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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DeSantis holds an edge over Trump in building GOP

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Reporters encircle Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as debt limit negotiations continue, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 25, 2023. McCarthy adjourned the House for the Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

35 Freedom Caucus members demand McCarthy expand debt limit negotiations with Biden

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Andrew Murr, R - Junction, speaks during a House General Investigating Committee hearing about Attorney General Ken Paxton at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday May 24, 2023. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds

By Paul J. Weber and Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

Democrats and Republicans Gaining Election Advantage Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington

Three election minefields ahead for GOP that will spell disaster

By Steve Levy

Illustration on donors newfound preference for Ron DeSantis over Donald Trump by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Big-buck donors bailing on Trump, backing DeSantis for 2024

By Joseph Curl

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, left, announces Rep. Tim Scott, right, as Sen. Jim DeMint's replacement in the U.S. Senate during a news conference at the South Carolina Statehouse, Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Scott has filed paperwork to enter the 2024 Republican presidential race. He'll be testing whether a more optimistic vision of America’s future can resonate with GOP voters who have elevated partisan brawlers in recent years. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) **FILE**

Nikki Haley and Tim Scott started as allies in South Carolina. Now they’re rivals for president.

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a town hall, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Who is Tim Scott? 5 things to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as a tweet is displayed behind her during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

AOC warns Democrats against banking on anti-Trump coalition delivering second term for Biden

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Tricia Ann Cotham (R), is photographed Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., before the North Carolina House members debated whether to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would change the state's ban on nearly all abortions from those after 20 weeks of pregnancy to those after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Both the Senate and House had to complete successful override votes for the measure to be enacted into law. The Senate voted to override the veto earlier and the House also voted to override. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

How one North Carolina lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after meeting at the White House with President Biden about the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden, McCarthy restart debt negotiations after snafu over spending cuts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters following his victory in the republican primary in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky’s Daniel Cameron thanks Trump, hits DeSantis in primary victory speech

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This May 27, 2004, file photo shows a view of RFK Stadium, background, and the Capitol building, in Washington. Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, the local baseball team was a lost cause.A trip to the World Series like these Nationals? Forget it. Our Senators were out of it by opening day.So we found other things to root for under the wavy roof at D.C. Stadium and RFK. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Files)

Democrats push for D.C. statehood amid latest crime hearing on Capitol Hill

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. A 13-count federal indictment unsealed in New York accuses U.S. Rep. George Santos of embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York GOP clamor for a special election to help party hold on to George Santos’ seat

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, left, and Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft prepare for the start of the Kentucky Gubernatorial GOP Primary Debate in Lexington, Ky., May 1, 2023. Kentucky's crowded Republican primary campaign for governor comes to a close on May 16, wrapping up a bitter competition between two rivals with ties to former President Donald Trump who dominated the race. Only one of 12 contenders will remain standing to challenge the red-leaning state's popular Democratic governor.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky Republicans pick nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Beshear

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters following his victory in the republican primary in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Trump-backed Daniel Cameron wins primary to take on Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed changes to police practices and accountability on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

House GOP rolls out a series of pro-cop bills for National Police Week

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The report Monday, May 15, from special counsel John Durham offers withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell far short of the former president’s prediction he would uncover the “crime of the century.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Republican presidential hopefuls keep voters guessing on abortion issue

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DeSantis begins Iowa charm offensive: ‘Florida is the Iowa of the southeast’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic CEO Jenny Black speak with doctors at a forum about new abortion restrictions, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

By Hannah Schoenbaum and Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Biden has steeper path to victory than GOP nominee in 2024, new analysis shows

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times