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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, arrives at the chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats seek to put the brakes on Kavanaugh impeachment talk

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., right, and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., participate in an interview at the The Atlantic's 'The Constitution in Crisis' forum in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

From Africa to the anteroom: Flake, Coons forge rare bond

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Looking for fairness in the Senate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sen. Jeff Flake, R- Ariz., is questioned by reporters about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Friday Sept. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. After a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court after agreeing to a late call from Sen. Flake for a one week investigation into sexual assault allegation against the high court nominee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How Sen. Flake brought the Senate back from the brink

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chris Coons, Democratic senator, slams party’s ‘relentless race to the left’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Sens. McCain, Coons urge Trump to withdraw migration nominee

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

U.S, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., right, speaks alongside U. S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., during a press conference, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Philadelphia. Toomey and Coons say they'll introduce a bill Monday that will require federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Chris Coons: Trump must pressure China ahead of N. Korea talks

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Confirmation process for Ronny Jackson should proceed

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., center left, reaches to shake hands with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., seated lower left, to end a dramatic vote for President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, who has faced considerable opposition before the panel, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 23, 2018. When the Republicans on the panel were missing a &quot;yes&quot; vote by Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who was late returning to Washington after giving a eulogy for a friend, Sen. Coons, a Democrat, offered to vote &quot;present&quot; to get the Pompeo nomination to the floor favorably even though he opposed it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Coons primarily opposes Mike Pompeo over Donald Trump’s foreign policy record

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Pompeo faces opposition on Senate panel

Associated Press

From left, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., arrive at the Capitol after a bipartisan group of moderate senators held a private meeting on Day 2 of the federal shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. Sen. Angus King, I-Vt., is seen at rear. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Coons says he will back short-term deal if long-term plan is guaranteed

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons says the key for Democrats in red states is to keep races local

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

This undated file photo distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, at an undisclosed location. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ** FILE **

Chris Coons says the U.S. needs to prepare for all options with North Korea

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons says his bill puts existing DOJ rules into law

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons isn’t ready to accuse Donald Trump Jr. of treason

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Democrats need a positive agenda to take back the House

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons calls for Jeff Sessions, James Comey to appear before Senate Judiciary Committee

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons says James Comey’s written statement shows Donald Trump acts ‘outside the line’

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Donald Trump’s disregard for intelligence relations jeopardizes American safety

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, talks with reporters after an all-senators briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on April, 26, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Republicans will hold out on health care bill until after 2018

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times