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In this May 3, 2019, file photo, White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House defends budget deal against conservatives’ objections

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addresses the NAACP convention, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Latest: McConnell promises budget vote before recess

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FILE - In this May 29, 2019, file photo, Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, about the Russia investigation. House Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to air evidence of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump in a potentially last-ditch bid to impeach him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: Judiciary Democrats to hold mock Mueller hearing

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Kentucky Speaker of the House David Osborne, R-Prospect, center, talks with members of the House during a recess of a special session at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Friday, July 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky lawmakers convene for session on pensions

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Idaho governor wants more cuts to state regulations

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin answers reporters after the G-7 Finance Thursday, July 18, 2019 in Chantilly, north of Paris. Top finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies are warning that cryptocurrencies like Facebook's Libra should not come into use before &quot;serious regulatory and systemic concerns&quot; are addressed. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Mnuchin: Negotiators agree on core elements of budget deal

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a closed-door session with her caucus before a vote on a resolution condemning what she called &quot;racist comments&quot; by President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. His remarks were directed at Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump vs. Dems: ‘Racist,’ ‘socialist’ lines drawn for 2020

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke

By ALAN FRAM and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Texas Dem introduces articles of impeachment

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Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, stops to talk to members of the media after meeting with President Donald Trump and members of the GOP leadership at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Michael McCaul: House restrictions in ‘illegalize all global counterterrorism operations’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Michael McCaul

House GOP slams Democrats for effort to repeal 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens to testimony by Yazmin Juárez, whose daughter Mariee, 1, died after being released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to discuss treatment of immigrant children at the southern border, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump says Dems exaggerated border conditions

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FILE - In this May 29, 2019, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, about the Russia investigation. To prepare for next week's high stakes hearing with Mueller, some Democratic members and staff are watching old video of his previous testimony. Others are closely re-reading Mueller's 448-page report. And most of them are worrying about how they'll make the most their short time in front of the stern, reticent former FBI director. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Special counsel Mueller’s testimony delayed until July 24

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks to greet supporters as he arrives at General Mitchell International Airport, Friday, July 12, 2019, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House passes massive $733B defense bill restricting Trump on Iran

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this June 16, 2016, photo, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mark Pocan threatens National Defense Authorization Act with ‘no’ vote

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

File-In this file photo taken Dec. 19, 2018 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper takes a question during an interview at the Governor's mansion in Raleigh, N.C. The fight over the North Carolina state budget continues as Cooper made a counteroffer Tuesday, July 9, 2019, to the two-year plan written by Republicans that he's already vetoed. But GOP leaders remain unconvinced they'll fail to locate enough votes to override his veto. House Republicans still were trying on Tuesday to persuade enough Democratic colleagues to go against the governor. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

As Cooper makes offer, efforts to advance NC budget stall

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and AMANDA MORRIS - Associated Press

In this July 25, 2012, file photo, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, speaks during a water project protest at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

House Democrats face tricky path to pass big defense bill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this June 12, 2019 file photo, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., listens to debate as the House Oversight and Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File )

Michigan Rep. Amash formally withdraws from House GOP caucus

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, file photo, Virginia's 2nd District Congressman Scott Taylor speaks during an interview in his campaign office in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Scott Taylor, former congressman, launches challenge against Democratic Sen. Mark Warner

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this June 20, 2019 photo, the Capitol is seen from the roof of the Canadian Embassy in Washington. Health care is on the agenda for Congress when lawmakers return, and it’s not another battle over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Instead of dealing with the uninsured, lawmakers are trying to bring down costs for people who already have coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press