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FILE--In this Aug. 15, 2015, file photo, dozens of Basque chefs tend the fire pits at the Inaugural Basque Fry at Corley Ranch in Gardnerville, Nev. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and a slate of conservative officials and political figures will descent on a northern Nevada ranch Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, for the 4th annual Basque Fry hosted by Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen, file)

Conway, Nunes among headliners at GOP Basque Fry in Nevada

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

N Carolina lawmakers return for second run on 2 amendments

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain’s family says the Arizona senator has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCain stops cancer treatment as remarkable life nears end

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump skips mention of McCain at GOP dinner

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3 Republicans vie for competitive Arizona US House seat

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press

GOP candidates say Trump coming to North Carolina fundraiser

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FILE - In this March 7, 2018 file photo, former Health and Human Services secretary Donna Shalala speaks during an interview in Miami. Shalala is embarking on a new adventure: a Democratic run for the U.S. House. The Miami-area District 27 seat, long occupied by retiring moderate Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, is viewed as one of the best chances nationwide for a Democratic pickup. She has been the favorite in Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 Democratic primary, with state Rep. David Richardson mounting a challenge. The winner will face one of nine Republicans in November. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Ex-cabinet secretary, university head Shalala bids for House

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

In these 2018 file photos, Paul Manafort leaves federal court in Washington, left and attorney Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York. The one-two punch ahead of the midterm elections _ the plea from former Trump lawyer Cohen and the fraud conviction of one-time campaign chairman Manafort _ is presenting the biggest loyalty test yet for Republicans who have been reluctant to criticize the president. (AP Photo/File)

Republicans tend to shrug off accusations against Trump

By LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photos shows Kansas gubernatorial candidates from left: Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach; Democratic state Sen. Laura Kelly; and Independent candidate, businessmen Greg Orman, who are running in the November 2018 election. Democrats horrified by the thought that provocative conservative Kobach could be Kansas’ next governor are attacking Orman, a Kansas City-area businessman running as an independent. (Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)

Independent upends Kansas governor’s race against Kobach

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a rally Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans _ and some Democrats _ reject impeachment talk

By LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 7, 2011 file photo, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department is investigating Hunter for possible campaign violations. The House Ethics panel has been investigating allegations that Hunter improperly used campaign funds to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, such as trips to Hawaii and Italy and tuition for Hunter's school-age children. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Chris Collins, Duncan Hunter facing federal criminal charges

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott carry boxes into the Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, after the two men gathered signatures to get their ticket on the November general election ballot. Walker is an independent and Mallott is a Democrat, and they decided to gather signatures to advance to the November election instead of taking part in the primary election on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

The Latest: Dunleavy wins GOP primary for Alaska governor

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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014, file photo, Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon sits in his office in the State Capitol in Cheyenne, Wyo. Gordon is among those seeking the Republican nomination to succeed Gov. Matt Mead. The winner in the Republican primary on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, will likely meet Democratic former state Rep. Mary Throne, of Cheyenne, in November. Throne faces three little-known opponents in the Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Ben Neary, File)

The Latest: Hunter wins Wyoming Dem US House primary

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In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 Gloria Dockery is seen at her home in Durham, N.C. The 58-year-old housekeeper at UNC Chapel Hill works third shift, owns a house and has worked as a housekeeper for 19 years. While the Democratic strongholds of New York and California have started a multi-year effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, the Republican-controlled legislature of North Carolina jumped to the front of the &quot;living wage&quot; line in one swoop last month, at least for state workers. GOP legislators passed a budget law that requires all permanent state government workers to get paid the equivalent of $31,200 a year. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

North Carolina acts deep blue with state worker minimum wage

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Stacey Abrams’ record complicates ‘radical’ label from GOP

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, left, and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott carry boxes into the Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, after the two men gathered signatures to get their ticket on the November general election ballot. Walker is an independent and Mallott is a Democrat, and they decided to gather signatures to advance to the November election instead of taking part in the primary election on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Dunleavy wins GOP nomination for governor in Alaska

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunleavy, second from left, stands near his campaign table at a meet-and-greet event and a sign bearing a slogan that riffs on his height, in the lobby of Anchorage Baptist Temple, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. The event, in which candidates have tables and parishioners can meet them and ask questions, has become a tradition for the church in the lead-up to elections. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska voters to decide primaries for governor, US House

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Congressional candidate pulls out of GOP debate

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Brett Kavanaugh meets with Democratic senators Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Donnelly

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, center, walks to the office of Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., for a meeting with her on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Brett Kavanaugh meets Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Donnelly

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times