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In this image from video, the Senate begins the third day in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Trial highlights: 'We were invited' and a quick defense

By Brian Slodysko Feb. 11, 2021 05:51 PM EST

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 02, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2021. There are 332 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2021, file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Biden's long political evolution leads to his biggest test

By Bill Barrow Jan. 17, 2021 03:17 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives in the early morning hours at the White House in Washington, after returning from a rally in Dalton, Ga. Trump’s days in office are numbered. But he’s already stopped doing much of his job. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Analysis: Trump abdicating in the job he fought to retain

By Zeke Miller Jan. 12, 2021 01:08 AM EST

Security officials survey the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, ahead of the scheduled presidential inauguration. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is calling for congressional action to rein in President Donald Trump after inciting last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Latest: No public access to Capitol grounds Jan. 20

Jan. 11, 2021 01:38 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden, center, acknowledge supporters at the end of a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
In Georgia, Biden's presidency meets early defining moment

By Bill Barrow Jan. 02, 2021 12:15 AM EST

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 18, 2020 12:20 AM EST

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans

By Lisa Mascaro Nov. 17, 2020 04:36 PM EST

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose interacts with staff members as they follow the election from Ohio's election command center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
"I love Ohio!" President Trump again carries swing state

By Dan Sewell And Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 04, 2020 02:04 AM EST

Doug Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., greets the crowd during a get out the vote rally at Land Grant Brewing Company in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
President Donald Trump takes bellwether Ohio again

By Dan Sewell And Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 03, 2020 04:14 PM EST

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
AP News Guide: Presidential, US House races top Ohio ballot

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 07:29 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020 file photo, armed right-wing protesters in support of President Donald Trump stand in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. In the campaign for House control, some districts are seeing a fight between Democrats saying they'll protect voters from Republicans willing to take their health coverage away, while GOP candidates are raising specters of rioters imperiling neighborhoods if Democrats win. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
Law and order vs. health care as Dems, GOP vie for suburbs

By Alan Fram And Jim Salter Sep. 20, 2020 11:57 AM EDT

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, speaks to media as he arrives at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Can Trump aide Meadows move from deal breaker to deal-maker?

By Lisa Mascaro Aug. 12, 2020 01:06 PM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speak to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm while Mnuchin wants a deal

By Lisa Mascaro Aug. 11, 2020 12:50 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speak to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Mnuchin wants a deal

By Lisa Mascaro Aug. 10, 2020 05:41 PM EDT

President Donald Trump signs a coronavirus aid package to direct funds to small businesses, hospitals, and testing, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 24, 2020, in Washington. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Jovita Carranza, administrator of the Small Business Administration look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Coronavirus relief pushing US deficits to staggering heights

By Andrew Taylor Apr. 24, 2020 01:37 PM EDT