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Rioters are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Man who wore horns at riot willing to speak at Trump’s trial

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Senate GOP wants bill to require NC in-person class option

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State Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro, speaks about a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 in Columbia, S.C. Bright Matthews voted against the bill on an initial vote. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Senate passes bill outlawing most abortions

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Rioters are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Jacob Chansley, ‘QAnon Shaman,’ offers to testify at Donald Trump impeachment trial

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, speaks during a news conference with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Joe Biden, Democrats scheme to sidestep Republicans for left-wing wishlist

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

State Sen. Richard Cash, R-Powdersville, speaks about a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state while showing a photo of a woman he said was born from a pregnancy caused by rape on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Columbia S.C. The Senate passed the bill on an initial vote. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

S. Carolina Senate OKs initial vote to ban most abortions

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, packs up her computer as she prepares to leave during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the Science Museum in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. She had asked that the censure resolution against her be put off for another day after announcing that her mother-in-law had open-heart surgery. The Senate members agreed to put the vote off for a day. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Virginia Senate approves measure rebuking Amanda Chase

By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Voters to get final say on limiting governor disaster powers

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a member of Wisconsin's Electoral College, casts his vote at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

Wisconsin Assembly to vote on repealing statewide mask order

By Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Demonstrators from #ReleaseOurMoneyNC drop banners from the gallery in the House chamber on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 in Raleigh N.C. House Sergeants at Arms quickly removed the banners and the demonstrators from the gallery. #ReleaseOurMoneyNC were calling on lawmakers to to release the people's funds for healthcare, housing and worker's wages protections. (Robert Willett/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

NC General Assembly returns to begin work session in earnest

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, argues for unemployment assistance for people impacted by the coronavirus during floor debate, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi governor’s State of the State: Lawmakers react

By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press

South Carolina Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens, speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 in Columbia, S.C. Verdin is chairman of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee which approved a stricter ban on abortions. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Rape and incest exceptions quietly added to SC abortion bill

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., walks with reporters, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, as he leaves the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate’s senior Democrat falls ill; Leahy slated to preside over impeachment

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 1, 2018, file photo, from left, Senate leader Phil Berger, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and House Speaker Tim Moore pause prior to a news conference in Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina General Assembly session begins in earnest Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 with Republican majorities still in place after the November election. And reelected Gov. Roy Cooper still has enough Democratic allies there to uphold his vetoes when they're united. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

At session start, NC legislators pitch consensus with Cooper

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., heads to an interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Schumer praises McConnell for confirmation pace on Biden’s Cabinet picks

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

On the first full day of the Democratic majority in the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, is joined by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., center, and Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., during a press event at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The pivotal Georgia runoff election this month was decisive in handing Democrats the majority in the Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer dismisses ‘fringe legal theory’ that Trump impeachment trial is unconstitutional

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden coronavirus relief package meets Democrats criticism

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

People stroll past a section of the National Mall by the Capitol where workers were still dismantling inauguration installations, after most downtown streets and public spaces had reopened to the public, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 in Washington. Biden is looking to jump-start his first 100 days in office with action and symbolism to reassure a divided and weary public that help is in the offing. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

White House begins talks with lawmakers on COVID-19 relief

By AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with acting House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett, lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk through Statuary Hall in the Capitol, to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment alleging incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House sends Donald Trump article of impeachment to Senate

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times