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Supporters of President Donald Trump participate in a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Most Republican candidates running for state legislature this year in Virginia are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights. But among a segment of contenders, former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a rigged 2020 election have become an important campaign selling point ahead of Tuesday’s primary. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Participants at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns

By Sarah Rankin and Ali Swenson - Associated Press

Oregon Senate Republican leader Sen. Tim Knopp seats between Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, left, and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, during a hearing on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, of the Senate Committee on Rules in Salem, Ore. Republican senators have been boycotting Senate floor sessions since May 3 over bills on abortion, gender care and gun control, but there's hope the longest walkout in Oregon history will end soon amid ongoing talks between Republican and Democratic legislative leaders. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Oregon’s 6-week GOP walkout over bills on abortion and guns could end soon

By Andrew Selsky - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Field of GOP underdogs keeps expanding with Suarez’s presidential bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., speaks during a Republican Study Committee news conference on the FY2024 budget, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Republican on key Appropriations subcommittee says panel colleagues support cutting FBI funds

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

This Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

A building bloc forms, as lawmakers push for beautiful government architecture

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, is shown at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Koch-backed super PAC targets Trump in digital ads

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation's soaring debt. McCarthy is fresh off his biggest political victory since becoming speaker. He got the White House to agree to a debt limit suspension that also contained some $1.5 trillion in deficit savings. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

McCarthy quells conservative blockade of bills, but peace could be short-term

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walk together to a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans after quelling a rebellion from hardline conservatives who brought the chamber to a standstill last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Last week, a dozen Republicans, mainly members of the House Freedom Caucus, shuttered House business in protest of McCarthy's leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House breaks legislative logjam after McCarthy agrees to negotiate with Freedom Caucus

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump arrives near the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump is making a federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Live updates | Trump: Indictment is “election interference,” special prosecutor a “thug”

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Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., center, arrives for a news conference with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus to talk about the debt limit deal, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

McCarthy cancels House votes amid private negotiations with conservative rebel holdouts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Josh McKoon campaigns among delegates at the Georgia Republican Party convention on Friday, June 9, 2023 in Columbus, Ga. Delegates elected McKoon, a lawyer and former state senator, to a two-year term leading the party on Saturday, June 10, 2023. (Mike Haskey/Ledger-Enquirer via AP)

Georgia Republicans pick former state senator Josh McKoon as chair at meeting marked by Trump speech

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation's soaring debt. McCarthy is fresh off his biggest political victory since becoming speaker. He got the White House to agree to a debt limit suspension that also contained some $1.5 trillion in deficit savings. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Speaker Kevin McCarthy vexed by conservative revolt as House returns to Washington

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Georgia Republican convention, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Columbus, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

‘I will never be detained’: Trump defiant after federal indictment

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., leaves his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on charges after months of preparation

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Sen. Rodger Smitherman compares U.S. Representative district maps during the special session on redistricting at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 3, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 8, 2023, that Alabama’s U.S. House districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters.(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump reacts as he visits with campaign volunteers at the Grimes Community Complex Park, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump set for first public appearances since federal indictment with speeches to GOP audiences

By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump enters the stage during a rally for Georgia Republican candidates in Commerce, Ga., on March 26, 2022. Trump is scheduled to appear Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Georgia Republican Party's annual convention in Columbus, Ga., two days after he announced he had been indicted for mishandling classified documents. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Some in Georgia GOP seek purity test as Trump appears at convention in aftermath of indictment

By Jeff Amy and Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally announces his Republican campaign for president, April 26, 2023, in Bentonville, Ark. In the coming weeks, at least four additional candidates are expected to launch their own presidential campaigns, joining a field that already includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Hutchinson, tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and several longer-shots like conservative talk radio host Larry Elder. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Hutchinson calls on Trump to quit GOP presidential race over indictment

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records being stored on the stage in the White and Gold Ballroom at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed Friday, June 9, 2023. (Justice Department via AP)

Trump campaigns after indictment unsealed | Live updates

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Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign event, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Republican presidential field is largely set. Here are takeaways on where the contest stands

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press