Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Sha'Carri Richardson waves after winning the women's 100-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
In letter, USADA says it can't change marijuana rules alone

By Eddie Pells Jul. 09, 2021 12:56 PM EDT

In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semis finals in women's 100-meter runat the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, told of her ban Friday, July 2 on the “Today Show.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
No relay: Banned sprinter Richardson left off Olympic team

By Eddie Pells And Pat Graham Jul. 06, 2021 06:02 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris holds a roundtable discussion with advocates from faith-based NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and shelter and legal service providers, during her visit to the Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, Friday, June 25, 2021. The Paso del Norte Port of Entry is one of the country's busiest pedestrian border crossings. It is located on the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Thousands of people cross the border through the Port each day.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
On border tour, Harris laments 'infighting' over immigration

By Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 25, 2021 05:12 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gesture as they arrive for a bilateral meeting Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at the National Palace in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Blunt message, search for answers mark VP's 1st foreign trip

By Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 09, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris poses for a photo with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at the National Palace in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Harris tells Latin Americans the US can offer them hope

By Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 08, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

Elesha Gayman, Democratic chairwoman in Scott County, Iowa, stands outside her office, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race last year might have ignited a rally from Democrats whose six-vote loss was the narrowest for any U.S. House seat in almost 40 years. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
'Past the point of no return'? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 01, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

Newly-elected House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., second from left, watches as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments

By Brian Slodysko May. 25, 2021 12:34 PM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, in the Cross Hall of the White House, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Hour-by-hour: Biden's behind-the-scenes push for cease-fire

By Aamer Madhani May. 21, 2021 01:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, lobbyist Jean Kim speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York. Kim has accused mayoral candidate Scott Stringer of unwanted groping when she was working on his unsuccessful campaign for public advocate in 2001. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
NYC mayoral race heats up with 6 weeks to go before primary

By Karen Matthews May. 13, 2021 01:34 AM EDT

Dr. Amy Acton roils US Senate race by saying she won't run

By Mark Gillispie And Julie Carr Smyth Apr. 06, 2021 11:48 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director whose entry into the U.S. Senate race in Ohio had been highly anticipated, said Tuesday...

FILE - In this March 14, 2021, file photo, migrant children and teenagers are processed after entering the site of a temporary holding facility south of Midland, Texas. Migration flows to the U.S. from Mexico are surging for the third time in seven years under Republican and Democratic presidents — and for similar reasons. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
'Very angry': Democrats face tough choices on immigration

By Will Weissert Mar. 19, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

FILE - This Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking at a vaccination site in New York. A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to local police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)
Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

By Marina Villeneuve, Steve Peoples And Michael Balsamo Mar. 12, 2021 04:57 PM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., pose after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill during an enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

By Alan Fram Mar. 11, 2021 05:35 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., pose after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill during an enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

By Alan Fram Mar. 10, 2021 12:18 AM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address virtually from The War Room at the state Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. On Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, Cuomo acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state’s attorney general. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool, File)
NY Gov. Cuomo acknowledges behavior seen as 'flirtation'

By Karen Matthews And Marina Villeneuve Feb. 28, 2021 05:43 PM EST

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate

By Alan Fram Feb. 27, 2021 02:37 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before the House votes to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Pelosi is joined by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., third from right, and House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky., left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House passes $1.9T pandemic relief bill, sends it to Senate

By Alan Fram Feb. 26, 2021 12:45 AM EST

Mary Kay Hoffman, left, and Cindy Durham, right, wait for the arrival of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at the international arrivals terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Houston. Sen. Cruz has acknowledged that he traveled to Mexico for a family vacation this week as his home state was paralyzed by a deadly winter storm. In a statement Thursday, Cruz said he was returning to Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
'Obviously a mistake': Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar

By Steve Peoples And Jake Bleiberg Feb. 18, 2021 04:32 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 01:12 PM EST
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: As good as it is, Simpson’s plan isn’t enough Feb. 9 The...

FILE - In this early Thursday, Jan 7, 2021 file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., bows her head during a closing prayer of a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol in Washington. On Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that Ocasio-Cortez falsely claimed she faced rioters in the main Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection. In a Feb. 2 Instagram Live video where the congresswomen opened up about the Capitol attack and her past sexual assault, she explained that she was in her office in a neighboring building on the Capitol complex, where she experienced a frightening encounter with a Capitol Police officer who she said didn’t announce himself. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Feb. 05, 2021 03:00 PM EST