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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks during the House Select Committee on Intelligence annual open hearing on world wide threats at the Capitol in Washington, March 9, 2023. The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candidate field is unsettled. But already, a shadow contest of another sort is underway with several Republicans openly jockeying to position themselves as potential running mates to Donald Trump, the early front-runner for the nomination. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

New York’s Stefanik raises $3 million for House GOP

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, poses for a portrait in the gallery of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Jones was expelled from the legislature for using a bullhorn to shout support for pro-gun control protesters in the House chamber. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

One expelled Black lawmaker reinstated to Tennessee House

By Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump appeared in court on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool) **FILE**

Trump’s response to criminal charges revives election lies

By Michelle L. Price and Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2019, photo, students walk on the campus of Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Biden team seeks to influence the influencers

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a Midland County Republican Party breakfast in Midland, Mich., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. DeSantis visited the central Michigan community for a county GOP event Thursday before heading to speak at Hillsdale College. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)

Ron DeSantis’s busy travel schedule stirs early presidential primary mudslinging

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Somerset, Ky., Mayor Alan Keck responds to a question from the moderator during the Kentucky Gubernatorial GOP Primary Debate in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Keck has proposed a new purpose for tax revenue collected from sports wagering in Kentucky, saying the bulk of the money should be used to bolster school safety. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool **FILE**

Sports betting law sparks talk of launch, use of revenues

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson, right, confers with Assistant State Treasurer Jeff Chanay during a Kansas Senate committee hearing on legislation aimed at preventing state funds from being invested using environmental, social or governance principles, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Johnson, a Republican, backs such legislation. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas passes anti-ESG bill, but split in GOP means it’s milder than some want

By John Hanna - Associated Press

From left, Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, state Rep. Justin Jones and state Rep. Gloria Johnson hold their hands up as they exit the House Chamber doors at Tennessee state Capitol Building in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 3, 2023. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP, File)

Tennessee House expels two Democrats for gun control protest; third survives by one vote

By Kimberlee Kruesi and Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the 2023 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in East Pennsboro Township, Pa., Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP)

DeSantis ahead of Trump among Florida Republicans in new poll

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Protesters outside the Kentucky Supreme Court chambers rally in favor of abortion rights as the Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments whether to temporarily pause the state's abortion ban in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 15, 2022. Abortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Abortion bills gain no ground in Kentucky with ban in place

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during a campaign stop Monday, March 27, 2023, in Dover, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

GOP White House hopeful Nikki Haley criticizes Biden for ‘dereliction of duty’ over border chaos

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, Saturday, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump is slowly and painfully killing the GOP

By Tim Constantine

From left, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Donald Trump and Ben Carson, participate in a debate for Republican presidential hopefuls in Boulder, Colo., Oct. 28, 2015. It's been more than seven years since the 2016 presidential campaign, and Republicans are still trying to figure out how to run against Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

How to run against Trump? GOP considers lessons from 2016

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during a campaign event at Greasewood Flats Ranch in Carroll, Iowa. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Jeb Bush joins fellow GOP Trump foes in blasting Alvin Bragg’s ‘political’ indictment

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participate in a debate Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. The winner of the high stakes contest between Kelly and Protasiewicz will determine majority control of the court headed into the 2024 presidential election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File )

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participate in a debate Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Trump indictment not expected to affect Wisconsin court race

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, confers with House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, as Republican leaders meet with reporters following a closed-door briefing on the budget that will be submitted by President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House slams House GOP over budget delays in debt-ceiling impasse

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. James Comer Photo Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Chairman James Comer tackles China and government corruption

By Gil Gutknecht

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, right, accompanied by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Pentagon pressed on Ukraine endgame as skepticism takes root with some lawmakers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2023, celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden uses Obamacare anniversary to ding GOP budget plans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times