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This image from video provided by the Senate Banking Committee shows Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser testifying virtually to the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Senate Banking Committee via AP)
Bank CEOs outline pandemic support; senators split on issues

By Ken Sweet And Marcy Gordon May. 26, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, left, and Benjamin Crump, civil rights attorney who represented the family of George Floyd, right, pause for reporters at the Capitol in Washington, after meeting with Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the first anniversary of Floyd's death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Grief, smiles 1 year after Floyd death as family meets Biden

By Alexandra Jaffe And Alan Fram May. 25, 2021 10:32 AM EDT

President Joe Biden participates in a briefing on the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, at FEMA headquarters, Monday, May 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
As deadlines slip, Biden agenda faces crucial assessment

By Lisa Mascaro And Jonathan Lemire May. 25, 2021 12:28 AM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, center, receives a tour of an underground tunnel for the expansion of the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport plane train tunnel at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
As deadlines slip, Biden agenda faces crucial assessment

By Lisa Mascaro And Jonathan Lemire May. 24, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(McComb) Enterprise-Journal. May 7, 2021. Editorial: Early voting can prevent fraud Mississippi’s resistance to early...

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 30, 2021 12:06 AM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

By Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 29, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tim Scott is giving his party’s nationally televised response to President Joe Biden’s Wednesday night address to Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on virus

By Elliot Spagat And Josh Boak Apr. 28, 2021 10:20 PM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden speech takeaways: Government is good, and so are jobs

By Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani Apr. 28, 2021 09:45 PM EDT

In this image from Senate Television video, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., delivers the Republican response to President Joe Biden's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)
GOP's Sen. Scott suggests Dems use race as political weapon

By Alan Fram Apr. 28, 2021 07:09 PM EDT

Member of Congress applaud as President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
The Latest: In GOP response, Scott says US isn't racist

Apr. 28, 2021 05:23 PM EDT

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Biden's declaration: America's democracy 'is rising anew'

By Jonathan Lemire And Josh Boak Apr. 28, 2021 05:27 AM 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

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ April 7 The Index-Journal on the outcry...

FILE - In this March 18, 2021, file photo, Mary Claire Lane, 86, left, a resident at Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Canton, Mass., is greeted by her daughter Anne Darling, of Attleboro, Mass., center, during a visit, at the nursing home, in Canton. Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia, but there’s no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Lawmakers: Require nursing homes to disclose vaccine data

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Mar. 25, 2021 12:27 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 03:22 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ March 9 The Post and Courier on gun control...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 03:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 23 The Index-Journal on the U.S. passing...

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden announced Yellen as his nominee for Treasury Secretary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Yellen pushes GOP senators on $1.9 trillion relief package

By Martin Crutsinger Jan. 19, 2021 12:17 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 12:30 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 The Post and Courier on state...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Post and Courier on a bill that...