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FBI to open office in Paducah in western Kentucky

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In this Oct. 10, 2018 photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. With the GOP tax plan contributing to rising federal deficits, Democrats are warning that Republicans will go after cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security if they control Congress after the midterms. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened the door to the campaign year attack when he suggested rising deficits are due to government spending on those programs. The GOP leader has not made budget cuts a priority. But Democrats warn that eventually Republicans will try to cut spending. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell confronted while dining at Louisville restaurant

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following the final vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell tells Heritage Foundation GOP Senate majority ‘not certain’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP, home to Trump and tea party, decries Dems’ ‘mob rule’

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during an interview at The Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mitch McConnell predicts ‘record’ turnout in election

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Transcript of The AP’s interview with Mitch McConnell

Associated Press

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, speaks with reporters just after a deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle, setting up a likely final showdown vote for Saturday, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell backs Lisa Murkowski: ‘No one is going to beat her’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters as he leaves the chamber following a procedural vote to advance the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley, Senate Republicans aim to confirm more than 40 judges before midterms

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during an interview at The Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

McConnell to AP: Gender gap hurts GOP but Kavanaugh helps

By JULIE PACE and LISA MASCARO AND LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during an interview at The Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: McConnell says no GOP senator for Sessions’ job

Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

How it happened: Procedural vote on Kavanaugh was critical

By LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Post Kavanaugh vote, McConnell confident of 2020 re-election

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Chief Justice John Roberts, right, administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices' Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible. In the foreground are their daughters, Margaret, left, and Liza. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)

McConnell says Senate ‘not broken’ after Kavanaugh fight

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham,South Carolina Republican, lashed out at Democrats as he defended Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. (Associated Press/File)

Brett Kavanaugh process bad sign for next nominee

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump has appointed 26 conservative jurists to lifetime service on the influential federal circuit courts of appeals. (Associated Press)

Kavanaugh confirmation caps Trump effort to put courts under conservatives’ control

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following the final vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: Kavanaugh deserved an up-or-down vote

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

How they did it: The Republicans’ campaign to save Kavanaugh

By LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, walks out of his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Grassley releases list of 10 interviewed by FBI

Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

Brett Kavanaugh filibuster vote set for Friday

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press