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FILE - In this May 19, 2016, file photo, Illinois Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, speaks at a meeting in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Senate Republicans urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, to release the specific data the Democrat is using to impose restrictions on indoor dining and bar service in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Brady called for a public hearing at which Pritzker would lay out the numbers he says show that the autumn surge in COVID-19 is fueled by close contact among restaurant and bar patrons. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

GOP leaders ask Pritzker to justify his bar, restaurant plan

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives for votes during a rare weekend session to advance the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Collins votes against Barrett, heads home to save Senate job

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press

Democratic challenger John Hickenlooper, front, talks during a debate with Republican U.S. Senator Cory Gardner during a debate between the candidates Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, in Fort Collins, Colo. (Pool Photo By Bethany Baker/Fort Collins Coloradoan via AP) ** FILE **

Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court fight not resonating in Senate races

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath holds a rally with supporters during a campaign stop at Woodland Park in Lexington, Ky. Amy McGrath will face US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Election Day in November. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

McGrath slams McConnell on Supreme Court confirmation

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

A protester opposed to the Senate's race to confirm Amy Coney Barrett is removed by police after chaining themselves to a railing and holding a sign while sitting atop the statue Contemplation of Justice, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump looks toward Amy Coney Barrett, before Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administers the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after Barrett was confirmed by the Senate earlier in the evening. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Latest: Pence to be in Minnesota on Monday after all

Associated Press

Special counsel Robert Mueller was able to acquire Trump for America Inc. transition team records after the General Services Administration violated protocol and ignored a written agreement to destroy them, according to a 285-page Senate report (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump got bad GSA treatment

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, pays respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Mon

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives for a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. McConnell says there’s nothing the public needs to know about his health after photos showed what appears to be bruising on his hands and around his mouth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Murkowski’s nod gives Barrett extra boost for Supreme Court

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, pays respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Murkowski says she’ll vote ‘yes’ on Judge Barrett’s confirmation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats demand COVID relief be priority, not Supreme Court confirmation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE- In this file photo from Nov. 19, 2019, the dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible through the trees in Harrisburg, Pa. There are 203 House seats and 25 of 50 Senate seats up for election on Nov. 3, when voters will decide whether to extend gains Democrats made two years ago or tighten the majority hold Republicans have long held over both chambers of the Pennsylvania Legislature. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Democrats hope to ride spending wave to state House majority

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Louisiana House stalls bill to rework sports organization

Associated Press

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings with senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate starts debate on Amy Coney Barrett; Supreme Court confirmation vote expected Monday

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Top Democrats sue over Arizona redistricting panel list

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during an event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Parties’ late spending on Senate races shows GOP’s jeopardy

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

The Senate report did not identify the type of government documents on Hunter Biden that the senators had requested from the Treasury Department, but such files are known as Suspicious Activity Reports. (Associated Press)

Source: U.S. has many files on Hunter Biden’s money trail

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Judiciary Committee votes to move Amy Coney Barrett forward for confirmation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times