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People wait in line to early vote for the U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia between Sen. Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker, on Nov. 28, 2022, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. After years of criticizing mail voting and trying to ban so-called "ballot harvesting," Republicans are reversing course. They are poised to launch aggressive get-out-the-vote campaigns for 2024 that employ just those strategies.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters

By Christina A. Cassidy - Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Former VP Mike Pence announces 2024 bid; N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum also joins crowded field

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This combination of 2023 photos shows, from left, former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott. “There is a segment of the white evangelical populace, they’re looking for a way to distance themselves with the deal with the devil they made in 2016" in supporting Trump, said the Rev. Joel Bowman Sr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who was among several Black pastors who left the SBC in 2021 in dismay over what they saw as a racial backlash in a denomination that had once formally repented of its forebears' racism. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Meg Kinnard)

For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support

By Peter Smith - Associated Press

Kentucky Attorney General and Republican candidate for Governor, Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters in Richmond, Ky., June 2, 2023. A top aide to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has joined Cameron's gubernatorial campaign in Kentucky, as the GOP nominee adds another political heavy hitter to his team in trying to defeat Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in one of the nation's most closely watched races. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Key McConnell aide joining Kentucky GOP gubernatorial campaign in senior management role

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Republican Presidential candidate former, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gestures during a gathering, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Christie filed paperwork Tuesday formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president after casting himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie takes aim at Trump in longshot White House bid

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. In the coming weeks, at least four additional candidates are expected to launch their own campaigns for the White House, including Burgum. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

With new video, Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota edges closer to Republican presidential race

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with local residents during a meet and greet on May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Mike Pence files paperwork for White House run

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sections of pipe are lined off of Cove Hollow Road in Elliston, in Montgomery County, Va., on Sept. 15, 2020. Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal. One project got special treatment: the legislation essentially ensures construction of the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, a $6.6 billion project to transport natural gas through Appalachia. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)

Biden’s greenlighting of fossil fuel pipeline may weaken Democrats’ ability to boost clean energy

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of D-N.Y., left, speaks as Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., right, listens to reporters after a policy luncheon Wednesday, May 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate passes debt limit bill; IRS funding to be cut by more than $20 billion

By Haris Alic and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking on April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md., left, and former President Donald Trump speaking on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Trump returns to the campaign trail Thursday, June 1, 2023, as his chief rival for the GOP presidential nomination, DeSantis, is undertaking his first swing through early voting states as an official candidate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

DeSantis campaigns in New Hampshire as Trump returns to campaign trail in Iowa

By Michelle L. Price, Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to voters at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday. Several hundred people filled half of an event center to listen to DeSantis speak in his first trip to Iowa since announcing his presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)

Trump’s legal troubles boost DeSantis in Iowa

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to his office at Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

McCarthy’s debt limit deal passes initial hurdle thanks to Democratic votes

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The draft of a bill that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., negotiated to raise the nation's debt ceiling, is photographed Monday, May 29, 2023. A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over ten years — far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had envisioned. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa June 7

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the House chamber at Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Freedom Caucus threatens ouster as McCarthy rushes forward with debt limit vote

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DeSantis courts Iowans, takes aim at Biden

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

MTG urges GOP lawmakers to follow through on contempt, impeachment threats against Biden officials

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks in front of President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. When Scott launched his campaign for the White House last week, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms. “Good luck to Senator Tim Scott in entering the Republican Presidential Primary Race,” Trump said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump’s welcome of Scott into 2024 race shows his calculus: The more GOP rivals, the better for him

By Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump watches the first round of the LIV Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Sterling, Va. When Republican Sen. Tim Scott launched his campaign for the White House last week, Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms. There were no accusations of disloyalty or nasty nicknames from the GOP front-runner like the barrage he unleashed when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, considered his leading rival, joined the race two days later with a bungled Twitter announcement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump’s GOP rivals nudge primary voters to consider the promise of eight years vs. four

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks outside the shuddered former South Shore High School where the city of Chicago is planning to house illegal migrants Friday, May 19, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color

By Steve Peoples and Gary Fields - Associated Press