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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards smiles as he talks with lawmakers at the opening of the annual state legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 8, 2019. The 60-day regular session is the 11th session of the four-year term, a span that has been marked by heated budget-balancing tax debates and the conflicts between Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republican leaders. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, pool)

Louisiana governor to report $10M in bank for reelection bid

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Oklahoma GOP selects new chairman, approves policy platform

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Democrats: Targeting tax shelters would add $1.2B in revenue

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to the 2017 Value Voters Summit, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Democrats would ‘leave Israel out there’

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Kansas lawmakers allow veto of tax relief measure to stand

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House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth, D-Ky., walks through the Hall of Columns at the Capitol as House Democratic chairs gather for a meeting with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats budget deal boosts spending caps by $350 billion

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to members of the media following a Senate policy luncheon, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Less debate time for Trump picks after Senate rules change

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Division among House conservatives has hobbled the passage of a critical Pentagon policy bill. (Associated Press/File)

North Carolina hopeful Stevie Rivenbark wants to be GOP response to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual spring dinner in Washington, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump: ‘I was never planning’ on health care vote prior to 2020 election

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2017, file photo North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes speaks during the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention at the Wilmington Convention Center in Wilmington, N.C. Hayes won't seek re-election to the post after all, the former congressman announced Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike Spencer, File)

The Latest: Bribery suspect backed other NC politicos

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Lawmakers to vote on gas-tax hikes, other Northam proposals

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Democrat Beshear defends federal health care law in TV ad

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Rep. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., center, together with Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., right, and other Republican members of Congress speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP tries to push vote on bill on babies surviving abortions

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Kansas expansion foes signal nervousness with Medicaid move

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

North Carolina GOP Chairman Hayes won’t seek re-election

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FILE - In this March 20, 2019, file photo, Acting Kansas Commerce Secretary David Toland testifies during a Senate committee confirmation hearing at the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kansas. The Senate has confirmed Toland's appointment despite vocal opposition from some Republicans and the state's most influential anti-abortion group. (AP Photo/John Hanna, file)

Kansas commerce chief confirmed despite vocal opposition

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Reps. Jerome &quot;Zee&quot; Zeringue, R-Houma, left and Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, speak during the House Appropriations Committee's start of budget hearings on Monday, April 1, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana budget hearings open Monday amid partisan conflict

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Republican Sen. Rick Scott, of Florida, has said he's focused on efforts to drive down the high costs of prescription drugs. (Associated Press)

Senate Republicans lack plan to replace Obamacare, despite Trump’s confidence

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Puerto Rico impasse blocks disaster aid bill

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In this March 28, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. Trump’s surprise decision to stop defending the Affordable Care Act in court has opened a new debate among Republicans about how to approach health care heading into the 2020 elections, with some fearing the issue remains a vulnerability for the party. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate GOP wary in Trump’s revived health care battle

By LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press