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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William &quot;Perry&quot; Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. The former oil industry attorney will continue for now calling the shots at a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West. That's despite the White House saying over the weekend that President Trump would withdraw the nomination of Pendley. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Montana governor presses to remove Trump’s public lands boss

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2006, file photo, former Republican Sen. Slade Gorton, center, is introduced at a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate Mike McGavick in Bellevue, Wash. Gorton, who served in the Washington Legislature, and as state attorney general before he became a three-term U.S. senator, has died. He was 92. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Slade Gorton, former Washington US senator, dies at 92

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

Prominent Alaska GOP lawmakers trail in their primaries

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The Postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics warned were causing widespread delays and could disrupt voting in the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he would &quot;suspend&quot; his initiatives until after the election &quot;to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.&quot; (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Pelosi says postmaster has no plans to restore mail cuts

By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

Senate Control Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Saving Republican Senate majority more urgent than who wins the White House

By John Bolton

In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service has sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia, warning it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, The Washington Post reported Friday, Aug. 14. DeJoy, a former supply-chain CEO and a major donor to President Donald Trump and other Republicans, has pushed cost-cutting measures to eliminate overtime pay and hold mail until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Postal Service halts some changes amid outcry, lawsuits

By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

In this image from video, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

Chuck Schumer presents liberal wish list for Biden White House, Democratic Senate in 2021

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, left, D-Mass., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., debate Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Boston. The two are running for the Democratic nomination to U.S. Senate. (WBZ-TV via AP, Pool)

US Sen. Markey, US Rep. Kennedy clash again in final debate

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy suspends policy changes to postal service

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del. As Democrats gather virtually this week to nominate Joe Biden for the presidency, party leaders and activists across the political spectrum agree on one unifying force: their desire to defeat President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks off the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

McConnell: Kentucky should accept new offer for jobless aid

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pass each other as Harris moves tot the podium. To speak during a campaign event at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden outsources his agenda to the radical left

By Scott Walker

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Nancy Leppink provides an update on the state's response to COVID-19 during a news conference, as Gov. Tim Walz listens Monday, April 20, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. (Scott Takushi/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool)

Senate GOP ousts Walz cabinet member amid pandemic dispute

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks back to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

McConnell remarks on state aid land with thud with governor

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Women vote on the first day of the Senate elections inside a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Egyptians started voting on Tuesday for the Senate, the upper chamber of parliament that was revived as part of constitutional amendments approved in a referendum last year — an election that comes as the country faces an uptick in daily numbers of new coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Egyptians wrap up voting for Senate seats with no power

Associated Press

Alaska Senate president faces Republican primary challenge

Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., points at Democrats as he defends Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)

Lindsey Graham demands FBI director address allegations bureau misled senators about Steele dossier

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Maintaining proper social distancing and while mostly wearing face masks, legislators listen as House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, explains the business of overriding several bill votes by Gov. Tate Reeves, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. In order to lessen the possible impact of COVID-19 on the legislators, most wore masks during their hours at the state building as well as socially distanced themselves in the chamber, in the gallery and in adjacent committee rooms at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi lawmakers leave without Marine Resources budget

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump touts executive orders, proposes tax cuts as Democrats mull next move

By Dave Boyer, David Sherfinski and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham held a hearing Aug. 5 to examine the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (Associated Presss/File)

Lindsey Graham says FBI claim on Christopher Steele source is ‘new crime’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times