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The Latest: Mississippi Senate OKs lottery, House says no

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Sexual misconduct claims in state legislatures since 2017

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi waves to the audience before speaking at the Public Policy Institute of California Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Nancy Pelosi says she has biggest following in country

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi waves to the audience before speaking at the Public Policy Institute of California Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Defiant Pelosi says she’s staying: ‘I can take the heat’

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Gov. Phil Bryant, left, House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton and fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, confer after a joint news conference explaining the nature of the special session, where they will search for funds to help solve the state's crumbling infrastructure of roads and bridges, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Republican leaders have outlined a package to divert existing tax revenue, take on debt and create a lottery. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Lottery and aid to localities advance in special session

By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Rep. Steve Hopkins, R-Southaven, studies the Legislature's web site for indications of proposed legislation as lawmakers search for money for roads and bridges is the focus of a special session, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Republican leaders have outlined a package to divert existing tax revenue, take on debt and create a lottery. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: Senate passes lottery earmarked for road funding

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File-This Aug. 20, 2011, file photo shows then House Minority Leader Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, advocating for single-member districts for all 100 seats in West Virginia's House of Delegates, during a debate in Charleston, W. Va. Armstead, West Virginia’s Republican House speaker resigned Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, to run for a vacancy on the state Supreme Court, fueling accusations by Democrats that the unprecedented move to impeach state Supreme Court justices represents a power grab by GOP lawmakers. ( Kenny Kemp /Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

West Virginia House speaker resigns to run for Supreme Court

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott carry boxes into the Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, after the two men gathered signatures to get their ticket on the November general election ballot. Walker is an independent and Mallott is a Democrat, and they decided to gather signatures to advance to the November election instead of taking part in the primary election on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

The Latest: Dunleavy wins GOP primary for Alaska governor

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tax Cuts to Put America First event at The Westin in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

Pence calls for continued support of Republicans in Congress

By ANGIE WANG - Associated Press

Christopher Steele spoke with former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr, who relayed the Trump talk back to the same FBI that had banned him, according to FBI documents and congressional testimony. (Associated Press/File)

Bruce Ohr called on Christopher Steele talks

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Galvin outraises Young in July; Young has more cash banked

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In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Collins of western New York state, right, sits next to President Donald Trump during a meeting with House Republicans in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Collins was indicted on charges that he used inside information about a biotechnology company to make illicit stock trades. Collins' son and a family acquaintance were also charged. The charges were announced and the indictment unsealed on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House picnic email led to congressman’s indictment

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Collins of western New York state, right, sits next to President Donald Trump during a meeting with House Republicans in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Collins was indicted on charges that he used inside information about a biotechnology company to make illicit stock trades. Collins' son and a family acquaintance were also charged. The charges were announced and the indictment unsealed on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Indicted Rep. Collins was early loyalist to Trump

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks a he walks to his seat between first lady Melania Trump, right, and Boeing Co. Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg, left, after speaking at a dinner meeting with business leaders, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Trump not doing enough to expand his appeal beyond core base, analysts say

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Danny O'Connor, the Franklin County recorder, shakes hands with supporters during an election night watch party at the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Westerville, Ohio. O'Connor ran against Republican Troy Balderson in a special election race for Ohio's 12th District after the retirement of Pat Tiberi who served as the U.S. Representative from 2001-2018 in the reliably Republican district. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Primary night takeaways: Democratic optimism, women advance

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with business leaders, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump says ‘red wave’ coming in November midterms

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE- In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Conyers’ congressional seat will remain in a Democrat’s hands after Michigan’s primary on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. For the first time in more than five decades, though, it won’t be his. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Tlaib wins Conyers’ seat; Congress to get 1st Muslim woman

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to a rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump sides with House on farm bill work requirement fight

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 20, 2018, file photo, Republican GOP gubernatorial candidates, from left, Diane Black, Randy Boyd, Beth Harwell and Bill Lee take part in a debate in Hendersonville, Tenn. The contest to succeed popular term-limited Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has attracted four leading Republicans who have put some $40.2 million of their own money into the race and have spent a record $45.7 million total. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean via AP, File)

The Latest: Ball defeats Dean in GOP race in Tennessee 5th

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In this 2012 photo, Illinois Rep. Nick Sauer, R-Libertyville, is shown when he stepped down from the board of School District 220 to serve as a Lake County commissioner. Sauer, a first-term Republican state representative and member of an Illinois House anti-sexual harassment task force, resigned Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, after an ex-girlfriend claimed that he posted nude photos of her on a fake social media account under her name. (Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Nick Sauer, Illinois lawmaker, resigns amid sex-misconduct claims

By John O'Connor - Associated Press