Biden errs

By Hope Yen, Josh Boak And Mark Sherman Sep. 26, 2020 07:13 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, before leaving for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then onto Ohio for rallies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The Latest: Gardner pledges to consider Trump's court pick

Sep. 21, 2020 11:36 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., departs the chamber after speaking about the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Her death leaves a vacancy that could be filled by a more conservative justice by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Barrett emerges as court favorite; Trump to pick by weekend

By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Sep. 21, 2020 12:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 5, 2018, file photo Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel smiles as she visits Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's election night party in Costa Mesa, Calif. Republican Steel, who heads the Orange County Board of Supervisors, has seized on the fight over affirmative action and the new labor law known as AB5 in her bid to oust first-term Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
GOP targets Democratic-run California in election gamble

By Michael R. Blood Sep. 09, 2020 09:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 8, 2020, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a briefing at the Department of Education building in Washington. On Friday, July 17, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that DeVos said that “only 0.02%” of children will die when returning to school during the pandemic. A spokeswoman with the U.S. Department of Education confirmed to the AP that the statement was falsely attributed to DeVos, who supports the reopening of schools and the return of children to classrooms. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Ali Swenson, Beatrice Dupuy, Arijeta Lajka And Amanda Seitz Jul. 17, 2020 04:57 PM EDT

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials, US, UK, Canada say

By Eric Tucker, Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka Jul. 16, 2020 09:08 AM EDT

President Donald Trump looks at a smartphone while sitting aboard Marine One as it lands on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 10, 2020, after a trip to Florida. Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before Stone was set to report to prison. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Trump's defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington

By Jonathan Lemire Jul. 11, 2020 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2019, file photo, Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Al Drago, File)
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence

By Jill Colvin And Eric Tucker Jul. 11, 2020 10:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 25, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wis. Trump seems to rarely leave a thought unspoken. Of late, though, it is increasingly clear there are things Trump won’t say, and they are tied to the most important issues of his presidency. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Analysis: What Trump leaves unspoken carries consequences

By Nancy Benac Jul. 01, 2020 12:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, former national security adviser John Bolton takes part in a discussion on global leadership at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn. Bolton’s book “What Happened In the Room,” has been delayed from May 12 to June 23 according to listings from Wednesday, April 29, 2020, on the website of publisher Simon & Schuster and booksellers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
As Bolton speaks, Congress shrugs and points to election

By Laurie Kellman And Mary Clare Jalonick Jun. 18, 2020 04:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol are seen in Washington, at sunrise. Congress is considering ways to govern from afar during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers are talking this week about whether it's possible to conduct virtual committee meetings, particularly to oversee how the $2.2 trillion stimulus money is being spent. And they're considering ways to pass virus-related legislation without requiring every lawmaker to be present. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Point of order: Congress weighs how to govern from afar

By Laurie Kellman Apr. 09, 2020 12:24 AM EDT

President Donald Trump listens during a conference call with banks on efforts to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, at the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogs

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Daly And Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 08, 2020 12:10 AM EDT

President Donald Trump listens during a conference call with banks on efforts to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, at the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump upends virus oversight, removing key official

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Daly And Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 07, 2020 05:06 PM EDT