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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to announce he will hold votes on four of the president's appellate court nominees and one district court nominee, insisting, &quot;We'll confirm all of them this week,&quot; on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump enjoys early success with GOP-led Senate on judges

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, escorted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, arrives on Capitol Hill to have lunch with Senate Republicans and push for his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell picks up pace on Trump’s judges, moves to confirm four next week

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen and two other female nominees cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee this month on a party-line vote, with no approval from Democrats. (Associated Press/File)

Female judicial nominees to test Democrats’ double standard

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a meeting with President Donald Trump on his tax reform agenda, Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.

Mitch McConnell tells Democrats to stop ‘partisan procedural roadblocks’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Small Russian flags bearing the word &quot;Trump&quot; are thrown by a protester toward President Donald Trump, as he walks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Capitol Hill to have lunch with Senate Republicans and push for his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: 2 Republican senators denounce Donald Trump

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Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to President Donald Trump, speaks at the California Republican Convention in Anaheim, Calf., on Friday Oct. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Mitch McConnell hits back at Steve Bannon faction: ‘Specialists in nominating people who lose’

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Steve Bannon, former strategist for President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally for Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ward is running against incumbent Republican Jeff Flake in next year's GOP primary. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Bannon praises Flake opponent, slams Senate leader McConnell

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

Illustration on Mitch McConnell by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Mitch McConnell was instrumental in Gorsuch confirmation

By David Keene - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump answers questions with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Rose Garden after their meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with congressional leaders and administration officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell set for frosty White House lunch

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President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke to members of the media in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump backs Mitch McConnell in abrupt reversal

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and President Donald Trump, speak to members of the media in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

McConnell: Gorsuch is Trump’s ‘single most significant’ accomplishment

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump turns from the podium to allow Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., to speak in the Rose Garden after their meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump: Relationship with Mitch McConnell is ‘outstanding’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore greets supporters before his election party in Montgomery, Ala., on Sept. 26, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bannon on GOP insurgency: ‘Nobody can run and hide’

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

The federal government has a standing commitment to cover health care and pensions for retired miners. (Associated Press/File)

American Miners Pension Act sparks regional divide in Congress

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and other GOP members as they talk about the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pro-Trump super PAC pressures Mitch McConnell to invest in Roy Moore’s Senate bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at the Pennsylvania Machine Works, a family-owned pipe-fitting manufacturer, in Aston, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Ryan pitched Republicans' new tax plan in Congress, telling the workers that lowering corporate taxes in America would make American corporations more competitive and able to ultimately draw more business, hire more people and raise wages. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

GOP leadership may need a shakeup

By Allan H. Ryskind

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and other GOP members as they talk about the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate Leader McConnell faces doubts after losses

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and other GOP members as they talk about the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dark days for Senate Leader McConnell as losses cast doubt

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore won the Republican nomination in a run off race against Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama. (Associated Press photographs)

Roy Moore’s runoff victory in Alabama inspires anti-establishment Republicans

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times