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Opponents of HB2 hold signs outside the North Carolina House chambers gallery as the North Carolina General Assembly convenes for a special session at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. North Carolina's legislature reconvened Wednesday to decide whether enough lawmakers are willing to repeal a 9-month-old law that limited LGBT rights, including which bathrooms transgender people can use in public schools and government buildings. (Chris Seward/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

The Latest: McCrory blames left-wing groups for no repeal

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In this Monday, April 25, 2016, file photo, protesters head into the Legislative building for a sit-in against House Bill 2 in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina legislators will repeal the contentious HB2 law that limited protections for LGBT people and led to an economic backlash, the state's Gov.-elect Roy Cooper said Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (Chuck Liddy/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

HB2: North Carolina’s ‘bathroom bill’ set on fast path to repeal

By Tom Foreman Jr. - Associated Press

Arizona Electoral College members, from left, Bruce Ash, Robert Graham and Carol Joyce, display their ballots for president-elect Donald Trump at the Capitol in Phoenix, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. All 11 Arizona members cast their vote for Trump. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona’s Electoral College ignores protests, chooses Trump

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

The Latest: Electors give Georgia’s 16 votes to Trump

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The Latest: Utah presidential electors cast votes for Trump

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A protestor shouts as she is arrested outside the House gallery during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Ethan Hyman/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Protesters rip GOP for taking away next governor’s ‘power’

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Holcomb nominates attorney to lead state Republican Party

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Sen. Harry Reid, the retiring Nevada Democrat who led the Senate Democrats for a dozen years, implored his party to stay strong in 2017. (Associated Press)

Harry Reid calls for limits to his own methods as divisive tenure draws to close

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Legislature may curtail municipal retiree health benefits

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 photo, Kentucky Republican state Rep. Jeff Hoover speaks with a reporter at the Jamestown Cafe in Jamestown, Ky. Hoover will be the Speaker of the state House of Representatives when it convenes in January, the first GOP House Speaker in nearly a century. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Kentucky’s new GOP House speaker vows to manage expectations

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., speaks to the media with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., after the Senate Policy Luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

GOP could repeal, before replacing, Obamacare

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Vice President-elect Mike Pence with his wife, Karen, and daughter, Charlotte, acknowledge supporters as they get off a plane after arriving for a public rally Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Pence says his administration plans to ‘finish the job’

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and TOM DAVIES - Associated Press

Rep. Tom Leonard of DeWitt, who was elected as the next Michigan House speaker by Republicans, speaks with reporters in the House chamber, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 in Lansing, Mich. As Rep. Dan Lauwers, left, of Brockway Township, who will be the majority floor leader in the 2017-28 session listens. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

Election ensures Republicans an 8-year reign in Lansing

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Rep. Tom Leonard of DeWitt, who was elected as the next Michigan House speaker by Republicans, speaks with reporters in the House chamber, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 in Lansing, Mich. As Rep. Dan Lauwers, left, of Brockway Township, who will be the majority floor leader in the 2017-28 session listens. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

Election ensures Republicans an 8-year reign in Lansing

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump, his wife Melania and Vice president-elect Mike Pence, pose for photographers with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. after a meeting in the Speaker's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Pence speaks at Indiana Veteran’s Day event

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GOP gears up for road fight, health care repeals

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Hana Alshamry, left, waits in line with others to vote at the Holladay City Hall Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Holladay, Utah. Utah's mostly Mormon, mostly Republican voters are going to the polls Tuesday to determine if the GOP's five-decade winning streak in presidential elections will remain intact or be snapped. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

GOP call to ‘come home’ helps Trump win big in Utah

By BRADY McCOMBS and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Last minute voters rush to cast their ballots on Election Day at the Christ United Methodist Church precinct in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi governor won’t rule out taking Trump appointment

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

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Catherine Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, keeping Harry Reid’s Senate seat blue

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference in Janesville, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

After a decisive victory, #NeverTrumpers fall in line

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times