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This June 8, 2018, file photo shows Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Steve King of Iowa facing Randy Feenstra as GOP challenger in 2020

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

As Kentucky House convenes, seat uncertain over just 1 vote

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.) is shown in this undated file photo. On April 18, 2019, Mr. Cooper vetoed legislation that addresses a doctor's responsibilities if a late-term abortion results in an infant being born alive.(Associated Press) ** FILE **

Cooper stronger in second half, but GOP still in majority

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2018 file photo, Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz, a Democrat, appears at a press conference in St. Paul, Minn. The 2019 Minnesota Legislature convenes at noon Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019. There will be a new governor, a new balance of power and a projected $1.5 billion budget surplus that might make deals easier to reach than in 2018. Minnesota the only state in the entire country with a divided Legislature. (AP Photo/Jim Mone File)

Minnesota Legislature convenes with new balance of power

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Man pleads guilty to setting Wyoming county GOP office fire

Associated Press

White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, right, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Calif., center and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., before House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is sworn in a House Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Republicans relinquish Congress with whimper: ‘More missed opportunities than anything’

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump calls out to the media as Mitt Romney leaves the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Donald Trump slams Mitt Romney as another ‘Flake’ after lawmaker’s criticism

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as Mitt Romney leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

RNC’s Ronna McDaniel rebukes Mitt Romney for attack on Trump

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Rand Paul scolds Mitt Romney for anti-Trump screed: ‘Big mistake’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen.-elect Mitt Romney, Utah Republican, has had a rocky relationship with President Trump since 2012, when Mr. Trump endorsed Mr. Romney's presidential nomination. (Associated Press)

Mitt Romney ruffles Republicans, Donald Trump with Washington Post op-ed

By Victor Morton and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

File-This Oct. 9, 2018, file photo shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney answering a question about tariffs during the debate with Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson in the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah. Utah Sen.-elect Romney says President Donald Trump's &quot;conduct over the past two years ... is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.&quot; Romney, who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, is praising some of Trump's policy decisions in a Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. But he adds: &quot;With the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable. And it is in this province where the incumbent's shortfall has been most glaring.&quot;(James M. Dobson/The Spectrum via AP, File)

New GOP rivalry? Romney bolts into Washington, blasts Trump

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Gridlock, infighting likely on tap for Wisconsin Legislature

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

The Latest: Speaker Ryan Smith wins questioned House GOP nod

Associated Press

Sen Pat Colbeck, R-Canton is stocked-up with popcorn, but holds his head in his hands, facing a long night as the Michigan senate considers a flurry of bills on what should be the last day of the &quot;lame duck&quot; session, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP)

Michigan GOP tries power play before Democrats take office

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., assistant Senate minority leader, joined at left by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks with reporters about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following their weekly policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate GOP swats away bid to intervene in Obamacare suit

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Latest: 4th Kansas lawmaker switches to Democratic Party

Associated Press

Rep. Stephanie Clayton, an Overland Park Republican on the House Federal and State Affairs committee, asked questions in Topeka, Kan. State Sen. Dinah Sykes, of Lenexa, and Clayton, of Overland Park, switched to the Democratic Party on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, joining two other suburban Kansas City lawmakers who made the switch last week. The moderate Kansas Republican legislators said they believed they could be more effective legislators as Democrats. (Thad Allton/Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)

Kansas Republicans, Dinah Sykes, Stephanie Clayton, become Democrats

By John Hanna - Associated Press

FILE - IN this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listens during a reception to unveil his portrait on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan is bemoaning America’s “broken politics” in a farewell speech in which he calls Washington’s failure to overhaul costly federal benefit programs “our greatest unfinished business.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ryan uses farewell address to assail politics of ‘outrage’

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Editorials from around Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

"Bring it on," said Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, about the upcoming 2020 election and her unnamed Democratic opponent. (Associated Press)

Democrats look to unseat Joni Ernst in 2020 Senate race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times