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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

In farewell, DeVos urges Congress to reject Biden’s policies

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., gestures while speaking before the House Oversight Committee hearing on family separation and detention centers, Friday, July 12, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Andy Biggs’ bill seeks to strip Pakistan of special U.S. ally status

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is returning to Washington after visiting his Mar-a-Lago resort. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GA election officials reject Trump call to ‘find’ more votes

By JEFF AMY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

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Baker faults fellow Republicans for challenging Biden win

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In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 file photo Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks with reporters at the Statehouse, in Boston. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 said they are taking preorders for Baker bobblehead dolls, and said $5 from the $25 cost of each one will be donated to the Protect The Heroes fund's 100 Million Mask Challenge that pays for protective equipment for health care workers nationwide. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Charlie Baker, Massachusetts governor, rips Republicans for challenging Joe Biden’s win

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A coalition of senators and senators-elect have pledged to reject the results.

Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, rejecting pressure from President Trump, said, "Well, Mr. President, the challenge that you have is, the data you have is wrong." (Associated Press/File)

Trump presses Georgia’s secretary of state in phone call about alleged election fraud

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., participates in a mock swearing-in as his wife Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao holds a Bible, in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

New Congress kicks off in rare weekend session, with narrow majorities in both chambers

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker of the House

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A coalition of senators and senators-elect have pledged to reject the results.

Republicans condemn ‘scheme’ to undo election for Trump

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this June 27, 2018, file photo, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., asks a question of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

House Democrats open 117th Congress with prayer ending ‘amen and a-woman’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Graffiti reading, &quot;Where's my money&quot; is seen on a door of the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. As of Saturday morning, messages like “where’s my money” and other expletives were written with spray paint across the front door and bricks of the Kentucky Republican’s Highlands residence. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails

By TIMOTHY D. EASLEY and TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Cumming, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

GOP senators to object to Biden’s electoral votes unless emergency commission probes voter fraud

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

This Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, photo shows the rising full moon above the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Kevin S. Vineys)

Democrats propose updating House rules to protect whistleblowers from being named by lawmakers

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks off of the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defense as Congress wraps up

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks off of the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate adjourns without passing $2,000 stimulus check legislation

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

New Mexico’s Herrell to object to Electoral College results

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