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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2020 file photo House appropriations chairman, Terry England, R - Auburn, presents HB 792, the supplemental budget for the rest of the fiscal year. England says Georgia lawmakers can be proud of an amended 2021 budget that restores more than 60% of cuts made in June to the state’s K-12 school funding formula. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia House OKs budget changes, restoring most K-12 cuts

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Voters to get final say on limiting governor disaster powers

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Georgia House member removed for refusing COVID-19 testing

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Members of the Indiana House convene in the House chamber in the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. The House is meeting in a conference room in the state office building to increase social distancing due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana lawmakers debating public health, personal freedom

By CASEY SMITH - Associated Press

The Idaho House of Representatives debates a constitutional amendment in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. A constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself back into session has passed the House and is headed to the Senate. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)

Idaho House OKs plan to let lawmakers call special sessions

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

CORRECTS DATE Senate Education Committee member David Jordan, D-Greenwood, asks State Superintendent of the Mississippi Department of Education Carey Wright, unseen, a question as she provides the committee an update on the pandemic's impact on K-12 schools at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Work patterns altered at Mississippi Capitol during pandemic

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

On the first full day of the new Democratic majority in the Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the top Republican, walks to the chamber for the start of business as the minority leader, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. There is now a 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats, but with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker, the majority shifts by the slimmest of margins. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans call for Donald Trump impeachment trial delay, mid-February start date

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, January 11, 2021, file photo, Illinois lawmakers gather on the floor of the Bank of Springfield Center for the lame-duck session of the Illinois House during the COVID-19 pandemic in Springfield, Ill. The pandemic is costly, not only in lives and livelihoods, but in lawmaking. The Illinois House fled the coronavirus this month by renting Springfield's convention center over seven days to jam in important business at the end of the legislative cycle, documents show. (Justin L. Fowler//The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

Documents: Illinois House spent $330K for 2 weeks of rent

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

The Idaho Senate gathers in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Idaho lawmakers in the first week of the legislative session wasted no time initiating a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little that could affect Idaho residents for generations. Lawmakers introduced eight pieces of legislation to increase the authority of the part-time Legislature while limiting the governor's power. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)

Idaho lawmakers tweak bill in power struggle with governor

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

President Trump’s multiple policy achievements will last for generations, but his longest-living legacy is likely to be his appointment of conservative judges. Now the Republican Party has to come to terms with the kind of leadership it wants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump accomplishments mark consequential single term as president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., flanked by Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, left, and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., criticizes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democrats for launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Liz Cheney impeachment vote jeopardizes her future in Wyoming

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo American political operative Ron Klain arrives at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's home in Washington. Klain is preparing to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, a job often referred to as the nation’s chief operating officer. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) **FILE**

Ron Klain: Hopefully, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will not be ‘lengthy’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 17, 2019, photo, Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Liz Cheney suffers impeachment vote blowback at home: ‘Couldn’t win a primary today for dog catcher’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Positive COVID-19 test at venue where Illinois House met

Associated Press

An officer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources stands in the lobby of the Statehouse on opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Dozens of extra security officers have been stationed in and around the Statehouse due to security concerns following last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC Legislature takes days off amid COVID, security worries

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

Associated Press

This photo provided by Laurel County Corrections shows Kentucky State Rep. Robert Goforth. Goforth, who challenged the state’s governor in last year’s Republican primary was arrested on strangulation and assault charges. Goforth was arrested by the Laurel County sheriff’s office in his hometown of East Bernstadt, according to the Laurel County jail. (Laurel County Corrections via AP)

Petition seeks impeachment of Kentucky lawmaker

By BRUCE SCHREINER and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gavels in the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Congress last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Impeachment proxy voting opens potential legal loophole for Trump

By S.A. Miller, Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on what America faces by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

What America faces with Biden and his Congress

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee takes the oath of office for his third term as Governor, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, during a ceremony at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inslee: Washington state must work toward a ‘new normal’

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press