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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., stand together during a meeting with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Before adjourning for the August recess, the two leaders worked to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate to move first on stopgap bill while McCarthy blames Biden for shutdown showdown

By Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Bongs for sale are shown on display Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in a glass case at Mary Mart, a marijuana store in Tacoma, Wash., as armed security guard Austin MacMath stands watch outside. A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Marijuana is banking that protection gains momentum in Senate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan poses for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. While speaking at a judicial conference in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, Justice Kagan publicly declared her support for an ethics code for the court, but said there was no consensus among the justices on how to proceed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Kagan backs code of ethics for Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez speaks at a press conference in oms River, N.J. on Oct. 28, 2019, a before the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. On Sept. 22, 2023, Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted on bribery charges, which he called unfounded. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez speaks at a press conference in oms River, N.J. on Oct. 28, 2019, a before the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. On Sept. 22, 2023, Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted on bribery charges, which he called unfounded. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at U.S. senator’s home

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Republican North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger presides over a debate about the proposed state budget, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, on the Senate floor in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor’s veto to follow

By Gary D. Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

Committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questions during a Senate Judiciary Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate Judiciary chairman calls for Justice Thomas to recuse in key case over executive overreach

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The rainbow Pride flag flutters from the flag pole at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 17, 2019. California's governor has signed a law he says will help military service members who were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" policies to reestablish eligibility for Veterans Affairs benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, many veterans who were discharged because of sexual or gender identities don't know how to access benefits they might be eligible for. The law requires the state to create a grant program to help LGBTQ veterans through the process. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

House Democrats call for removal of anti-LGBTQ provisions from defense bill

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks with reporters on Thursday, June 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Even No. 2 Senate Dem Durbin swats new dress code

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens as he meets with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Congress plays hardball with Zelenskyy, demands accountability and end-game plan before more aid

By Susan Ferrechio, Alex Miller and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Zelenskyy returns to Washington to face growing dissent among GOP to U.S. spending for Ukraine

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Army Lt. Gen. Randy George testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate confirms army, marines chiefs as senator’s objection blocks other military nominations

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., waves to members of the media, Monday, April 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Schumer’s sloppy dress code sparks Senate scorn

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Virginia state Senate candidate Russet Perry, poses for a photo with campaign volunteer Kerry Kidwell and her pet dog "Coty" during a campaign stop in the Cascades area of Sterling, Va., Sept. 16, 2023. Democratic candidate Perry, a prosecutor and former CIA officer, is running for a seat that could decide control of the Virginia state Senate in November. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024

By Sarah Rankin and Sara Burnett - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., left, is greeted by Gen. David Allvin during a Senate Armed Services Committee nominations hearing of Gen. Allvin for reappointment to the grade of General and to be U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Schumer moves to stop Tuberville’s blockade of military nominees

By David R. Sands and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Migrants walks along a rail line hoping to board a freight train heading north, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Senators seek to secure border and end Biden’s arson of America

By Lora Ries

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., briefs reporters following a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on how to agree on a path to funding the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

By Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

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Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Zelenskyy to ask for more Ukraine aid amid congressional budget battle

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Slob’ Fetterman says Republicans are losing their minds over ‘disgraceful’ rule change

By Kerry Picket and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times