Announcements

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, media organizations set up outside the White House in Washington. The Associated Press and the major TV networks have long played a major role in announcing the victor in elections based on their own data. There is no national elections commission to tell the world who wins on election day, unlike in many other countries. Instead, the news media has historically stepped into this role — a tradition that evolved from the simple need to report the news. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)