Hakeem Jeffries
Demonstrators rally for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation in front of his Manhattan office in New York, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Cuomo has avoided public appearances for days as some members of his own party call for him to resign over sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
Cuomo avoids public amid outcry over harassment allegations

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 02, 2021 04:52 PM EST

New Hampshire updates vaccine registration process

Jan. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has updated its instructions to health care providers about registering...

President-elect Joe Biden arrives at at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Atlanta, en route to campaign for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden largely mum on Trump's effort to reverse election

By Alexandra Jaffe Jan. 04, 2021 04:40 PM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., waves the gavel on the opening day of the 117th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult two years

By Alan Fram Jan. 03, 2021 02:33 PM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath to members of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
Congress opens new session as virus, Biden's win dominate

By Lisa Mascaro Jan. 03, 2021 12:07 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up

By Lisa Mascaro Jan. 02, 2021 12:02 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up

By Lisa Mascaro Jan. 01, 2021 12:25 AM EST

This combination of file photos shows from left, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. on Feb. 29, 2020, in Columbia, S.C., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., on July 24, 2020, in Washington and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., on March 3, 2020, in Washington. Hoyer and No. 3 party leader Clyburn, Congress’ highest ranking Black member, were reelected to their positions, like Pelosi without opposition on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo)
Dems nominate Pelosi as speaker again to lead into Biden era

By Alan Fram Nov. 18, 2020 12:09 AM EST

Doug Brown, postal staffer and president of the American Postal Workers Union chapter in Indiana, poses for a picture outside of a post office facility, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Muncie, Ind. The U.S. Postal Service is expected to play a central role in this year's presidential elections with so many states promoting voting by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Postal workers concerned about delivering ballots on time

By Anthony Izaguirre Aug. 17, 2020 08:49 PM EDT

Rosemary King, right, holds a sign as a few dozen people gather in front of the United States Post Office to protest recent changes to the USPS under new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Midland, Mich. (Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP)
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House

By Matthew Daly And Lisa Mascaro Aug. 17, 2020 12:40 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., adjusts her facemark as she stands with House Democrats spaced for social distancing, as Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., right, speaks during a news conference on the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
House passes sweeping police overhaul after Floyd's death

By Lisa Mascaro Jun. 26, 2020 12:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., accompanied by Republican senators speaks at a news conference to announce a Republican police reform bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. Initially reluctant to speak on race, Scott is now among the Republican Party’s most prominent voices teaching his colleagues what it’s like to be a Black man in America. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
House passes sweeping police overhaul after Floyd's death

By Lisa Mascaro Jun. 25, 2020 12:03 AM EDT

NYC police officer charged with violently shoving protester

By Michael R. Sisak And Jim Mustian Jun. 09, 2020 01:22 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer caught on video violently shoving a woman to the ground during a Brooklyn protest over George Floyd's death was...

Democrats Markey, Kennedy spar in latest televised debate

By Steve Leblanc Jun. 08, 2020 04:04 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, sharpened their elbows as they faced off...

FILE - This Aug. 10, 2019, shows razor wire fencing at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about the federal Bureau of Prisons’ release of high-profile inmates and are calling for widespread testing of federal inmates as the number of coronavirus cases has exploded in the federal prison system. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Lawmakers question federal prisons' home confinement rules

By Michael Balsamo Jun. 01, 2020 11:50 AM EDT