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America Disrupted

Struggling with a pandemic, joblessness and racial division, Americans prepare to choose a leader and a path through a time of extraordinary turmoil. Associated Press journalists tell their stories.

A divided nation asks: What’s holding our country together?

By TAMARA LUSH, JOSH BOAK, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and CLAIRE GALOFARODecember 28, 2020 GMT

Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them.

Weeks after the votes have been counted and the winners declared, many Americans remain angry, defiant and despairing....

‘Our house is on fire’: Suburban women lead charge vs. Trump

By CLAIRE GALOFAROOctober 19, 2020 GMT

‘If not now, when?’: Black women seize political spotlight

By CLAIRE GALOFARO and KAT STAFFORDAugust 3, 2020 GMT

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AP VoteCast: How Black women shape Democratic politics

By EMILY SWANSONAugust 3, 2020 GMT

‘We need you’: GOP hunts for new voters in Trump territory

By JOSH BOAKOctober 28, 2020 GMT

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from Arizona’s growing, pivotal suburbs

By DARIO LOPEZ-MILLSOctober 6, 2020 GMT

Moving the flip zone: Democrats march deeper into suburbia

By ANGELIKI KASTANIS, JOSH BOAK and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLSOctober 6, 2020 GMT

A senior warning sign for Trump: ‘Go Biden’ cry at Villages

By TAMARA LUSHOctober 10, 2020 GMT

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They wanted disruption in 2016. Now they’re Trump defectors

By TAMARA LUSHSeptember 29, 2020 GMT

He set out to mobilize Latino voters. Then the virus hit.

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAugust 12, 2020 GMT

Politics creates economic illusion in Houdini’s hometown

By JOSH BOAKSeptember 16, 2020 GMT

AMERICA DISRUPTED: Troubles cleave a nation, and a city

By JOSH BOAK and KAT STAFFORDJuly 7, 2020 GMT

Video: US on edge as election nears