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House lawmakers cast votes during a session to take up bills vetoed by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at the Statehouse in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

Legislature fails to override most Sununu vetoes

By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press

In this April 28, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, watches as Corey Lewandowski, right, his former campaign manager for the Trump's presidential campaign, speaks during a campaign rally in Washington Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) **FILE**

Corey Lewandowski gambles on Trump ties to excite GOP for potential Senate bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks at a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mitch McConnell: We’re in a ‘holding pattern’ on gun legislation

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Kara Weiland addresses reporters in the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday Sept, 17, 2019, about the need for a bill that would require local governments to cover health insurance premiums for slain police officers' survivors. Nengmy Vang killed Weiland's husband, Everest Metro Police Detective Jason Weiland, during a 2017 shooting spree in the Wausau, Wis., area. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)

Widows press Wisconsin lawmakers to OK police insurance bill

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

North Carolina legislative remap complete; court review next

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Morrissey talks policy, says ‘no scores to settle’ in Senate

By JIMMY O'KEEFE and Capital News Service - Associated Press

In this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump's then Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just 1 in 4 people think Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest during his pivotal testimony last month to the Senate Judiciary Committee. That’s according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Brett Kavanaugh impeachment calls ‘smoke’ to fire up Democrats’ base, court watchers say

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Despite critiques, NC legislature on pace to remap on time

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

The Latest: North Carolina Senate approves replacement map

Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh watches as President Donald Trump arrives to give his State of the Union address. On Oct. 24, 2019, the U.S. Senate confirmed Justin Walker, a former clerk to Kavanaugh, to be a District Court judge for the Western District of Kentucky (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, then Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File, Pool)

New York Times’ Brett Kavanaugh allegations rejected by Senate investigators

By Alex Swoyer and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, speaks to delegates during the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Warren promises state Democrats she’ll focus on the issues

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

In this photo provided by state Senator Steven Glazer, red dots are splattered on papers on Glazer's Senate desk, after a woman threw a container with red liquid from the public gallery of the Senate chambers during a legislative session, in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The woman was taken into custody and the Senate chambers was cleared as an investigation was conducted. (Senator Steven Glazer via AP)

The Latest: Suspected Senate liquid attacker out on bail

Associated Press

A California Highway Patrol Officer photographs a desk on the Senate floor after a red liquid was thrown from the Senate Gallery during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The Senate was cleared as an investigation is taking place. Authorities took a person into custody.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Woman arrested after throwing liquid on California Senate

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Wisconsin Senate committee plans hearing on body camera bill

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Senate confirms top public defender to federal bench

Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)

House votes to bar Arctic drilling; Senate action unlikely

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

3rd Democrat bows out after Hickenlooper Senate race entry

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 7, 2013 file photo shows the floating drill rig Kulluk in Kodiak Island, Alaska's Kiliuda Bay as salvage teams conduct an in-depth assessment of its seaworthiness. The House has approved legislation that would permanently bar drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling off Florida’s west coast (James Brooks/Kodiak Daily Mirror via AP, File)/

House approves oil drilling ban off Atlantic, Pacific coasts

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press