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Ousted Assembly leader looks to rebrand California GOP

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Alex Azar testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, to consider his nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Alex Azar, HHS pick, cautious on drug price jawboning

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this June 6, 2013, file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Conservative lawmakers voice opposition to FISA reauthorization bill

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a rally, in Fairhope, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Roy Moore’s defeat fuels conflict between millennial Republicans, old guard

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, left, delivers her opening remarks on the opening day of the Iowa Legislature, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa lawmakers return to focus on taxes, privatized Medicaid

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

Iowa lawmakers return with to-do list on taxes, Medicaid

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

"On behalf of our clients, legal notice was issued today to Stephen K. Bannon, that his actions of communicating regarding an upcoming book give rise to numerous legal claims including defamation by libel and slander, and breach of his written confidentiality and non-disparagement agreement with our clients. Legal action is imminent," Mr. Trump's attorney, reportedly said in a statement. (Saul Loeb, Pool via AP)

Trump-Bannon feud lays bare new fissure in fractious GOP

By ZEKE MILLER and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz endorses former Hobbs mayor for Congress

Associated Press

In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, Mitt Romney talks with reporters after eating dinner with then President-elect Donald Trump at Jean-Georges restaurant in New York. Romney is considering a new career in Congress. Those who know the 70-year-old former Republican presidential nominee best expect him to announce plans to seek a suddenly vacant Utah Senate seat. Incumbent Orrin Hatch announced Tuesday that he would not seek re-election this fall.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Opportunity in Utah: Mitt Romney eyes political resurgence

By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 6, 2014, file photo, Wisconsin Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir speaks at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and the Republican Party of Wisconsin put forward a proposal Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, calling on Republican candidates for Senate to sign a unity pledge. Vukmir, of Brookfield, is running against Delafield businessman and political newcomer Kevin Nicholson in the GOP primary. The winner will face Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. (Mark Hoffman /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)

Republican Senate candidates sign unity pledge

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Missouri Legislature begins 2018 with unfinished business

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, recognizes Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., left, during a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. Trump said on Twitter that the driver in Tuesday's attack "came into our country through what is called the 'Diversity Visa Lottery Program,' a Chuck Schumer beauty" a reference to the Senate's Democratic leader. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dems plan MLK holiday ‘teach-ins’ to rally against Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Don Blankenship, a wildly controversial Senate hopeful, is using his West Virginia campaign as a vehicle to clear his name and push the theory that an Obama-led anti-coal conspiracy sent him to federal prison. (Associated Press)

Don Blankenship energizes Republican Senate primary in West Virginia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Angry at Trump, North Carolina Democrats hope for 2018 gains

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

4-way gubernatorial primary tests GOP’s endorsement mettle

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Democrat Doug Jones speaks in Birmingham, Ala. Roy Moore is going to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. Moore filed a lawsuit Wednesday evening, Dec. 27, 2017, in Montgomery Circuit Court. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Doug Jones certified as Alabama’s senator-elect; Roy Moore’s lawsuit dismissed

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (Associated Press) **FILE**

Newt Gingrich: ‘The stage is being set’ for GOP landslide in 2018

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Idaho governor’s legislative appointment sparks concerns

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for reelection in 2018. Sen. Al Franken's seat will also be available next year. He is resigning after being accused of sexual harassment. (Associated Press)

Republicans see major battleground in Minnesota in 2018 midterms

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 2, 2017, file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill to respond to the Republican tax reform plan in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans care about voter fraud; Democrats want to come out ahead, says study

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times