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FILE - In this May 19, 2020, file photo, Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., participates in a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two years earlier, California Republican leaders conceded that the party had all but collapsed after Democrats swept seven GOP-held House seats, including four all or partly in the one-time conservative holy land of Orange County. But a swift rebound this year reclaimed four of those districts for the GOP, even as President Donald Trump lost the state in a landslide. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A new face to the GOP: Diverse candidates win in California

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

In this Dec. 27, 2019, photo, State Reps. Isaac Robinson and Cynthia A. Johnson, D-Detroit, protest with community members in Detroit over the expansion of a treatment center in Hamtramck. First-term Michigan State Rep. Robinson died Sunday, March 29, 2020, according to this mother, who said she suspects her son's death could be related to the coronavirus. He was 44. (Sarah Rahal/Detroit News via AP)

Cynthia Johnson, Michigan Democrat, disciplined for ‘Trumpers’ warning

By David Eggert - The Washington Times

Hundreds gathered for a Defend Our President rally held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Elected officials such as U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady and State Rep. Steve Toth spoke to attendees asking for contributions to President Trump's legal defense. (Gustavo Huerta/Houston Chronicle via AP)

17 states back Texas, ask Supreme Court to hear election challenge

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this photo made from video and provided by WOWK13News, West Virginia Del. John Mandt Jr., speaks to a reporter, in Huntington, W.Va. Undeterred by homophobic comments a state lawmaker had made online, West Virginia voters put him back in the state legislature two months after he resigned. The outcome of the Nov. 3 election has left Republican leaders in a bind. (WOWK13News via AP)

After resigning over slurs, W.Va. lawmaker reclaims seat

By CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

Michigan lawmaker disciplined for warning Trump backers

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Maricopa County elections officials count ballots in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to undo Biden victory

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

In this Oct. 18, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he steps off Air Force One at John Wayne Airport, in Santa Ana, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump calls on Supreme Court, GOP legislatures for ‘courage’ to fix election fraud

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Manchin, is putting pressure on congressional leaders to accept a split-the-difference solution to the months-long impasse on COVID-19 relief in a last-gasp effort to ship overdue help to a hurting nation before Congress adjourns for the holidays. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., with his wife former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., participates in a re-enactment of his swearing-in Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, by Vice President Mike Pence in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)

Arizona’s Kelly is sworn into Senate, narrowing GOP edge

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP leader McDaniel to run for 3rd term with Trump’s backing

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

Giuliani to Republicans: Pressure Legislature on Biden win

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this May 12, 2016, file photo, gender free sign hangs outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. A 3 1/2-year ban on local ordinances aimed at protecting LGBT rights in North Carolina expired Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, prompting gay rights groups to urge the passage of such measures.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper agreed to the moratorium in March 2017 in exchange for GOP lawmakers agreeing to do away with portions of a “Bathroom Bill” that Republicans had approved a year earlier.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

2017 ban on local LGBT ordinances ends in North Carolina

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In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Manchin, is putting pressure on congressional leaders to accept a split-the-difference solution to the months-long impasse on COVID-19 relief in a last-gasp effort to ship overdue help to a hurting nation before Congress adjourns for the holidays. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Senate GOP leader sticking with partisan COVID relief plan

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives an update on COVID-19 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) **FILE**

Mike DeWine, Ohio governor, articles of impeachment filed by fellow Republicans

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

1st female Senate majority leader elected in N. Carolina

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Christy Smith For Congress campaign shows candidate Christy Smith. Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia claimed victory Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in his back-and-forth contest with Democrat Christy Smith in the 25th District north of Los Angeles, a Southern California battleground that Democrats had captured just two years ago. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race.(Christy Smith For Congress via AP)

Christy Smith concedes to Mike Garcia in California House race

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a news conference about the state's response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Denver. Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get needed pandemic relief to small businesses, the unemployed, renters and others affected by the widening coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid

By CEDAR ATTANASIO and JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 30, 2020 file photo Ohio House Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Butler presides over a House session as members of the Ohio House of Representatives vote to remove Rep. Larry Householder as Speaker of the House on at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Hopes of repealing an energy bailout law are in danger at the Ohio Statehouse as Republican lawmakers argue sharply different positions on how and whether to repeal the legislation with only weeks before Ohioans begin to pay the price. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

GOP clashes as deadline to repeal tainted bailout law nears

By FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

Tennessee House GOP closes off its meetings, keeps leaders

Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press - Associated Press