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Russia Putin War Narrative
FILE - Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Zoya Shu, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

A timely look inside the pressures shaping Putin’s next moves

JUNE 5, 2026

Trump China
President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington, on return from Beijing where he met with China's President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP provides incisive, cascading coverage of the evolving political landscape

MAY 29, 2026

FBI Congress
FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives the on Capitol Hill, Tuesday May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Aggressive investigative reporting and public records tracking expose controversial FBI travel scoop

MAY 22, 2026

Teenage Buddhist Lama
Buddhist lamas, Trulshik Yangsi Rinpoche, left, and Jalue Dorje, who is recognized as the eighth Terchen Taksham Rinpoche, laugh while posing for a portrait at the Yak and Yeti hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Years of deep source building yields an unmatched all-formats portrait of an American Buddhist lama’s Himalayan journey

MAY 22, 2026

Mexico Violence
A National Guardsman walks past a resident sitting outside her home after armed attacks by local criminal groups forced more than dozens of residents to flee, in Tula, Mexico, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Cross-format bravery and rare access expose the invisible displacement crisis of Indigenous communities in Mexico

MAY 22, 2026

Sweden Military Exercises
Swedish servicemen looks out of an armoured vehicle during a military exercises in Gotland, Sweden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Enterprise reporting and sharp linguistic tradecraft turn routine NATO exercise into an agenda-setting scoop on military readiness

MAY 22, 2026

Immigrants Public Housing
A plastic dollhouse sits among a pile of furniture discarded by families in a public housing subdivision in Port Isabel, Texas, on April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Deep beat reporting and strategic analysis connect local public housing exodus to sweeping federal policy changes

MAY 22, 2026

Bessent Profile
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets with members of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), about financial literacy, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Treasury Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores exclusive sit-down interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

MAY 15, 2026

Trump
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Deep source work leads to pair of AP scoops on Cuba and passports

MAY 15, 2026

APTOPIX US Britain Royal Visit Trump
President Donald Trump greets Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a departure ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP follows King Charles III during his historic four-day U.S. visit, delivering up-to-the-minute reporting and live coverage of every event

MAY 8, 2026

America 250 Liberty Bell Replicas
A person walks by a Liberty Bell replica at the Oregon state Capitol on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Cross-team effort on Liberty Bell replicas holds readers’ attention, infused with history and a variety of visuals

MAY 8, 2026

Venezuela Prison Protests
Sandra Rosales uses her phone while camping outside the gates of a Bolivarian National Police detention center where her husband, Dionnys Quintero, is being held on political grounds in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Dozens of women continue to protest the ongoing struggle for civil liberties in Venezuela

MAY 1, 2026

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