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GOP Sen. Ernst wary of Moore for Fed, cites views on women

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Rhett Lucero, 40, an auto body shop mechanic poses for a photo on April 24, 2019, in Pueblo, Colo. Republicans are warning that Democratic proposals aimed at providing universal health care and curbing greenhouse gas emissions show that Democrats want to turn the U.S. toward socialism. Lucero, says Democrats’ efforts to expand health coverage and curb global warming make sense. (AP Photo/Alan Fram)

GOP hoping voters open to warnings of Democrats’ socialism

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld signs autographs during a New England Council 'Politics & Eggs' breakfast in Bedford, N.H., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Weld announced he's creating a presidential exploratory committee for a run in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bill Weld, Larry Hogan, John Kasich opening for Trump challenge in New Hampshire

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former Trump campaign official J.D. Gordon says the liberal media and Democrats perpetuated a hoax that distorted what he did as the campaign's director of national security. (Associated Press/File)

J.D. Gordon: GOP platform started ‘collusion’ trail

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks during a news conference in the House chamber at the Statehouse, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Indiana action on teacher pay, hate crimes faulted by some

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press

Legislature approves Republican-written ethics measure

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2019 photo Republican 3rd Congressional District candidates from left, Graham Boyd, Paul Beaumont, Celeste Cairns and Gary Ceres wait their turn to answer questions as they attend a Republican forum at Currituck County Middle School in Barco, N.C. Potential successors to U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr. knew the eastern North Carolina congressional seat he held for 24 years would be open soon, but just not so quickly when he died in February. (Chris Day/The Daily Advance via AP)

Congressman’s death triggers election, glut of candidates

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, Kentucky Governor-elect Matt Bevin addresses reporters during a news conference in Frankfort, Ky. Bevin has feuded with teachers and insulted judges. He recently stunned GOP lawmakers by vetoing a pension bill, provoking a spat with the state Senate’s top leader just weeks away from a primary election testing his standing with fellow Republicans. Despite the rancor, Bevin will be difficult to unseat. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Bevin looks to overcome battles to win another term

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Teachers demand an increase in funding from the legislature during a rally at at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Some Indiana teachers don't believe the latest Republican-backed state budget plan does enough to support public schools and legislative leaders are warning that they might even be faced with tightening up that spending proposal. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

School money, gambling decisions near for Indiana lawmakers

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press

J.G. Scott, right, acting director of the Kansas Legislature's research staff, explains a new fiscal forecast for state government as Larry Campbell, Gov. Laura Kelly's budget director, watches, Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The new forecast is slightly more optimistic in protecting tax collections over the next two years than the old forecast. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Forecast gives Kansas a little room on Medicaid, tax relief

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

North Dakota Senate passes GOP ethics reform bill

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

Could it happen again? Voters are happy with President Trump as the GOP nominee. Here he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2017. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 82% of voters advise GOP to renominate Trump

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this April 15, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Response to Mueller report Thursday can make or break Trump and his remarkable makeover of GOP

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol Building Dome is seen through a beveled window at the Library of Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lawmakers spar over how to refine latest tax system

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In a Friday, April 12, 2019 photo, Interstate Highway 75 construction continues in Troy, Mich. After passing waves of tax cuts in recent years, some Republican-dominated states have decided it's time to make a big exception, calling for tax increases to fix roads crumbling from years of low funding and deferred maintenance. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

GOP states discover a tax hike they have to like: for roads

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Herman Cain (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Herman Cain to withdraw from consideration for Fed Reserve Board: report

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of La., speaks accompanied by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Republicans seek to force a vote on anti-BDS bill

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

North Dakota governor signs bill banning abortion procedure

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin delivers the State of the Commonwealth address to a joint session of the state legislature at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Bevin has vetoed a pension bill that was aimed at providing relief to some state-funded agencies struggling with ballooning retirement payments. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

Kentucky governor vetoes pension bill; special session looms

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2018, Kentucky's Republican House Speaker Jeff Hoover resigns from his leadership position during a speech at the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. A woman is asking a Kentucky judge to dismiss a lawsuit demanding she give back the $110,000 paid by three current and former GOP lawmakers in a secret sexual harassment settlement. The dismissal motion was filed Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Fayette Circuit Court in Lexington. It says the lawsuit claiming the woman violated a confidentiality agreement is “meritless.” The settlement toppled Hoover. (AP Photo/Michael Reaves, File)

Woman in sexual harassment case fights demand to repay money

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press