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Congress Johnson’s Quiet Moment
House Speaker Mike Johnson, of La., poses for a photo in the Congressional Prayer Room at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Congressional correspondent Mascaro lands exclusive 3 a.m. interview about faith with House speaker

MAY 30, 2025

APTOPIX France Trans Pioneer
Marie-Pierre Pruvot known as Bambi, one of the first trans women in the world to become a public star, and a pioneer in global LGBTQ+ history, poses during an interview with The Associated Press, in Pantin, outside Paris, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP exclusively profiles Bambi on trans survival, fame, JK Rowling and the fight that isn’t over

MAY 30, 2025

Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed Gunman
FILE - People gather to light candles in a makeshift memorial to honor Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim who were killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, during a candlelight vigil outside of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s cross-format, cross-continent coverage dominates after two Israeli Embassy workers were killed in DC

MAY 30, 2025

Trump
President Donald Trump gestures while answering a reporter's question during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP captures Trump’s eye-popping proposals in a new story format that reveals what happens after the headlines move on

MAY 30, 2025

France Sports Banning Headscarves
Former player Salimata Sylla poses before a women's basketball tournament where players can wear a headscarf, in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s deep, sensitive dive into France’s efforts to bar Muslim women in headscarves from sports

MAY 30, 2025

APTOPIX Climate Yemen Dragons Blood Trees
A dragon blood's tree overlooks a natural infinity pool within Homhil Protected Area on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Climate reporter brings readers a story about a unique tree in a place most people will never visit

MAY 30, 2025

DEA Informant
This undated photo provided by the Colombian National Police in a March 2024 document shows Diego Marín. (Colombian National Police via AP)

Best of AP — First Winner

In an exclusive, AP’s investigative reporters obtain rare federal papers, detail the link between Colombia’s “Contraband King” and a corrupt DEA agent

MAY 23, 2025

ICC Trump Sanctions
FILE - Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP exclusive exposed how Trump sanctions have halted the work of the International Criminal Court

MAY 23, 2025

Be Well Climate India Heat Lessons
People wait for a bus at a cool bus stop in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Two AP pieces from India show power of climate solution storytelling

MAY 23, 2025

Trump
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

White House reporter digs deep into Trump’s approach to presidential records

MAY 23, 2025

California Explosion
Law enforcement investigate a vehicle after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Palm Springs, Calif. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP dominates on coverage of car bomb explosion at fertility clinic

MAY 23, 2025

Vatican Pope Conservatives
FILE- Pope Leo XIV speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

Best of AP — First Winner

AP is exclusive witness to the new pope’s first phone call with his brother in Chicago, days after dominating live YouTube coverage of the Vatican conclave

MAY 16, 2025

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