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FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden, fourth from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, top left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., second from right, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom left, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on infrastructure. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is at right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WH legislative team pursues 'politics is personal' strategy

By Alexandra Jaffe And Josh Boak May. 29, 2021 12:40 AM EDT

The small gallery of patrons watches Phil Mickelson tee off on the 14th hole during his practice round for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Phil Mickelson: Masters champion, and Anna Pavlova expert

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 06, 2021 05:45 PM EDT

Independent repair shop owner Curtis Jones works on an Epson printer at The Technology Center in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Jones is among a group of independent repair shop owners who say tech companies have made it increasingly difficult to access parts and schematics needed to fix devices. He wants the state Legislature to pass a "Right to Repair" bill that would require manufacturers provide independent repair shops the information needed to fix devices. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 30, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 29, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada...

FILE - The Utah House of Representatives work on the House floor on March 5, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers have voted to require every cellphone and tablet sold there to automatically block pornography, the conservative state's most recent move targeting online porn and one that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan

By Lindsay Whitehurst And Sophia Eppolito Mar. 16, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

Japanese officials punished in scandal linked to PM's son

By Mari Yamaguchi Feb. 24, 2021 08:57 AM EST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s communications ministry punished 11 senior officials on Wednesday for accepting lavish dinners paid for by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s...

New Hampshire House to hold hybrid public hearings on bills

By Holly Ramer Jan. 11, 2021 10:02 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House plans to hold “hybrid” public hearings on bills while the Statehouse remains closed because...

Vermont utility regulator reinstates disconnection ban

Dec. 23, 2020 10:39 AM EST
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont utility regulators have reinstated a pandemic-inspired moratorium on the disconnection of electricity, natural gas and landline...

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington. The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee, Nathan Simington, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Senate OKs Trump pick for FCC, adding hurdle to Biden plans

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 08, 2020 05:27 PM EST

FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, mail-in primary election ballots are processed at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa. Pennsylvania officials said Friday, July 31, 2020, the state will foot the cost of postage for voters to mail in ballots in November's general election, a move that Gov. Tom Wolf has made a priority as the coronavirus pandemic unexpectedly fueled high interest in voting by mail under a new state law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Fixing Pennsylvania mail-in vote glitches goes down to wire

By Marc Levy Aug. 21, 2020 01:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2014 file photo, an inmate uses a phone at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. In July 2020, incarcerated people and their families said they are closely watching congressional debates about the next COVID-19 relief bill for proposed legislation that would drastically push down the cost of prison and jail phone calls. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Incarcerated people look to Senate to cap prison phone rates

Jul. 22, 2020 07:20 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Supreme Court upholds cellphone robocall ban

Jul. 06, 2020 10:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher talks with his team as wide receiver Ainias Smith (17) looks on as they play Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas. Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA on Thursday, July 2, 2020, after the Aggies were found to have violated recruiting and other rules beginning in January 2018. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA

Jul. 02, 2020 03:15 PM EDT

A lifeguard stand is decorated with a large mask to remind people to wear masks as precaution against the new coronavirus at a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Israeli lawmakers approve phone tracking of virus cases

Jul. 01, 2020 03:24 PM EDT

In this May 3, 2020 provided by TeleHealth Access for Seniors, Yale student Hannah Verma poses for a photograph near a table with mobile devices in Longwood, Fla. Verma co-founded the nonprofit that gathers smartphones and tablets that are then distributed to patients in need. The organization has gathered over 700 devices to distribute to patients around the country through doctor's offices and clinics. (Arjun Verma/TeleHealth Access for Seniors via AP)
Pandemic forces some patients to phone in doctor visits

By Regina Garcia Cano And Tom Murphy Jun. 25, 2020 09:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019 file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. Federal regulators will vote in July 2020 on whether to make “988” the number to reach a suicide prevention hotline. The Federal Communications Commission says phone service providers will have until July 2022 to implement the new number, if the measure is approved in July, as expected. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
FCC to vote in July to make '988' the suicide hotline number

By Tali Arbel Jun. 23, 2020 10:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers holds a news conference in Madison, Wis. Evers recorded a telephone meeting he had with Republican legislative leaders last month, prompting the Senate majority leader Wednesday, June 10, 2020, to compare the Democratic governor to Richard Nixon in the latest fallout between the governor and lawmakers. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Bipartisan call for Evers to fire whoever recorded meeting

By Scott Bauer Jun. 11, 2020 12:29 PM EDT

Wisconsin GOP leader compares Evers to Nixon over recording

By Scott Bauer Jun. 10, 2020 05:54 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' office recorded a telephone meeting he had with Republican legislative leaders last month, prompting the Senate majority...

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 10, 2020 03:48 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares mostly higher ahead of Fed policy meeting BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in...

In this Thursday, May 14, 2020 photo, SaJenny Prapasanobol, a server Siam Square on East Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, helps David Haight. The business moved tables to the sidewalk in front of the restaurant after The City of Las Vegas temporarily allowed outdoor dining on public sidewalks. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Nevada expects up to 70K gig workers seeking virus relief

By Ken Ritter And Michelle L. Price May. 15, 2020 07:01 PM EDT