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The Pennsylvania Capitol is seen, Feb. 21, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. Democrats who control the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 14, advanced an estimated $1.8 billion boost to the pensions of Pennsylvania state government and public school retirees, with supporters saying they have been hard hit by inflation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Pennsylvania’s Senate approves millions for universities and schools, but rejects House priorities

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

American Family Field in Milwaukee is shown Sept. 15, 2023. The Wisconsin state Senate is poised to approve a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars of public funds to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their stadium over the next three decades. The Senate is expected to vote on the proposal during a floor session set to begin Tuesday morning, Nov. 14. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin state Senate approves downsized Milwaukee Brewers stadium repair bill

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks during a mark up business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP senators pan Biden judicial nominee who said heterosexual relationships ‘infused with violence’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ,Jan. 19, 2023. Manchin announced he won't seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to gain a seat in the heavily GOP state.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Boarding up a Manchin on the Hill

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

This image from House Television video shows House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., announcing Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, the vote total as the House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war. (House Television via AP)

Speaker Johnson lands on two-step stopgap bill ahead of deadline to fund government

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

House of Delegates Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, gestures as he delivers remarks during a special session of the Virginia General Assembly Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Virginia's state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber's incoming majority on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 chose Scott to serve in the post. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the health of the electrical power grid, at the Capitol in Washington, June 1, 2023. Manchin announced he won't seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Manchin decision hurts Democrats’ Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a mark up business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Dems put brakes on subpoenas in Supreme Court ethics probe when GOP wants same for liberals

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A woman walks past voting signs toward the polling place at Alexandria City Hall, in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Handful of Virginia races that will determine Democratic edge in both chambers remain uncalled

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

"NO Issue 1" cookies are displayed on the snack table during a watch party for opponents of Issue 1 at the Center for Christian Virtue in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Republicans burned by abortion restrictions at ballot box, can’t shake ‘ban’ rhetoric from Dems

By Susan Ferrechio and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., questions Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on her nomination for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, Sept. 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

GOP senators are meeting with Sen. Tuberville to urge him to drop blockade on military nominations

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking - Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a press conference with House Republicans and families of hostages being held in Gaza at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Families of Jewish hostages in Gaza help Speaker Johnson press Senate to pass Israel aid bill

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - Wisconsin Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos is flanked by State Rep. Robert Brooks, left, and State Senator Dan Feyen at a news conference, Sept. 18, 2023, at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate proposed tweaks Tuesday, Nov. 7, to their plan to help fund repairs to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium that would scale back the state's contribution by about $35 million and impose a surcharge on tickets to non-baseball events. The Legislature's finance committee was set to vote on the changes Wednesday. Approval could set up a floor vote in the Senate as early as next week. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, file)

Wisconsin GOP proposes ticket fee, smaller state contribution to Brewers stadium repair plan

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (File, AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Man with gun arrested near Senate office buildings, police say no ongoing threat

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on her nomination for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, Sept. 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senate confirms top leaders for Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, leads a hearing about the rise in threats toward elected leaders and election workers, at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 3, 2022. Democrats recently celebrated the 100th judicial confirmation of Joe Biden's presidency and are clamoring for more. To make it happen, some are flirting with ending a century-long Senate practice that a "blue slip" from a senator could make or break a nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Democrats to subpoena conservatives linked to Supreme Court justices

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., walks to the senate side for lunch with Senate GOP members at the Capitol Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mike Johnson tells GOP senators he backs Ukraine aid, but only with southern border security funds

By Ramsey Touchberry and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden about artificial intelligence legislation at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate presses to break parliamentary standoff over Pentagon confirmations

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about support for Israel following a closed-door caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As vacancies grow, Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lolita Baldor - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters about support for Israel following a closed-door caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans accuse McConnell of undermining Speaker Johnson on Israel war aid

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times