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The Latest: Evers says Republicans are not “bastards”

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In a Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., front, and Attorney General William Barr arrive before President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House about his judicial appointments, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

McConnell says Democrats’ impeachment priorities harming American position on world stage

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

The leader of Poland's ruling right-wing Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, center, swears in as a member of the parliament during a gala inauguration of a new four-year term of the national parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.(AP Photo)

Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

This Sept. 25, 2018, photo shows Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii is writing memoir, due in 2021

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The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump come at the very time that Capitol Hill usually tends to its mound of unfinished business. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

In a Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., front, and Attorney General William Barr arrive before President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House about his judicial appointments, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Charles Booker sets sights on toppling Mitch McConnell

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., shake hands after pressing the power button for a bio-acoustic fish fence at the Barkley Lock and Dam where the Cumberland River meets Lake Barkley Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Grand Rivers, Ky. The noise-making, bubbling barrier has been installed in the lock to deter the spread of destructive Asian carp . (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

‘Fish fence’ being tested in Kentucky to stop Asian carp

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Georgia to meet with supporters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump says Jeff Sessions has ‘tough competition’ for Senate seat

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

GOP daughter of key Democrat to run for New Mexico Senate

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Kamala Harris: I will be in Washington if there’s an impeachment trial

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is followed by reporters as they walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate panel advances judicial nominee on party-line vote

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks in the East Room of the White House during an event about Trump's judicial appointments, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Mitch McConnell: Confirming judges should not be seen as partisan accomplishment

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Budget impasse remains due to dispute over shifting funds

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

The Latest: Evers faults Republicans for punting on guns

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Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and current Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann speaks to reporters about the importance of voting in this statewide election, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Jackson, Miss. Voters are having their say in Mississippi's most hotly contested governor's race since 2003 on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. They are also selecting six other statewide officials and deciding a host of legislative and local offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

GOP control expands in Mississippi Senate, steady in House

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. A complaint by Wagle has launched an investigation into whether a commission that screens candidates for the state Supreme Court violated the state's opening meeting law in picking three finalists for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's first appointment to the high court. The complaint is likely to intensify a GOP effort to revamp the selection process following a decision protecting abortion rights. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

GOP complaint spurs probe of Kansas court selection process

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

A mobile billboard urges voters to cast ballots for Democrats outside Centreville High School in Clifton, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

The Latest: GOP holds on to Richmond-area Senate seat

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Voters cast their choices in their individual kiosks at this Ridgeland, Miss., precinct Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Registered voters are having their say in Mississippi's most hotly contested governor's race since 2003 and are also selecting six other statewide officials and deciding a host of legislative and local offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: GOP on track to keep legislative supermajorities

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, Rep. Josiah Magnuson speaks in favor of a bill banning abortion after a heartbeat is detected, in Columbia, S.C. A group of South Carolina senators are expected to take another step toward banning almost all abortions in the state. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee is expected to pass a “heartbeat abortion” bill Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

The Latest: SC early abortion ban headed for 2020 fight

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