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Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart, speaks at a news conference on behalf of 9/11 victims and families, Friday, July 12, 2019, at the Capitol in Washington. The House is expected to approve a bill Friday ensuring that a victims' compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)

House approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to Senate

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

State Sen. John. Coghill, a Fairbanks Republican, speaks during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers are meeting for a second day to consider overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget vetoes, but still don't have the needed 45 votes as about a third of lawmakers continue to meet in Wasilla instead of Juneau. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP)

Alaska lawmakers again fail to override governor vetoes

By DAN JOLING - Associated Press

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, walk to a vote on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: US Rep. Mark Green won’t pursue Senate seat

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., rides the escalator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, as he heads to a briefing on election security. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump officials warn of ‘active threats’ to US elections

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Editorials from around Oregon

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In this Jan. 10, 2015, file photo, then-Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith speaks in St. Paul, Minn. Tina Smith, who was appointed to replace Al Franken following his resignation over accusations of sexual misconduct was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2018. (Aaron Lavinsky /Star Tribune via AP, File) **FILE**

Tina Smith, Minn. Democrat: McConnell’s Senate leadership ‘has been a big fat waste’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Amy McGrath, a Kentucky Democratic candidate for Congress, speaks to supporters during the 26th Annual Wendell Ford Dinner, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. The former fighter pilot said that her military service would help her &quot;cut through&quot; the political discord dividing Washington if she's elected to Congress. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) ** FILE **

Amy McGrath, retired fighter pilot, announces challenge to Mitch McConnell in 2020

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announces his run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell doubts Roy Moore will be party’s pick in Alabama

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump smiles as he is applauded as he arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Daniel Bress, Trump 9th Circuit Court nominee, confirmed over Democrats’ objections

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to questions in the spin room after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Over Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein objections, Daniel Bress approved to 9th Circuit Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper waits for the arrival of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

New Pentagon leadership to be in hands of Senate soon

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Gov. Ralph Northam walks away from the lectern after speaking at a rally against gun violence held on the Virginia State Capitol grounds, in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Virginia legislators adjourn without gun vote

By Alan Suderman and Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

In this July 25, 2012, file photo, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, speaks during a water project protest at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

House Democrats face tricky path to pass big defense bill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach addresses the crowd as he announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate Monday, July 8, 2019, in Leavenworth, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kris Kobach to run for Senate in Kansas

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Top Virginia Republican proposes gun-control measure

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 3, 2019, Oregon Sen. Brian Boquist poses outside his office in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., after an interview with The Associated Press. Boquist once worked in the world's hotspots as a military contractor and soldier and now finds himself under fire, this time from fellow lawmakers and the governor after he threatened state police and the Senate president ahead of a walkout by Republican lawmakers. A Senate special committee on conduct will hold a hearing Monday, July 8, 2019, over Sen. Boquist's behavior. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Brian Boquist, Oregon Republican, must give notice before coming to Capitol, Senate committee rules

By Andrew Selsky - Associated Press

State Sen. Brian Boquist reads a statement on Monday, July 8, 2019, to the Senate special committee on conduct in Salem, Ore. An independent investigator told the Oregon Senate committee Monday that Boquist's threats against state police and the Senate president created an unsafe work environment and suggested he be at least temporarily banned from the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Police staffing increased in presence of Oregon senator

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

Sen. Brian Boquist, right, enters a hearing room at the state capital in Salem, Ore. on Monday, July 8, 2019. A special committee of the Oregon state Senate is holding a hearing over the lawmaker's comments he made during a Republican revolt over climate legislation.(AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

The Latest: Steps taken amid Oregon lawmakers’ threats

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Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William Moran describes the function of the USS Thomas Hudner prior to its commissioning ceremony Saturday Dec. 1, 2018, in Boston. The Maine-built Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is named in honor of Thomas Hudner, a Fall River native and longtime Concord resident who was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman for crash-landing his plane to try to save the life of Ensign Jesse Brown during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. (Paul Connors/The Boston Herald via AP)

William Moran to retire, was to be Navy top officer

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

In this June 20, 2019 photo, the Capitol is seen from the roof of the Canadian Embassy in Washington. Health care is on the agenda for Congress when lawmakers return, and it’s not another battle over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Instead of dealing with the uninsured, lawmakers are trying to bring down costs for people who already have coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press