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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Matt Gaetz disbarment sought in Florida Democrat’s petition

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Democrats rally ahead of passage of H.R. 1, &quot;The For the People Act,&quot; at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 8, 2019. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., the bill's sponsor, stands behind Pelosi at left. The bill aims to expand voting rights, limit partisan gerrymandering, strengthen ethics rules, and limit the influence of private donor money in politics. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How H.R. 1 allows Democrats to threaten democracy

By Matt Waters

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, before boarding Marine One. Trump is en route to the Army-Navy Game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court, House Republicans to overturn ‘rigged’ election

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is seen at the U.S. Capitol at night after negotiators sealed a deal for COVID relief Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Washington. Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana.

$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

A Marine stands outside the entrance to the West Wing of the White House, signifying the President is in the Oval Office, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Lawmakers push abortion restrictions, gun rights expansion

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

Governor bills North Dakota for lost fight over House seat

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2019 file photo, House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., waits for the start of a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

House committees launch investigations into hack of federal government networks

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and John Thune, R-S.D., right listen. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)

Mitch McConnell tells GOP senators to accept presidential election result

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A northern Virginia congressman is pursuing legislation to remove Confederate Gen. Robert E.Lee's name from the official designation of the historic mansion where he lived before the Civil War. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Don Beyer pushes to strip Robert E. Lee name from Arlington Cemetery mansion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Washington House releases remote legislative session plan

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

New Hampshire House Majority Leader Dick Hinch gestures as he addresses legislators in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Hinch died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 just a week after he was sworn in as leader of the state’s newly Republican-led Legislature. He was 71. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

NH House Speaker Dick Hinch dies a week after swearing in

By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce his choice of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP sources: Biden to pick Katherine Tai as top trade envoy

By ZEKE MILLER and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer rip Trump relief plan, back bipartisan talks

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo, Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, who declined to enter the speaker's race after securing concessions from Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, arrives for the Democratic Caucus leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington. At Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fudge and California Rep. Karen Bass, respectively, are being considered by President-elect Joe Biden to be a part of the administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

James Clyburn predicts Marcia Fudge will be nominated for Joe Biden’s Cabinet

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Arizona Legislature closes due to COVID-19 exposures

Associated Press

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, Washington Democrat, is shown in this July 2020 file photo. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) **FILE**

Defense bill veto could send fight with Trump into overtime

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 15, 2019, photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) **FILE**

House passes historic bill to legalize marijuana

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times