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Cooper appoints new NC elections board pick after withdrawal

Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. prepares to debate Democratic challenger Mark Kelly at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix, Ariz., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)

Republicans see ‘grim’ Senate map and edge away from Trump

By LAURIE KELLMAN and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., speaks during a ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Toomey will not seek reelection in 2022, according to a person with direct knowledge of Toomey's plans, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Patrick Toomey to give up seat in 2022, won’t run for governor, either

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2019, file photo, Rep. T.J. Cox, D-Calif., of California's 21st Congressional district, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cox is facing a challenge from David Valadao, the incumbent he defeated in 2018. California’s tarnished Republican Party is hoping to rebound in a handful of U.S. House races but its candidates must overcome widespread loathing for President Donald Trump and voting trends that have made the nation’s most populous state an exemplar of Democratic strength. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Drubbed in 2018, California GOP looks to regain House seats

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington to examine the FBI &quot;Crossfire Hurricane&quot; investigation. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)

GOP faces reckoning over Trump’s virus strategy, diagnosis

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and THOMAS BEAUMONT and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

A Philadelphia Sheriffs Deputy clears the door for a voter to exit at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia has opened several satellite election offices and more are slated to open in the coming weeks where voters can drop off their mail in ballots before Election Day. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

In big states, tiny counties, Trump attacking voting rules

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JONATHAN DREW and SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 12, 2018 file photo, an election worker sorts a stack of ballots during a ranked choice voting tabulation in Augusta, Maine. The state's supreme court is hearing more arguments from the Maine GOP, which is seeking to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent ranked choice voting from being used in the presidential contest. (AOP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

GOP still fighting ranked voting after ballots cast in Maine

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, N.C. Senior aides describe North Carolina as a “must-win&quot; for the Republican president. A loss in North Carolina, which Democrats have carried only once at the presidential level in the last 30 years, would make Trump's path to a second term incredibly difficult and signal dire challenges elsewhere on the electoral map. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Pandemic overwhelms Trump’s message in critical N. Carolina

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaking during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump says Obamacare ‘essentially gone’ after ending mandate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens as President Donald Trump announces Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Dick Durbin dings Amy Coney Barrett on ending Obamacare

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about his state's response to Hurricane Laura and to the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Analysis: Virus response becomes power struggle in Louisiana

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Biden for President Black economic summit at Camp North End in Charlotte, N.C. The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But as the worst pandemic in a century bears down on the United States, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Biden’s push for unity faces test with Supreme Court fight

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to meet with reporters following a Republican strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Republican efforts to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are likely to move swiftly this week, with President Donald Trump possibly nominating a replacement within days and GOP senators hoping to jump-start the confirmation process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senators see political, principle gain in court fight

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to meet with reporters following a Republican strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Republican efforts to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are likely to move swiftly this week, with President Donald Trump possibly nominating a replacement within days and GOP senators hoping to jump-start the confirmation process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senators see political, principle gain in court fight

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this combination photo, President Donald Trump, left, speaks at a news conference on Aug. 11, 2020, in Washington and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. on Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Maine to use ranked choice voting in presidential election after GOP ‘People’s Veto’ falls short

By David Sharp - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, before leaving for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then onto Ohio for rallies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate GOP plans vote on Trump’s court pick before election

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, ballots are recounted in Maine's 2nd Congressional District in Augusta, Maine. Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race under in the Nov. 3, 2020, election after a ruling Tuesday, Sept. 22, by the Maine Supreme Court. The court concluded the state Republican Party failed to gain enough signatures for a referendum to reject a state law expanding ranked choice voting. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)

Ranked choice voting in Maine a go for presidential election

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2019, file photo, Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., speaks during a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Law and order vs. health care as Dems, GOP vie for suburbs

By ALAN FRAM and JIM SALTER - Associated Press

House races feature party-switcher Van Drew, Dems on defense

By MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses at the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Trump is heading to Minnesota for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump promises to name Ginsburg replacement ‘without delay’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times