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FILE - In this July 25, 2019, file photo, JUUL Labs co-founder and Chief Product Officer James Monsees testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Juul Labs gave nearly $100,000 to members of Congress during the first half of 2019 as the company faced the bulk of the blame for a surge of underage vaping and calls for tighter government regulation of the industry.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

E-cigarette giant Juul’s campaign donations favor Democrats

By RICHARD LARDNER and MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at U.S. Bank Arena, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Trump signs spending hike into law

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pence returns to Pennsylvania to urge trade pact’s passage

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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015 file photo, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, D-P.R., testifies before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Puerto Rico's current economic conditions and long-term fiscal health, in Washington. A Puerto Rico legislator said Tuesday, July 30, 2019, that the U.S. territory’s embattled governor plans to nominate Pierluisi as secretary of state. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Puerto Rico governor chooses possible successor

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FILE - This April 3, 2019, file photo shows Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., one of the first Native American woman elected to Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Haaland announced Tuesday, July 30, she was endorsing U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, for president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Native American congresswoman endorses Elizabeth Warren

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In this July 23, 2016, file photo, a representation of the Olympic rings are displayed in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A bill spurred by Larry Nassar's sex crimes and other mishandled abuse cases would allow Congress to fire the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's entire board and would quadruple the money the federation provides to the U.S. Center for SafeSport. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Overhaul would give Congress power to fire USOPC board

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, left, and his New Hampshire counterpart Gov. Chris Sununu, right, face reporters during a news conference in Littleton, N.H. In an opinion piece released Monday, July 29, 2019, Govs. Scott and Sununu urged Congress to approve the replacement to the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, saying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will benefit their two states and New England as a whole because of the close economic ties between the states and Canada. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

GOP govs of Vermont and New Hampshire seek trade approval

By WILSON RING - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Democrats appear to be moving from “no way’’ to “maybe’’ on President Donald Trump’s rewrite of a trade pact with Canada and Mexico. House Democrats have met four times with Lighthizer, most recently on Friday, July 26, and both sides say they are making progress toward a deal that would clear the way for Congress to approve Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump administration, Democrats make progress on new NAFTA

By PAUL WISEMAN and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a candidates forum at the 110th NAACP National Convention, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Deb Haaland, Native American congresswoman, endorses Elizabeth Warren

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How many more times can Congress kick the can on national debt?

By Justin Bogie

In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Ken Paxton Obamacare lawsuit creates problems for Republicans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Editorials from around Ohio

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Under President Trump, so far, the debt has climbed from $19.9 trillion to $22.5 trillion, even with a strong economy. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s deficit, spending cuts all talk

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, back left, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Phil Davidson, center, and Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, deputy director of the POW/MIA Accounting Agency, watch as military members carry transfer cases from a C-17 at a ceremony marking the arrival of the remains believed to be of American service members who fell in the Korean War at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP FACT CHECK: Mueller’s words twisted by Trump and more

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., arrives to speak with reporters following the weekly policy lunches on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Election warnings blare, but action stalls in Congress

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

From left to right, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak look on during a news conference launching an Outdoors Recreation Initiative Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Governors from about 25 states are gathering in Utah this week for the summer conference of the National Governors Association. The state leaders are expected to discuss infrastructure, cybersecurity and health care at the three-day conference in Salt Lake City that runs Wednesday through Friday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a full honors welcoming ceremony for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: House passes bipartisan budget and debt deal

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Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims Mueller exonerated him

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

Former special counsel Robert Mueller arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: House GOP says it’s time to move on from probe

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U.S. Border Patrol chief Carla Provost testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Border crisis improving, migrants in detention cut in half

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times