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Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 12:38 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Cheers & Jeers: Irony is dead June 18 The Lewiston...

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
GOP needs new health care target; 'Obamacare' survives again

By Alan Fram Jun. 18, 2021 12:35 AM EDT

In this June 8, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

By Mark Sherman Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2020, file photo, then-Arizona National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, answers a question at a news conference in Phoenix. McGuire, the former head of the Arizona National Guard, has filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate, joining what's likely to be a crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
Retired Gen. McGuire jumps into Arizona Senate race

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jun. 08, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during a news conference, at Catholic Health in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, March 12, 2021. (Don Heupel/Catholic Health via AP)
With Cuomo under fire, No. 2 Kathy Hochul treads carefully

By Carolyn Thompson Mar. 14, 2021 08:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 file photo, Marcia English, center, leads a group of former President Donald Trump supporters in a song outside the convention center at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Democrats hope to make deeper strides in changing their fortunes in a state that has become friendlier place for Republicans. The state's only Democrat in statewide office, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is contemplating a challenge to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

By Bobby Caina Calvan Mar. 07, 2021 10:19 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry stand on a balcony to watch a flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London. The timing couldn’t be worse for Harry and Meghan. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will finally get the chance to tell the story behind their departure from royal duties directly to the public on Sunday, March 7, 2021, when their two-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey is broadcast. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
No winners: UK waits for Harry, Meghan's take on royal split

By Danica Kirka Mar. 05, 2021 10:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency. They're taking an unapologetically partisan approach to advance the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue, voting rights and other priorities. Their calculation is that it's better to try to push ahead than risk wasting time courting Republican support that may never come. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind

By Lisa Mascaro And Zeke Miller Mar. 04, 2021 10:35 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, then-Rep. Dallas Heard speaks to a group of about 90 people during a rally in front of the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg, Ore. A state senator who is on the far-right, who has rebelled against coronavirus pandemic restrictions and called more liberal lawmakers "punks" and "fools," was elected chairman of the Oregon Republican Party over the weekend. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP)/The News-Review via AP, File)
Far-right lawmaker takes over Oregon GOP in larger US shift

By Andrew Selsky Feb. 22, 2021 04:40 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2021, file photo Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., returns to the chamber as the defense finishes arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, in Washington.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A Biden edge in COVID-19 bill: Dems reluctant to wound him

By Alan Fram Feb. 22, 2021 12:49 AM EST

Arizona Republicans reelect fervent Trump ally as chair

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jan. 23, 2021 06:15 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans on Saturday reelected Kelli Ward as party chair, giving a second term to one of Donald Trump's most unflinching supporters...

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo former President George W. Bush, center, leans in to talk to former Vice President Dick Cheney, as he walks out with from left, former first lady Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, after attending the memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual

By Will Weissert And Deb Riechmann Jan. 23, 2021 12:38 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, right, hugs Cindy McCain, left, after delivering his State of the State address on the opening day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Phoenix. The Arizona Republican Party is confronting its future this weekend after losing a second Senate seat and the presidential race. On the agenda for the state committee meeting Saturday: the reelection bid by its controversial chairwoman, who has been among the most prolific promoters of baseless election conspiracies, and the censure of some of the party's best-known figures: Cindy McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Gov. Doug Ducey. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Arizona GOP plots its future after Trump's presidency

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jan. 22, 2021 04:08 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2020 03:48 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 29 The Post and Courier...

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., with his wife former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., participates in a re-enactment of his swearing-in Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, by Vice President Mike Pence in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Arizona's Kelly is sworn into Senate, narrowing GOP edge

By Alan Fram Dec. 02, 2020 03:40 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2014, file photo Vice President Joe Biden, with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain, left, and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, meets with faith and humanitarian groups as part of the administration's response to Ebola in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House compound in Washington. Klain is preparing to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, a job often referred to as the nation’s chief operating officer. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Klain brings decades of DC experience to Biden White House

By Ashraf Khalil And Laurie Kellman Dec. 02, 2020 12:10 AM EST

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The Latest: Graham: Trump should attend Biden's inauguration

Nov. 30, 2020 08:46 AM EST

Mark Kelly, Arizona Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, waves to supporters as he speaks during an election night event Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Kelly meets with Ducey as he prepares to take seat in Senate

By Jonathan J. Cooper Nov. 23, 2020 07:54 PM EST

Susan Tingley, the executive director of the Vigo County Historical Museum, talks about the history of voting in Vigo County as she stands by a display in the museum, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Terre Haute, Ind. Indiana's Vigo County had been America’s more reliable presidential bellwether, voting in line with the rest of the nation since 1956. But that winning streak ended this year, as it did for nearly all the country’s bellwethers, most of them blue-collar, overwhelmingly white communities in the Rust Belt. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
America's bellwethers crumbled in aligning with Trump in '20

By Claire Galofaro Nov. 18, 2020 01:50 PM EST

Mark Kelly, Arizona Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, gestures as he speaks at an election night event Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Senator-elect Mark Kelly says bipartisanship a real mission

By Bob Christie Nov. 13, 2020 06:40 PM EST