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FILE - In this May 15, 2019 file photo, from left, Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Speaker of the Oklahoma House Charles McCall, right, hold a joint news conference in Oklahoma City. After a decade of opposition, Oklahoma's Republican leaders signaled a willingness to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income adults. But Oklahoma voters will have the final say on exactly what that expansion looks like. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

More executive power on wish list for Oklahoma governor

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign event Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 in Anamosa, Iowa (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Pete Buttigieg questions ‘legitimacy’ of Trump acquittal in Senate impeachment trial

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Oklahoma governor, GOP leaders embrace Medicaid expansion

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press

NJ takes up ban on plastic, paper bags after bill stalled

By MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press

Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor joining President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alan Dershowitz: Donald Trump should be not considered impeached if acquitted by Senate

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Capitol Watch: NY looks at mental health, higher ed budgets

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., arrives for a re-enactment of her swearing-in, Monday Jan. 6, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Crowded Senate battle in Georgia likely won’t end until 2021

By RUSS BYNUM and BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop at a Quality Inn, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Fort Madison, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden on GOP attacks: ‘It’s nice to be loved by so many people’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Michigan and Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says his acquittal will likely include some Democrats

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Amy McGrath speaks to supporters in Richmond, Ky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

Amy McGrath, Mitch McConnell’s Democratic rival, endorses Joe Biden for 2020

Associated Press

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., lower right, talks with other GOP senators as the Senate is in a quorum call in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Senate rejects impeachment witnesses, clearing path to acquit Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., answers a question during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Jerry Nadler steals Adam Schiff closing in impeachment trial

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Missouri Senate backs limits on tax breaks in floodplains

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

In this May 23, 2019 photo, the U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

200 liberal lawyers plan protest of Senate Republicans’ actions on impeachment outside Supreme Court

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Virginia Del. Patrick Hope, D-Arlington, listens to a floor speech during the House session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Hope had called for the impeachment of Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax over sexual assault allegations. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia House of Delegates passes 7 gun-control measures

By Alan Suderman - Associated Press

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Impeachment math: Will the Senate call witnesses?

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Florida Senate, House $1.4 billion apart on budget proposals

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Joe Biden opposed witnesses in 1999 impeachment memo

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has an obligation to show House Democrats how a trial is done properly. (Associated Press)

John Bolton, Joe Biden, all others should be witnesses in Democrats’ charade

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times