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April 15, 2021 at 10:13 pm

Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for ‘lame’ toast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his decades in public life, Prince Philip was known for putting his royal foot in his mouth with occasional off-the-cuff remarks...

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In this April 9, 2021, photo Jay Copan poses for a photo at his home in Raleigh, N.C. Copan voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but so regretted it that he posed for a billboard opposing the reelection of his party’s own president. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) NCGB105 NCGB105

April 11, 2021 at 9:21 pm

Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president’s agenda VIEW

President Joe Biden is cultivating everyday Americans, and elected officials, who are eager for compromise and action and not loyal to former President Donald Trump....

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U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) FLJR133 FLJR133

April 8, 2021 at 9:27 pm

Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal

Rep. Matt Gaetz joins a growing list of politicians — almost exclusively men — who are defying the traditional response to controversy. Rather than step...

April 5, 2021 at 5:00 am

AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border,...

March 27, 2021 at 6:04 am

Vice presidents’ policy projects come with political risks VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pence led the coronavirus task force only to be constantly overruled by the White House. Al Gore's efforts to “reinvent government"...

FILE – In this May 6, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Duckworth says the lack of Asian American or Pacific Islander representation in President Joe Bidenâ€™s cabinet is â€œnot acceptableâ€ and is threatening to withhold her vote on key nominations until the administration addresses the matter. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) WX115 WX115

March 23, 2021 at 2:02 pm

Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees

Sens. Tammy of Duckworth of Illinois and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii had lashed out at the lack of Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in...

March 23, 2021 at 10:42 am

Asian Americans seek greater political power after shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking on the floor of the Georgia state Senate last week, Michelle Au implored her colleagues to “stand up” to the hatred...

March 19, 2021 at 8:01 am

‘Very angry’: Democrats face tough choices on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats who long blistered the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies are suddenly in a tough political bind. The Biden administration is responding...

FILE – In this file photo from Sept. 30, 2020, people listen as then Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks after touring International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66, in New Alexandria, Pa. During this late-September swing through Westmoreland County, Pa., Biden said, “A lot of white, working class Democrats thought we forgot them, I get their sense of being left behind.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) PAKS202 PAKS202

March 14, 2021 at 5:14 am

Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class VIEW

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — When Joe Biden visited this corner of southwestern Pennsylvania in the final weeks before the election, his goal wasn't to win...

March 7, 2021 at 5:11 am

From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless...