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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, center, arrives to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address during a joint session of the Virginia Legislature in the House chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Legislative elections in Virginia on Tuesday, Nov. 5 will determine whether Democrats gain control of the statehouse for the first time in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Democrats win full control of Virginia statehouse

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Republican Party of New Mexico chairman Steve Pearce talks to reporters on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Albuquerque after announcing the party will challenge how the state is counting absentee ballots. The Republican Party of New Mexico said Monday it is suing the state's Secretary of State and a southern county clerk to halt the counting of absentee ballots after question arose if the ballots were following requirements under a 2019 state law. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Judge denies New Mexico GOP’s request to halt absentee votes

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lawyer: Whistleblower willing to take written GOP questions

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence points to a sign while campaigning for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 in London, Ky. Attempting to turn the Kentucky governor's race into a referendum on impeachment, Vice President Mike Pence urged voters Friday to register their disgust with the &quot;endless investigations&quot; of President Donald Trump by reelecting his close ally, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.(John Flavell/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)

Pence gives boost to Bevin; Beshear touts police endorsement

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 1, 2019 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Landry talks about health care legislation he's backing in the upcoming session, in Baton Rouge, La. Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry is extending his long-running feud with Gov. John Bel Edwards into the governor’s race, creating a state-level PAC to assail the Democratic governor as he seeks a second term in office. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

GOP reaching for supermajority in Louisiana House runoffs

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

The Latest: Panel OKs first settlement under lame-duck laws

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House Rules Committee member Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., argues a point as the panels holds a markup of the resolution that will formalize the next steps in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Democrats have been investigating Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine as he pushed the country's new president to investigate Democrats and the family of rival presidential contender Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sharply divided House approves Democrats’ impeachment rules

By ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2019 file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich. Republicans who control Michigan's Legislature say the state budget will not be resolved until Whitmer agrees to restrict her unilateral power to shift money within departments. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)

Whitmer, GOP leaders dig in over limiting her budget powers

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat seeking a second term in office, criticizes his Republican opponent Eddie Rispone's proposal to &quot;freeze&quot; enrollment in the state's Medicaid expansion program, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana governor says GOP opponent hiding ahead of runoff

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Legislative remapping in North Carolina upheld by judges

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with members of the media, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Graham resolution condemns ‘closed’ House impeachment probe

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President Donald Trump speaks at the 9th annual Shale Insight Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP stands by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat’s testimony

By ALAN FRAM and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with members of the media, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Senate Republicans support Trump despite Syria, racially charged tweets

By Ryan Lovelace and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Kansas GOP leader’s Medicaid plan would boost tobacco taxes

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaking during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump urges GOP to ‘get tougher and fight’ impeachment

By JILL COLVIN and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures while speakings during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump rips Mitt Romney, Republicans amid impeachment probe

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is interviewed as part of the impeachment inquiry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Adam Schiff censure blocked by House Democrats

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

Edwards seeks Louisiana runoff support from Abraham voters

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

In this May 23, 2019, file photo, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, right, with Governor Greg Abbott, left, speaks at a news conference at the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. (Associated Press)

Dennis Bonnen, Texas House speaker, condemned by Republican caucus over secret recording

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Analysis: Could Louisiana runoff sideline state Democrats?

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press