Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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The following story has moved as this week's Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

OATH OF OFFICE

Elected officials swear to uphold the Constitution before they take office. But what happens when they’re accused of doing the opposite? As some Republicans continue to back President Donald Trump’s doomed effort to overturn the election, critics have charged them with violating their oaths of office and instead pledging allegiance to Trump. The claim has emerged repeatedly as Republicans nationwide endorsed Trump’s meritless and desperate campaign to stay in office. The issue brings a routine step of the political process into the spotlight and raises questions about the meaning of the oath. By Anthony Izaguirre. SENT: 900 words, photos.

—The AP