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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks to the media after Republican lawmakers failed in their effort to override any of his vetoes in a two-day legislative gathering that ended Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. To the left of Edwards is Senate Democratic leader Gerald Boudreaux of Lafayette, and to his right is House Democratic leader Sam Jenkins of Shreveport. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
SLUG: BC-LA-XGR--Louisiana Veto Session

Historic veto override session in Louisiana turns into GOP embarrassment

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this file photo, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., joined at left by Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House GOP defends Jan. 6 committee appointees who objected to certifying 2020 Electoral College vote

By Seth McLaughlin and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, as then-National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

King no more? Bolton touts polls showing Trump’s base is shrinking

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 13, 2021, file photo, conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Norwalk, Calif. Elder was not on the list of candidates released Saturday in the recall election that could end the term of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Talk radio host challenges disqualification in California recall

By Michael R. Blood and Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump, left, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, speak during a stop at an unfinished section of border wall, in Pharr, Texas, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

GOP eyes Latinos in South Texas in effort to regain Congress

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and fellow Republicans gather to consider a replacement for Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., was ousted from the GOP leadership Wednesday for criticizing former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Republicans will vote Friday morning for a new chair for the House Republican Conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump huddle with McCarthy fuels debate over GOP participation in Democrats’ Jan. 6 select committee

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, June 23, 2021. file photo, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined at left by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., holds a news conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Trump set to meet with House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Georgia state Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, speaks on the floor of the Georgia State Senate in Atlanta, in this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, file photo. Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 that he wouldn’t support Miller’s bid for lieutenant governor and invited other Republicans to run. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Trump rips Georgia Republican for not fighting voting results

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal, the first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction, speaks before his swearing in ceremony in Pelham, Ala., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Paschal said his victory in a heavily white, suburban district shows that the GOP &quot;is open to everyone.&quot; (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Alabama’s first elected Black Republican declares GOP ‘open to everyone’

By Jay Reeves and Kim Chandler - Associated Press

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glen Youngkin arrives for an event in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Trump cheers on Youngkin in Virginia governor’s race: ‘Make Virginia Great Again’

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this file photo, an empty hallway is shown at a school in Detroit, Mich., Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Associated Press) ** FILE **

Education, critical race theory dominate Virginia governor’s race

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

The Republican National Committee building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

RNC denies report of breach by Russian hackers

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this June 4, 2020, file photo, New York City police officers gather near the site of a shooting in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

NYC crime wave triggers rethink of racial-justice policing changes: ‘They made a mistake’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. West, the former Florida congressman and firebrand who rode into office on the tea party wave a decade ago, said Sunday, July 4, 2021, that he will run for governor of Texas in a bid to again seize on restless anger from the right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

West to challenge Abbott in Republican primary for Texas governor

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

In this file photo, President Joe Biden talks with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and EPA Administrator Michael Regan, after arriving at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cooper vetoes bill that would have stopped federal unemployment benefits

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., center, leaves the floor after the House voted to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy to GOP: Don’t let Pelosi name you to 1/6 riot panel

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

In this Aug. 15, 2020, photo, high voltage signs are posted on the Department of Water and Power Sub Station E in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles. California residents may be asked to reduce electricity use this week to avert rolling blackouts amid a heat wave that threatens to strain the state's power grid. The California Independent System Operator, the nonprofit that runs the grid, said Tuesday, June 15, 2021, it should have enough electricity supply to meet demand and avert outages. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) **FILE**

GOP accuses Dems of undermining U.S. electrical grid in overzealous push to combat climate change

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing with Ranking Member Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, on infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Manchin and other Senate infrastructure negotiators are meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House later today. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Barrasso: Republicans more hesitant on infrastructure deal despite Biden’s walkback of veto threat

By Dave Boyer and Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, photo, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on intercollegiate athlete compensation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: Trump-backed Max Miller targets ‘so-called Republican’ in Ohio congressional battle

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on details of his plan for Texas to build a border wall and provide $250 million in state funds as a &quot;down payment.&quot;, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ** FILE **

Texas governor leads push for Trump-style border measures

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press