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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks about the government shutdown during a television news interview at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Paul Ryan: ‘Legitimate questions about FBI’s behavior

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

North Carolina Democrats had cash advantage entering 2018

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North Dakota secretary of state running for re-election

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Election calendar, management unclear 2 weeks before filing

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Judges refuse to delay North Carolina legislative districts

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Gay candidate barred from running for sheriff by Alabama GOP

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback talks to reporters, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The conservative Republican governor had a contentious tenure before President Trump nominated him as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Next Kansas governor seeks to patch up legislator relations

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., appears on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this June 17, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Luke Messer, Indiana GOP Senate candidate, circulates petition against NFL over ‘Please Stand’ ad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Indiana House calls for study of medical marijuana

By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, Dominick Scafidi, left, in charge of field and digital operations and Jake Wiegman, right, special projects manager put up a sign during a brainstorming session at the Unite America office in Denver. The constant fighting in Washington is giving new motivations to groups trying to lower the importance of partisanship in U.S. politics. Unite America is recruiting candidates to run as nonpartisans for various U.S. Senate and governors seats. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Washington infighting breeds new independent US candidates

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

North Carolina GOP again asks Supreme Court to intervene

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

McCaskill among few Democrats voting to keep government open

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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo taken by Associated Press photographer Ed Andrieski, President Barack Obama greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Golden, Colo. Andrieski, a retired AP photographer who covered nearly every major news story in Colorado for more than three decades, was found dead on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. He was 73. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, file)

Barack Obama, a desperate go-to for doomed Democrats facing Trump economy

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a weekly, closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brilliant! RNC trolls Dems with endless loop of Senate meltdowns over past gov’t shutdowns

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Construction cones used to cover walkway flaws, stand along the sidewalk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. On the edge of a government shutdown, a divided House voted late Thursday to keep the government open past a Friday deadline setting up an eleventh-hour standoff in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to kill the measure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House votes to stay in town as shutdown looms

By Sally Persons and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration on GOP political dangers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Erecting an elaborate system of redistributionist policies is where the Democrats fail

By Peter Morici

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly pauses to look to a video monitor as he appears on Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

House votes to avert federal shutdown, Senate chances dim

By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump is greeted by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, as he arrive at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence, is second from left, and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, is right, (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Schumer says very short-term funding would be OK

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In this Monday, March 6, 2017, file photo, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez speaks at a protest in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Democrats tout Wisconsin legislative win as evidence of possible blue wave

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

This photo taken July 6, 2016, shows Jennifer Carnahan, chairwoman of Minnesota's Republican Party, who was a delegate pledged to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, in Maple Grove. The new chairwoman of Minnesota’s Republican Party is seeking a 10 percent commission from large donations to the party, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. Campaign finance experts said they’ve never heard of such an arrangement. (Brian Bakst/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

APNewsBreak: Minnesota GOP leader seeks cut of big donations

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press