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President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of senators, walks to speak Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. For a president who had campaigned on his ability to work across the aisle, Joe Biden's announcement of a bipartisan deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package was a victory. He was flanked Thursday by Democrats and Republicans alike, who dutifully spoke about the virtues of consensus. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Analysis: Biden rebuts doubts, wins bet on bipartisanship

By Jonathan Lemire Jun. 25, 2021 12:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Helena, Mont. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday, May 7, 2021, banning transgender athletes from participating in school and university sports according to the gender with which they identify, making Montana one of several Republican-controlled states to approve such measures in 2021. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)=MTHEL
In US, Pride Month festivities muted by political setbacks

By David Crary Jun. 11, 2021 10:05 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Akron Beacon Journal. May 9, 2021. Editorial: $20 million can’t reduce Akron’s gun violence without innovation, clear plan ...

Member of Congress applaud as President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
The Latest: In GOP response, Scott says US isn't racist

Apr. 28, 2021 05:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Mark Takano, D-Calif., Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Executive Committee at the White House in Washington. The outreach to Congress is nothing new for presidents, but Biden is a veteran of Capitol Hill who knows how to tap the desire of even the most partisan legislators to legislate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto

By Lisa Mascaro Apr. 24, 2021 12:37 AM EDT

FILE—In this Aug. 4, 2019 file photo, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley speaks during a news conference regarding a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley announced Monday April 19, 2021, she will try to unseat Ohio's Republican governor after her effort to work with him on gun reforms in the aftermath of a mass shooting in her city stalled. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she's running for Ohio governor

By Dan Sewell Apr. 19, 2021 08:58 AM EDT

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, on the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds

By Bryan Anderson Apr. 02, 2021 02:38 PM EDT

Shaheen supports funding increase to fight opioid epidemic

Mar. 26, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire has helped introduce a bill that would increase funding to fight the opioid epidemic, which has...

FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. Alabama on Wednesday became the second state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau's decision to delay by six months the release of data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, as it took aim at the accuracy of a privacy protection system that it alleged is holding up the process.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Lawmakers frustrated over delay in Census redistricting data

By Mike Schneider Mar. 23, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2022. (AP Graphic)
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022

By Summer Ballentine And Jim Salter Mar. 08, 2021 05:07 PM EST

Pandemic loan program at high-risk for fraud, auditor finds

By Kevin Freking Mar. 02, 2021 11:34 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emergency loans made to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic have been added to a list of government programs considered at high...

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on screen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide

By Josh Boak And Matthew Daly Feb. 11, 2021 12:53 PM EST

On the eve of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., one of the Democratic House impeachment managers, is escorted by security through the Rotunda after preparing for the case in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The trial will begin Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it's even constitutional to prosecute the former president, an argument that could resonate with Republicans keen on voting to acquit Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
What to watch as Trump's 2nd impeachment trial kicks off

By Mary Clare Jalonick Feb. 09, 2021 12:15 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington. Biden’s push for a giant COVID-19 relief bill is forcing an internal reckoning that pits his instincts to work toward a bipartisan deal against the demands of an urgent crisis and his desire to deliver for those who helped elect him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Biden's dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire Feb. 06, 2021 08:34 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020 file photo Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during a news conference at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate over who is best poised to lead a party comeback in a one-time battleground that has been trending Republican. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Virus expert says she's exploring bid for US Senate in Ohio

By Julie Carr Smyth And Dan Sewell Feb. 04, 2021 11:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, speaks during the New Hampshire state Democratic Party convention in Manchester, N.H. An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate over who is best poised to lead a party comeback in a one-time battleground that has been trending Republican. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
In Ohio, open Senate seat sparks debate on gender, diversity

By Julie Carr Smyth, Thomas Beaumont And Dan Sewell Feb. 02, 2021 06:12 PM EST

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, ceremonially swears in Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, accompanied by his wife Tanya Mayorkas, and their daughters Amelia, far left, and Giselle, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden's homeland security chief

By Ben Fox Feb. 02, 2021 03:28 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 09:00 AM EST
Cincinnati Enquirer. Jan. 27, 2021. Editorial: Thumbs down: Seelbach damages right message with wrong delivery ...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak And Jonathan Lemire Feb. 01, 2021 12:08 AM EST

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio, that he will not be seeking re-election when his term is up in 2022. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
VIRUS TODAY: GOP offers alternative COVID-19 relief plan

By The Associated Press Jan. 31, 2021 01:50 PM EST