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Special election set for August to fill state House vacancy

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In this March 21, 2018, file photo Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., attend a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi and McConnell are coming together to see if a deal can be made to stop billions of dollars in government spending cuts. Failure to reach an agreement would usher in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs of $125 billion next year _ a 10 percent drop from current levels.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP blocks disaster bill again

By Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Latest: Lawmakers pass $11.8 billion Arizona budget

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Gov. Tim Walz, center, with Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, right, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, gestures at a news conference as he was announcing a budget deal in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, May 19, 2019. Walz and top legislative leaders reached a bipartisan budget deal Sunday in which the governor dropped his proposed gas tax increase but got to keep most of an expiring tax that helps fund health care programs, Republicans got an income tax cut for middle-class Minnesotans and both sides claimed credit for additional spending on education. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Messy, but Minnesota governor, lawmakers found way to finish

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Democratic Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, left, and Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, right, speak to reporters above the House chamber in the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. on the opening day of a special session to finish work on the state's $48 billion two-year budget, Friday, May 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Minnesota Legislature passes $48B budget in special session

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Four Democratic members of the Arizona House, from left, Athena Salman, Andres Cano, Diego Espinoza and Lorenzo Sierra confer on the House floor as a state budget plan awaits action, Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Phoenix. The Legislature moved in fits and starts as majority Republicans tried to round up the votes they need to pass the $11.8 billion spending plan without Democratic support. (AP Photo/Bob Christie)

The Latest: Arizona House backs GOP tax overhaul

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Pelosi openly questioned President Donald Trump’s fitness for office Thursday after a dramatic blow-up at the White House at a meeting on infrastructure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

When Pelosi’s House ignores D.C.

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Senate approves compromise redistricting commission bill

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Louisiana’s ‘Obamacare’ replacement bill sparks arguments

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, stunned onlookers when he appeared to endorse in a Jan. 30 interview the withholding of medical care for an infant born alive after an attempted abortion. (Associated Press)

Infanticide bills put Democratic governors on hot seat

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Louisiana lawmakers carve out exemptions in smoking age bill

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Gov. Tim Walz, center, with Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, right, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, gestures at a news conference as he was announcing a budget deal in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, May 19, 2019. Walz and top legislative leaders reached a bipartisan budget deal Sunday in which the governor dropped his proposed gas tax increase but got to keep most of an expiring tax that helps fund health care programs, Republicans got an income tax cut for middle-class Minnesotans and both sides claimed credit for additional spending on education. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

The Latest: Legislative negotiators agree on opioid bill

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The Minnesota House chamber at the state Capitol in St. Paul sits mostly empty Thursday, May 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn., as leaders work behind the scenes to try wrap up a budget deal in hopes of avoiding a stalemate that could require a special session. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Senate GOP delays ‘lights on’ bill vote amid budget talks

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones stands behind the rostrum in the House chamber on Thursday, May 16, 2016 in Annapolis, Md. Jones said in an interview Thursday that she &quot;most likely&quot; will push to protect abortion rights in Maryland next year, as her predecessor sought to do this year. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Jones says she’ll likely push to protect abortion rights

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

Attorney General Ken Paxton's office says that as a state with sovereign powers under the Constitution, Texas can't be treated like a federal agency or Cabinet secretary who can be compelled to comply. (Associated Press)

Texas asserts sovereign immunity against Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Oregon House speaker wants to cut tax rebate in half

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Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, right, accompanied by Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, left, speaks with reporters during a break in budget talks at the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Walz: Minnesota budget talks reach ‘really important time’

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Speaker: Bevin still lacks House votes for his pension bill

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., leads his panel on a hearing about executive privilege and congressional oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats push for ‘inherent contempt’ as Donald Trump limits cooperation to ‘legitimate’ probes

By Stephen Dinan and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., attend the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Washington. Pelosi said Wednesday that the U.S. must avoid war with Iran and she warned the White House has “no business” moving toward a Middle East confrontation without approval from Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s Iran moves trigger warnings, demands from Congress

By LISA MASCARO and SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press