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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...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., puts her mask back on after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber

By Kevin Freking May. 19, 2021 06:55 PM EDT

First lady Jill Biden speaks to gathered employees and media during a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian, center, and National Museum of African American History and Culture director Kevin Young, left, Friday, May 14., 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

By Darlene Superville May. 15, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden responds to questions from the media after delivering remarks about the Colonial Pipeline hack, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that fully vaccinated people — those who are two weeks past their last required dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — can stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. Across Washington, the government is adjusting in a variety of ways to new federal guidance easing up on when face masks should be worn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

By Darlene Superville May. 14, 2021 04:58 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: House urges Pence to remove Trump from power

Jan. 12, 2021 03:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hawley, says he will raise objections next week when the Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election, forcing House and Senate votes that are likely to delay — but in no way alter — the final certification of Biden's win.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 03, 2021 04:23 PM EST

FILE - Officials sort ballots during an audit at the Floyd County administration building in Rome, Ga. on Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020. On Friday, Nov. 20, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the identities of deceased residents in Georgia were used to illegally cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 12:57 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2020 02:08 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Idaho newspapers: The Idahoan surfing the waves of partisanship ...

Covid-19 serological tests for passengers of buses coming from Romania are prepared at the Tiburtina bus station, in Rome, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The Lazio region, which includes Rome, is beginning voluntary tests on passengers arriving in Italy from Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, with a blood test on finger with results in 8 minutes followed by swab test if result is positive. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
The Latest: China's Xinjiang region has 28 new cases

By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2020 01:17 AM EDT

Nurse Manager Betsy Ross inspects a patient room Monday, July 20, 2020, inside the mobile COVID-19 unit at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga. The unit, constructed from modular buildings by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency went into operation Tuesday, July 21, 2020, amid high numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state. (Scott Rogers/The Gainesville Times via AP)
Hospitalizations up again in Georgia as some schools reopen

By Jeff Amy Jul. 30, 2020 06:21 PM EDT

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor, left, greets Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, right, as he arrives to testify before a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, on the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
In sprawling Capitol, leaders struggle to keep virus at bay

By Mary Clare Jalonick Jul. 30, 2020 01:33 PM EDT

Congressional leadership including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, arrive to watch the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as is carried by a joint services military honor guard from Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
Pelosi orders masks for voting after Gohmert tests positive

By Alan Fram And Mary Clare Jalonick Jul. 29, 2020 12:10 PM EDT

President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows talk before Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
As virus aid talks stalemate, Trump scorns help for cities

By Lisa Mascaro Jul. 29, 2020 11:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney over what they said was disloyalty to President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Conservatives lash out at Liz Cheney over Trump criticism

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Alan Fram Jul. 23, 2020 01:38 PM EDT