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In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)

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Relying on deep reporting and sources, Josh Goodman delivers a thriller worth of John le Carre or Mick Herron

NOV. 7, 2025

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the flight deck as part of the Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration, aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Va., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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AP reporters score trio of US national security scoops

NOV. 7, 2025

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A man wades through floodwaters with his dog and belongings from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)

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AP delivers strong coverage of Hurricane Melissa

NOV. 7, 2025

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Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, poses for a portrait after speaking about the history of the East Wing of the White House, construction of a new ballroom, and President John Adams moving into the White House, during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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AP scores an exclusive interview with a historian on the East Wing demolition

NOV. 7, 2025

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Parishioners pray during a Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Washington, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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AP details how immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in the nation’s capital

NOV. 7, 2025

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FILE – A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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AP lands national scoop on a Black Lives Matter fraud investigation

NOV. 7, 2025

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Best of AP — First Winner

Relying on deep reporting and sources, Josh Goodman delivers a thriller worth of John le Carre or Mick Herron

Josh Goodman, who oversaw AP’s coverage in the Andes for six years, jumped back into his old beat when Trump deployed troops and warships to the Caribbean over the summer in what seemed a veiled attempt to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power. Reconnecting with an old source from his days in Caracas, he […]

NOV. 7, 2025

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP reporters score trio of US national security scoops

The Washington bureau scored a trio of impressive national security scoops in one week, a testament to deep source work and collaboration between Pentagon reporter Konstantin Toropin, White House reporter Aamer Madhani and congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro. The AP reported first on a White House push to fire live bombs during a Navy celebration, new […]

NOV. 7, 2025

A man wades through floodwaters with his dog and belongings from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP delivers strong coverage of Hurricane Melissa

AP journalists across the Caribbean delivered robust, all-formats coverage when Hurricane Melissa — the strongest storm to hit the region since records began 174 years ago — made landfall. With an all-hands-on-deck approach, staff and freelancers filed from Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, documenting devastation and human impact. Despite challenging conditions on the ground, the team […]

NOV. 7, 2025

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores an exclusive interview with a historian on the East Wing demolition

White House reporter Darlene Superville landed an exclusive interview with Stewart McLaurin, the longtime president of the White House Historical Association — the first and only interview he has given following the Trump administration’s demolition of the East Wing. The piece resonated in part because it was counterintuitive: rather than lamenting the loss, McLaurin shared […]

NOV. 7, 2025

Parishioners pray during a Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Washington, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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AP details how immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in the nation’s capital

A team of AP religion reporters produced an intimate portrait of a Catholic congregation that is both fearful and resilient in the face of an immigration crackdown. After earning the trust of clergy and parishioners at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart — a mostly Salvadoran church in Washington, D.C. — reporters Tiffany Stanley, Luis […]

NOV. 7, 2025

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AP lands national scoop on a Black Lives Matter fraud investigation

In a textbook collaboration between two AP reporting teams, the AP scored a major scoop on the Black Lives Matter movement. Following a tip, Aaron Morrison, news editor on race and ethnicity, led a collaboration with law enforcement editor Mike Balsamo and Justice Department reporters Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer to verify that BLM […]

NOV. 7, 2025

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