Two days before the assault on the U.S. Capitol, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, said supporters of then-President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud were basically in a "death match with the Democrat Party."
by JULIE CARR SMYTH / Associated Press 4 hours agoRepublicans in Georgia's state legislature have introduced a flood of bills aimed at rolling back voting access after record turnout led to Democratic wins in the presidential contest and two U.S. Senate runoffs.
by BEN NADLER / Associated Press 5 hours agoChristanine Brodis gathered her tax paperwork in February including a 1099-G for state unemployment compensation and a W2-G for some gambling winnings at MGM Grand Detroit, the only bright spot in a money-losing 2020. But she's looking at taxable income now.
by Susan Tompor / Detroit Free Press via Tribune News ServiceA roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week.
by ALI SWENSON and ARIJETA LAJKA / The Associated PressThe House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense Senate.
by ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressA conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.
by JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressSaudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday.
by ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI / The Associated PressWhen Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso snapped at Deb Haaland during her confirmation hearing, many in Indian Country were incensed.
by FELICIA FONSECA and MATTHEW BROWN / Associated PressThe House is expected to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package early Saturday that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses.
by KEVIN FREKING / The Associated PressA faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks fueled by algorithms that boost extreme content.
by GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and LARRY FENN / The Associated PressHolly McCormack, a Democrat from Ringgold, Georgia, has announced she will run against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R- Rome, for Congress in 2022.
by Patrick FilbinUnemployed Americans who have turned down job offers because they feared their prospective employers weren't providing sufficient protection from the coronavirus would qualify for jobless aid under a directive the Labor Department issued Thursday.
by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday, despite a setback that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final version that reaches President Joe Biden.
by ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressThe United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups.
by LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors that power cars, phones, military equipment and other goods.
by JOSH BOAK and TOM KRISHER / Associated PressNot waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout.
by BRIAN WITTE / Associated PressPresident Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is expected to pass in the Democratic-controlled House this week. This is unlikely to be the final version of the legislation; the evenly split Senate still has to act. But here's a look at where things stand.
by Chris Megerian / The Los Angeles Times via Tribune News ServiceWith sunset remarks and a national moment of silence, President Joe Biden on Monday confronted head-on the country's once-unimaginable loss - half a million Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic - as he tried to strike a balance between mourning and hope.
by JONATHAN LEMIRE and JOSH BOAK / The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color.
by ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressFormer U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is wading back into Georgia politics weeks after her runoff defeat with the start of a new voter registration group aimed at helping Republicans recover from the stunning Democratic victories in November and January.
by Greg Bluestein / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Tribune Content AgencyAdd Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.
by DARLENE SUPERVILLE / Associated PressWhen massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters used an increasingly common tactic to draw attention to their cause: swarming out onto major roads to temporarily paralyze traffic.
by SEAN MURPHY / Associated PressWhen Joe Biden walked into the Oval Office for the first time as president a month ago, his pens were ready. Already.
by JONATHAN LEMIRE and CALVIN WOODWARD / Associated Press