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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., takes a photo of, from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., during a meeting to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden predicts Republican support for coronavirus relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Pedro Pierluisi, sworn in as Puerto Rico's governor, attends a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Departing Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello resigned as promised on Friday and swore in Pierluisi, a veteran politician as his replacement, a move certain to throw the U.S. territory into a period of political chaos that will be fought out in court. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo)

Puerto Rico pushes for statehood amid debt crisis

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., attends a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, as an urn with his cremated remains lies in honor on a black-draped table at the center of the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. ((Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Liz Cheney survives leadership challenge over Trump impeachment vote

By Seth McLaughlin and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s incitement of mob disqualifies him from holding office again, House impeachment managers say

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, accompanied by Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo, left, arrives to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Air Force, at the Air Base headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro allies win in Congress and slow impeachment drive

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Rioters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, near the Ohio Clock. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Capitol invaders aided feds with Facebook posts, analysis finds

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 28, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. A new Zogby poll shows Mr. Biden with a 56% approval rating, with even 30% of self-described conservatives approving of his job in office so far. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

In early going, Biden floods the zone with decrees

By CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package presents a first political test. More than a sweeping rescue plan, it's a test of the strength of his new administration, of Democratic control of Congress and of the role of Republicans in a post-Trump political landscape. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

By LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

The Brazilian flag flies with the moon behind it during a protest against the government's response in combating COVID-19 and demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro win in Congress seen hindering impeachment drive

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, arrives at the Senate for a roll call vote to confirm Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden's nominee to be secretary of State, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The senators will be sworn in later as jurors in the impeachment of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP centrists outline relief plan, request Biden meeting

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican voters eye GOP exodus to punish John Thune for defying Trump

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow

By NORA ECKERT and ANYA VAN WAGTENDONK of Wisconsin Watch - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 photo, riot fencing and razor wire reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman)

Police tighten Congress security in era of rising threats

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Marjorie Taylor Greene vows ‘I won’t back down’ as Democrats seek censure, resignation

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 photo, riot fencing and razor wire reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman)

Police tighten Congress security in era of rising threats

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this file photo, then-Republican candidate for Georgia's 14th Congressional District seat Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to a man during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Roswell, Ga. Mrs. Taylor Greene won the election but is now facing a House Democrat's resolution that she be expelled from the House in light of previous endorsements of social media posts calling for violence against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, plus previous statements supporting QAnon and other conspiracy theories. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Marjorie Taylor Greene cuts off question about possible expulsion, threatens reporter with arrest

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Man charged with threatening Congress by phone gets hearing

By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., sits in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona's Electoral College votes in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker’s posts

By WILL WEISSERT and BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

President Joe Biden signs an executive order on climate change, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

EXPLAINER: Executive orders can be swift but fleeting

By AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks to her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, with retired Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, right, the new House chaplain. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Nancy Pelosi says House GOP is ‘the enemy within’ Congress, slams Rep. Taylor Greene

By Seth McLaughlin and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times