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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2020, file photo, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt speaks during a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Nev. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senate Committee says he expects former Laxalt to challenge incumbent Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto next year. (AP Photo/John Locher)
GOP chair expects former Nevada AG Laxalt to run for Senate

By Michelle L. Price And Steve Peoples Jun. 07, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, after stepping off Air Force One at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate's rules

By Julie Pace Feb. 27, 2021 03:13 AM EST

Nevada's Cortez Masto makes reelection bid official in video

Feb. 24, 2021 07:20 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto released a video on Wednesday announcing that she's seeking reelection in 2022. The...

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington. Biden’s push for a giant COVID-19 relief bill is forcing an internal reckoning that pits his instincts to work toward a bipartisan deal against the demands of an urgent crisis and his desire to deliver for those who helped elect him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Biden's dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire Feb. 06, 2021 08:34 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden, center, acknowledge supporters at the end of a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
In Georgia, Biden's presidency meets early defining moment

By Bill Barrow Jan. 02, 2021 12:15 AM EST

In this Feb. 5, 2020, file image from video, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)
Analysis: Senate 'gangs' show Biden what's possible, and not

By Lisa Mascaro Dec. 12, 2020 12:40 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Pelosi wants 'big' health care, infrastructure push in 2021

By Lisa Mascaro Oct. 29, 2020 12:05 PM EDT

People gather under a mural of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U Street neighborhood in Washington, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the announcement that Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign

By Steve Peoples Sep. 19, 2020 12:51 AM EDT

This image released by Jeopardy! shows Alex Trebek, host of the game show "Jeopardy!" Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life," will be released on Tuesday, July 21. (Jeopardy! via AP)
Alex Trebek expects to mark 2-year cancer survival in 2021

Jul. 20, 2020 04:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, UFC president Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York. When White first proposed holding mixed martial arts fights on an isolated island during the early weeks of the worldwide sports shutdown, fans and haters alike imagined waves lapping at an octagon perched amid palm trees on a white sand beach. A few months later, the project that came to be known as Fight Island is real, and ready for competition. And while it's not literally on a beach, the octagon at Abu Dhabi's Yas Island is inside a bubble that seems highly unlikely to burst. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
No longer Dana White's dream, UFC's Fight Island is real

By Greg Beacham Jul. 09, 2020 08:40 PM EDT

Election workers process mail-in ballots during a nearly all-mail primary election Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Former party chair trails in heated Nevada state senate race

By Sam Metz Jun. 10, 2020 07:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The police killing of George Floyd and the civil and political unrest that’s rocked the nation in the week since has the potential to reshape Joe Biden’s vice-presidential selection process. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Civil unrest could influence Biden's search for running mate

By Alexandra Jaffe And Bill Barrow Jun. 01, 2020 02:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. Biden expects to name a vice presidential vetting committee next week. That's according to three Democrats with knowledge of the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Joe Biden's next big decision: Choosing a running mate

By Bill Barrow Apr. 10, 2020 12:46 AM EDT