Electoral college
FILE - This Aug. 12, 2008, file photo shows United States' relay swimmer Klete Keller at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The five-time Olympic medalist pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, to a felony charge for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Keller faces 21 to 27 months in prison for his guilty plea to obstruction of an official proceeding. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)
Olympic swimmer who stormed Capitol pleads guilty to felony

Sep. 29, 2021 06:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019, file photo, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., center, speaks with President Donald Trump during a bill signing ceremony for the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame members of the party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Yes, Trump lost election despite what he says

By Hope Yen May. 06, 2021 05:46 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 04:42 PM EDT
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. April 26, 2021. Editorial: Count matters The count is in, and it counted. ...

Construction cranes hover over downtown and near the State Capitol, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Texas' torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas gains 4M residents, 2 congressional seats in Census

By Acacia Coronado Apr. 26, 2021 03:57 PM EDT

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and other senators finish a procedural vote on the nomination of Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Hagerty talks elections with Trump after affirming Biden win

By Jonathan Mattise Apr. 08, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. Alabama on Wednesday became the second state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau's decision to delay by six months the release of data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, as it took aim at the accuracy of a privacy protection system that it alleged is holding up the process.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio's push for early census data

By Mike Schneider Mar. 15, 2021 05:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, Cowboys for Trump leader and Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, center, talks with Republican New Mexico state Rep. Candy Ezzell of Roswell, N.M., at a protest against gun control and pro-abortion rights legislation outside the New Mexico State Capitol, in Santa Fe, N.M. A New Mexico county official who runs a group called "Cowboys for Trump" who had vowed to return to Washington after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk was arrested by the FBI on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
Cowboys for Trump leader released from jail pending trial

By Morgan Lee Feb. 05, 2021 07:32 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EST
The Capital Times. January 20, 2021. Editorial: The Wisconsin Legislature has its own ‘sedition caucus’ After...

President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Time, transparency needed as Biden inherits frazzled census

By Mike Schneider Jan. 21, 2021 11:20 AM EST

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris talks with Vice President Mike Pence during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control

By Lisa Mascaro Jan. 21, 2021 12:17 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden congratulates Vice President Kamala Harris after she was sworn in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden repudiates white supremacy, calls for racial justice

By Kat Stafford And Aaron Morrison Jan. 20, 2021 05:45 PM EST

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff greet former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control

By Lisa Mascaro Jan. 20, 2021 03:25 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 02:52 PM EST
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Nothing grabs a politician’s attention like a wallet Jan. 20 ...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Omaha World-Herald. Jan. 15, 2021. Editorial: Challenges are daunting, but Omaha area makes progress on mental health front ...

Members of the National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol complex, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alan Fram)
Timing of Trump trial uncertain as Pelosi gives no clues

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 15, 2021 01:38 AM EST

Members of the National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol complex, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alan Fram)
Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Jan. 14, 2021 12:16 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 02:47 PM EST
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Jan. 13 Time to get youngest students back to school A survey of students, parents...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 01:45 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Hypocrites seek ‘unity’ The...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 12:30 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Jan. 11 The Sun Sentinel on the state's...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 11:29 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 Jackson Free Press on a group of...