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Democratic state Sen. Jamescita Peshlakai wears a mask as she tells member how the coronavirus has devastated the Navajo Nation while urging members to approve a move to end the legislative session at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Friday, May 8, 2020. The Senate by a 24-6 vote approved a move to adjourn pending approval by the House. (AP Photo/Bob Christie)

Arizona Senate votes to adjourn; House remains in session

By BOB CHRISTIE and JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Douglas Wigdor is well known for his work on prominent cases related to sexual harassment and assault. (Associated Press file photo)

Douglas Wigdor, Trump donor, represents Tara Reade pro bono

By Alexandra Jaffe - Associated Press

Arizona House balks at Senate plan to adjourn Friday

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

In this photo from Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions about the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Kelly's top Republican critic in the Legislature has launched a new effort to curb the governor's power during emergencies. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

GOP critic moves to curb Kansas governor’s emergency power

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2020 file photo, protesters carry rifles near the steps of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. Guns can't be banned from Michigan's Capitol building unless legislators change the law, says an official who helps oversee the building. John Truscott, vice chairman of the Michigan State Capitol Commission, spoke Wednesday, May 6, 2020, less than a week after some protesters carried rifles. Truscott says the panel doesn't have jurisdiction to prohibit weapons and it's a &quot;legislative function.&quot;(AP Photo/Paul Sancya File)

Guns not banned at Michigan Capitol unless lawmakers act

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee, responds to reporters following a briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and other national security officials on the details of the threat that prompted the U.S. to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate send War Powers Resolution to Trump despite expected veto

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., speaks at a rally for President Donald Trump in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Martha McSally’s political fortunes tied to Donald Trump’s as Senate race in Arizona heats up

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Oklahoma Legislature approves bills for next year’s budget

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pelosi pushes new virus package as McConnell hits ‘pause’

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump invites Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to speak in the East Room of the White House during a ceremony where Trump spoke about his judicial appointments in Washington. Trump is nominating Justin Walker, a 37-year-old judge and former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, to a seat on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Walker of Kentucky is one of the youngest federal judges in the country. He has deep ties to McConnell. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Judge asks for probe into whether Mitch McConnell had role in court vacancy

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

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Justin Walker ruling on On Fire Christian Center v. Greg Fischer expected to be issue in nomination

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

The U.S. Senate returned Monday after a more than five-week hiatus because of the coronavirus crisis. Partisan squabbling began right from the start. (Associated Press)

Senate reconvenes under historic lockdown rules

By Ryan Lovelace and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is set to resume Monday, May 4. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Senate reopens despite risks as House preps more virus aid

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this April 21, 2020, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

McConnell defends reconvening Senate: ‘The deadly coronavirus does not take days off’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Robert Feitel confirmed as Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector general

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sunday, April 26, 2015 file photo shows Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of the outgoing leader of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, in Astana, Kazakhstan. The daughter of Kazakhstan's former president, once viewed as his heir-apparent, has been dismissed from her post as speaker of the country's senate. Dariga Nazarbayeva was removed Saturday, May 2, 2020 by an order from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; she also lost her seat in the senate. (AP Photo/Stanislav Filippov, File)

Kazakhstan’s president names his aide senate speaker

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Screen grab taken from video issued by Britain's Oxford University, showing a person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, untaken by Oxford University in England, Thursday April 23, 2020. Two volunteers have received the first vaccine trial against the COVID-19 Coronavirus on Thursday. (Oxford University Pool via AP)

Coronavirus vaccine in 2020 ‘pretty good’ Oxford University professor says

By Ryan Lovelace, David Sherfinski and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore talks with House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, right, while finalizing versions of a bill allocating $3.5 billion in new federal money for COVID-19 relief, on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in the North Carolina General Assembly building in Raleigh, N.C. (Casey Toth/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

N. Carolina COVID-19 package gets final General Assembly OK

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is set to resume Monday, May 4. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Back in session: Senate risks a return but House stays away

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Kazakhstan removes ex-president’s daughter as senate speaker

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