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Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. June 17, 2021. Editorial: Revel in joy, remember pain of Juneteenth The theme of Juneteenth...

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks on updated guidance on face mask mandates and COVID-19 response, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden meets DACA recipients in immigration overhaul push

By Aamer Madhani May. 14, 2021 02:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Biden will mark his 100th day in office on Thursday, April 29. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

By Darlene Superville Apr. 28, 2021 12:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2021, file photo, National Guard soldiers stand their posts around the Capitol at sunrise in Washington. Partisan tensions have only gotten worse on Capitol Hill since Pelosi’s defiant act last year, days before the Senate acquitted Trump in his first impeachment trial. Since then, the Capitol has been through the Jan. 6 insurrection, another House impeachment and another Senate acquittal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Cooling the temperature: Biden faces fractious Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Josh Boak Apr. 27, 2021 12:16 AM EDT

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at a FEMA COVID-19 mass vaccination site at NRG Stadium, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

By Darlene Superville Feb. 26, 2021 12:33 AM EST

President Joe Biden closes the folder after signing an executive order relating to U.S. supply chains, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden orders a review of US supply chains for vital goods

By Josh Boak And Tom Krisher Feb. 24, 2021 05:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

By Michael Balsamo Feb. 21, 2021 08:01 AM EST

FILE—In this file photo from Dec. 19, 2019, Dayton mayor Nan Whaley gives an interview in her office in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley says she won't seek a third term, raising expectations the Democrat will seek higher office just days after she criticized Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. (AP Photo/Daniel Sewell, File)
From city halls, the plea for COVID-19 aid is bipartisan

By Bill Barrow Feb. 17, 2021 02:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo the Republican side, right, in the House chamber is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool, File)
The Latest: Republicans criticize Trump lawyers' performance

Feb. 09, 2021 01:45 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...

Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)
Congress poised for quick action on Biden's Pentagon nominee

By Robert Burns And Andrew Taylor Jan. 21, 2021 02:15 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Bill Barrow Jan. 14, 2021 12:05 AM EST

President Donald Trump rides in a motorcade vehicle as he departs Trump International Golf Club, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump's $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

By Lisa Mascaro And Jill Colvin Dec. 29, 2020 12:20 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sits after receiving a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan

By Andrew Taylor And Christopher Rugaber Dec. 19, 2020 12:23 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2020, file photo, the Washington skyline is seen at dawn with from left the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol. The definition of a scandal changes quickly in Washington. Over the course of four years, the nation’s capital has careened from one crisis to the next. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Analysis: For Republicans, profanity is suddenly scandalous

By Steven Sloan Dec. 19, 2020 12:13 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference following a weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus, Tuesday, Dec. 8. 2020 at the Capitol in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
Democrats squeezed as COVID-19 relief talks continue

By Andrew Taylor Dec. 14, 2020 02:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. As he prepares to exit the White House, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
The Latest: Biden says election workers showed courage

Dec. 14, 2020 09:44 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

By Jonathan Lemire And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Dec. 08, 2020 12:28 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks to reporters after a news conference at UCLA. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Becerra's big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus

By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Kathleen Ronayne Dec. 07, 2020 07:35 PM EST

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Lawmakers are giving themselves more time to sort through their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief, preparing a one-week stopgap spending bill that would prevent a shutdown this weekend. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Virus talks drag on liability as Congress preps stopgap aid

By Andrew Taylor Dec. 07, 2020 03:56 PM EST