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Chris Megerian appointed AP’s US politics editor

AP today announced that Chris Megerian has been appointed U.S. politics editor, where he will oversee The Associated Press’ coverage of the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential elections.   Read the note to staff from Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Zeke Miller:  In this role, Chris will coordinate political coverage across teams and formats […]

Chad Day appointed elections operations director

In a memo to staff Thursday, Vice President for AP Elections David Scott announced that Chad Day has been named director of elections operations:  Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce that Chad Day is AP’s new director of elections operations. Currently AP’s chief elections analyst and a decision editor, Chad will move into this new role overseeing the collection, editing and publication of the […]

Week in Pictures

SEPT. 18, 2025

Pope Health – Photo Collection

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

FEB. 23, 2025

Six Nations Rugby – Photo Collection

FEB. 12, 2025

Week in Pictures

MARCH 12, 2026

Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes

Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots. Georgia’s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had called lawmakers into a special session in part to address […]

JUNE 22, 2026

Longtime AP executive James W. Mangan dies at age 87

Andrew Mangan said his father died of a heart ailment Friday while playing tennis in San Antonio. “If you look at his career history, AP tossed a lot of different challenges to Jim. He did well in every one of them,” said Louis D. Boccardi, former AP president and CEO. James Mangan started with AP […]

AUG. 26, 2015

NFL Honors,’ on Super Bowl eve, to feature AP awards

The night before the two top teams kick off Super Bowl XLVII, the National Football League will salute its best players, performances and plays from the 2012 season with a star-studded football and entertainment  event - “2nd Annual NFL Honors” - a two-hour primetime awards special to air nationally on Saturday, February 2, 9-11 p.m. (ET)  on CBS.

JAN. 8, 2013

What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title

The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as Fat Bear Week. The main event featuring adult bears starts next week, but first up Thursday is what the National Park Service […]

SEPT. 18, 2025

How a congressional redistricting battle could gain new life for the 2028 elections

The ballots remain to be cast for the November midterm elections. Yet Democrats and Republicans in some states already are looking at how they could reshape congressional voting districts to gain an advantage in the 2028 elections. The new gerrymandering efforts are part two of a mid-decade redistricting battle that already spans 10 states, which are home to […]

JUNE 19, 2026

New York Democrats take first steps toward an aggressive 2028 redistricting plan

New York Democrats are wading into the national redistricting wars — just don't expect a victory before this year's midterm elections.

JUNE 2, 2026