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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to board Air Force One, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is en route to Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

John McLaughlin, Trump pollster, says GOP support still strong, discredits John Bolton survey

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, J.D. Vance, author of the best-selling memoir &quot;Hillbilly Elegy,&quot; poses for a photograph at Miami University's student center in Oxford, Ohio. Vance, whose book helped explain to the nation Donald Trump's popularity among the Appalachian working class, is &quot;thinking seriously&quot; about running for the U.S. Senate seat Republican two-term incumbent Rob Portman decided against seeking again in 2022. (AP Photo/Dan Sewell, File)

‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

In this Dec. 11, 2020 file photo, a sign in an Atlanta neighborhood urges people to vote early in Georgia's two U.S. Senate races. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to happen again, potentially affecting the voting preferences for millions of Americans in future elections. The GOP's campaign to place new restrictions on mail-in and early voting in certain states will force voters to contend with new rules on what are popular and proven methods of casting ballots. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

As America embraces early voting, GOP hurries to restrict it

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, glides past a news conference as former Gov. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Terry McAuliffe, at podium speaks, at Waterside in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, April 8, 2021. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, second from left, endorsed McAuliffe for governor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

McAuliffe has fundraising lead in Virginia governor’s race

By SARAH RANKIN - Associated Press

Bill would ban state enforcement of federal gun laws

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Senate OKs Republican COVID package despite veto threat

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 10, 2021, file photo, registered nurse Ashleigh Velasco, left, administers the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Rosemene Lordeus, right, at a clinic held by Healthcare Network in Immokalee, Fla. With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling with vaccinations are starting to look like the nation’s political map: deeply divided between red and blue states. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum

By DAVID KOENIG and BRIAN SLODYSKO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN - Associated Press

Illustration on the demise of the Republican Party by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The demise of the Republican Party — again?

By Jeff Bergner

President Joe Biden participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

No, Joe Biden’s radical agenda doesn’t have GOP voter support

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Feb. 26, 2015, then-House Speaker John Boehner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner says that aside from international affairs and foreign policy, President Donald Trump’s time in office has been a “complete disaster.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

John Boehner laments Donald Trump’s criticism of Mitch McConnell

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2016, file photo, Nevada's Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. Nevada's Republican Party voted to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election. She says there was no fraud and that her own party is attacking her for refusing to &quot;put my thumb on the scale of democracy.&quot; Cegavske, the only Republican statewide office holder in Nevada, said members of her party are disappointed with the election results and believe fraud occurred &quot;despite a complete lack of evidence to support that belief.&quot; (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Barbara Cegavske, Nevada secretary of state, censured by Republican Party

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2016, file photo, Nevada's Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. Nevada's Republican Party voted to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of failing to fully investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 election. She says there was no fraud and that her own party is attacking her for refusing to &quot;put my thumb on the scale of democracy.&quot; Cegavske, the only Republican statewide office holder in Nevada, said members of her party are disappointed with the election results and believe fraud occurred &quot;despite a complete lack of evidence to support that belief.&quot; (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, then-President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump: The key to Republican success is more Trumpism

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Former President Donald Trump insists he’s enjoying his life off Twitter. But since he was barred from major social media channels after helping incite the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, his power to shape the national conversation is being tested like never before. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

In this Feb. 18, 2020, photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski, a Republican, has not said whether she will seek reelection in 2022, but Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced plans on Monday, March 29, 2021, to enter the race as a Republican. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) **FILE**

McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Murkowski against primary challenge

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks during a news conference held by Gov. Brian Kemp at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) **FILE**

Georgia Lt. Gov. unlikely to run again after taking on Trump

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks greets supporters as he announces his campaign for U.S. Senate during a rally, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) **FILE**

Trump backs GOP Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to reporters following the signing of bills related to the American Rescue Plan Act at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Beshear signs bills to appropriate federal relief money

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to reporters following the signing of bills related to the American Rescue Plan Act at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky governor signs bipartisan early voting measure

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press