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Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Josh Stein applauds supporters during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson)

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Trump nominates Florida’s Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general

By Jeff Mordock and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

People holding the March for Life banner pause as they march past the Supreme Court, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

March for Life congratulates Trump, describes agenda for presidency

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a community rally at the Alan Horwitz "Sixth Man" Center, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Abandon Harris says voters ‘cannot reward genocide’ as she campaigns in Michigan

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters after a closed-door caucus with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House passes slimmed-down government funding bill despite wave of GOP defections

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Secret Service agents stand guard as Marine One with President Joe Biden aboard, lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Speaker Johnson open to deal on Secret Service funding boost

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republicans ramp up legislative pressure campaign on Democrats ahead of election

By Alex Miller and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman speaks at a campaign rally on Nov. 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Sen. John Fetterman tells panicking Democrats to ‘cut the s—-‘ and support Biden

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Republican National Committee Co-chair Michael Whatley is seen at an election integrity volunteer training program at the Oakland County GOP Headquarters, Friday, June 14, 2024 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

RNC Chair Michael Whatley promises convention showcasing Trump’s strength, Biden’s weakness

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, July 5, 2024, from a campaign rally in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

For Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill

Associated Press

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., smiles while speaking during an event at AFSCME Council 13 offices, March 14, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. Abortion rights, suddenly a potent political force in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to leave such matters to the states, have found an unlikely champion in swing-state Pennsylvania. Casey, who will appear on the November ballot beneath President Joe Biden as they both seek reelection, has begun doing something he's never done before: attacking an opponent over abortion rights. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Cara Mund, an attorney and former Miss America 2018, files paperwork on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Secretary of State's Office at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Mund is running in North Dakota's June 11 Republican primary election for the state's only U.S. House seat. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Former Miss America runs again for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat, this time as a Republican

By Jack Dura - Associated Press

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Texas Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House in Austin, Texas, on May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Budget includes millions to help teens take steps to swap gender

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks during a news conference on border security, following the Senate policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senate Democrats eye speedy conclusion of Mayorkas impeachment articles

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as she testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Steve Daines, chair of Senate GOP’s campaign arm, blasts border security deal

By Ramsey Touchberry and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., the lead GOP negotiator on a border-foreign aid package, speaks with reporters outside the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Any bipartisan border deal could be doomed because of resistance from former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. James Lankford, lead Republican negotiator on border deal, censured by home state GOP

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Women's March, April 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. Harris is embracing her role as the Democrats' leading champion for abortion rights in the 2024 election. She's headed to Wisconsin on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, for the first in a series of nationwide events focused on the issue. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at center of 2024 election campaign

By Chris Megerian and Colleen Long - Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., talks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Speaker Johnson losing GOP support for spending moves, including from his leadership team

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., speaks during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Top holdout now backs Jordan’s bid for House speaker

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kevin McCarthy’s fatal flaw in politics: He turned to Democrats

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times