Ellen Knickmeyer
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, walks from the Oval Office to speak at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Mari Yamaguchi And Aamer Madhani Apr. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, touches the shoulder of President Joe Biden after he is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, Also pictured is first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and her husband Doug Emhoff, second from right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Who's in charge: Career staffers move to acting Cabinet head

By Ellen Knickmeyer Jan. 21, 2021 12:25 AM EST

Members of the National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol complex, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alan Fram)
House urges Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next

By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 12, 2021 12:22 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference on the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol 'insurrection'

By Lisa Mascaro, Bill Barrow And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 11, 2021 01:55 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers

By Darlene Superville Dec. 23, 2020 12:23 AM EST

A man walks past the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument as sunrise approaches on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument

By Ellen Knickmeyer Dec. 18, 2020 03:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is set to pick McCarthy as domestic climate czar. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy

By Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Thomas Beaumont And Ellen Knickmeyer Dec. 15, 2020 02:09 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The Latest: Biden announces Buttigieg as transportation pick

Dec. 15, 2020 07:32 AM EST

Landscapers work on replacing the lawn of the White House, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
GOP backs Trump as he fights election results, transition

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Nov. 10, 2020 12:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2020, file photoSecretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks before a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the Pentagon in Washington. President Donald Trump has fired Esper. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Nov. 09, 2020 07:03 PM EST

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos observes a classroom setting Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

By Ben Fox Oct. 29, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

Theresa Landrum is photographed near the Marathon refinery, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Detroit. Landrum wasn't impressed when told that Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler had pledged $200,000 to promote "community health initiatives" in her section of the city during his blitz of visits to battleground states in the presidential election campaign. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Minority communities question election-year push by EPA

By John Flesher Oct. 25, 2020 09:59 AM EDT

A field of sunflowers is within sight of the Mehrum coal-fired power station, wind turbines and high-voltage lines in Mehrum, Germany, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. In the energy turnaround, energy sources such as coal are to be replaced by more environmentally friendly energy sources from the sun and wind. The phase-out of coal is planned by 2038 at the latest. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and Biden in their last clash on stage

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Oct. 24, 2020 07:51 AM EDT

Members of Prestonwood Baptist Church walk from the church after morning services Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Plano, Texas. Three weeks before the U.S. presidential election, an evangelical church in a Dallas suburb has emerged as a front for Republicans fighting to keep the diversifying state from flipping to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
White evangelicals hope to keep changing Texas red for Trump

By Ellen Knickmeyer Oct. 13, 2020 12:07 AM EDT

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, llega al Centro Médico Militar Nacional Walter Reed, en Bethesda, Maryland, el 2 de octubre de 2020, a bordo del helicóptero Marine One tras dar positivo al COVID-19. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's diagnosis

By Jonathan Lemire And Ellen Knickmeyer Oct. 02, 2020 06:50 PM EDT

Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News listens as President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP FACT CHECK: False claims swamp first Trump-Biden debate

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Sep. 30, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP FACT CHECK: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Sep. 29, 2020 10:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2020, file photo the columns of the Supreme Court are seen with the Capitol at right, in Washington. The Senate is ready to move quickly on a Supreme Court nominee. President Donald Trump is expected Saturday, Sept. 26, to announce his replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
On guns, abortion, high court could become more conservative

By Jessica Gresko Sep. 27, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., speaks during a news conference in Tahlequah, Okla. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recommended three Native Americans and two Black Oklahomans as national heroes who should be considered for inclusion in a new National Garden of American Heroes. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said he was unaware but pleased that Stitt recommended two members of his tribe for consideration. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Alan Suderman And Jim Anderson Aug. 31, 2020 12:56 AM EDT

Jordan Razo steps back as a wave, stirred up by the approach of Hurricane Laura, crashes up and over the seawall Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Oil and gas industry assesses damage at refineries, plants

By Cathy Bussewitz Aug. 27, 2020 06:38 PM EDT