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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., talks to reporters in her office in Reno, Nev. Democrats hoping to capture Senate control next year face a far more promising map than last year, when they had to defend most of the seats that were in play. “It’s trending in our favor, and I think we’ve got an opportunity to take back the majority in the Senate,” said Cortez Masto. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

For ‘20 Dems, more targets but uphill slog to win Senate

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Editorials from around New England

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka discusses the Senate GOP budget proposal at a news conference at the state Capitol on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Flanked by other Senate Republicans, Gazelka says their plan would balance the budget without raising taxes, in contrast with Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's plan. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Senate GOP leaders propose smaller budget than governor

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally before spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump tasks Senate Republicans with drafting health care plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the House package was a "non-starter" because it doesn't provide relief for the midwest and that the White House has indicated President Trump would not support it. (Associated Press)

GOP launches path to nuclear option rules change in Senate

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 9, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally, in Grand Rapids, Mich. The area around Grand Rapids has been very good to President Donald Trump, helping deliver him to the White House in 2016 with a victory in a blue state he wasn't supposed to win. But as Trump returns to Grand Rapids for a rally Thursday, March 28, 2019, there is cause for Republicans to worry. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

Trump’s return to west Michigan comes amid Democratic gains

By SARA BURNETT and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., departs after a vote on Gina Haspel to be CIA director, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Mike Rounds: Donald Trump’s quick revival of health care battle surprised Republicans

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

One of four banners criticizing Republican leaders in the Kansas Legislature who oppose expanding Medicaid hangs in the Statehouse rotunda, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Topeka, Kansas. The banner references House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, who called it &quot;ridiculous.&quot; (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Students banned from Kansas Statehouse over Medicaid protest

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leaves a House Democratic meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats pivot to health care as Trump attacks ‘Obamacare’

By ELANA SCHOR and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb 28, 2019, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks in the Capitol building in Frankfort, Ky. A federal judge in Kentucky has cautioned lawyers to watch their language in their bitter legal feud over abortion, this time over a lawsuit challenging two new state laws aimed at putting more restrictions on the procedure. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

Judge cautions lawyers to watch language in abortion case

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Analysis: Louisiana budget tension builds ahead of session

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

American Israel Public Affairs Committee CEO Howard Kohr speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference, which draws 18,000 to Washington this week for a "celebration" of the U.S-Israel partnership. (AIPAC)

Inside the Beltway: Who’s at the AIPAC Policy Conference?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Businessman and long-time political donor Eddie Rispone, a GOP candidate for Louisiana governor, speaks at a business event hosted by the Republican Governors Association on Monday, March 18, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana GOP warns governor candidates against infighting

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

The Latest: Democrats want to stop paying outside attorneys

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Chairman Blaine Finch, center, R-Ottawa, speaks with other members of the Kansas House Rules Committee as they meet behind the speaker's dais, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. The committee ruled a Medicaid expansion proposal out of order, only to see supporters overturn that ruling to force a debate. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Medicaid expansion backers revive Kansas plan, advance it

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 208 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks at a rally outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. President Donald Trump is not backing down from his longstanding criticism of the late Sen. John McCain. Trump declared Tuesday at the White House: “I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be.” Trump drew criticism over the weekend for tweeting insults at McCain, a Vietnam war hero, Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate who died last year of brain cancer. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump aims new blasts at McCain, claims credit for funeral

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Goforth unveils first TV ad in challenging Kentucky governor

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump primary challenge sought by New Hampshire Republicans

By Hunter Woodall and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional race, prepares to testify during the fourth day of a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District voting irregularities investigation at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina’s elections board is expected to decide Monday, March 4 when to hold new party primaries and the general election for the 9th congressional district, where a seat still remains vacant after November’s result was tainted by ballot fraud concerns. Democrat Dan McCready is running again in the new election. Harris will not. (Travis Long/The News &amp; Observer via AP, Pool, File)

Bathroom bill sponsor leads GOP field in NC election re-do

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press