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Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks at the Vision '24 conference on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Former Rep. Mike Rogers enters Michigan Senate race as the first prominent Republican

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at rear by Republican Whip John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after a closed-door GOP strategy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. McConnell did not elaborate on his health status in the wake of two public episodes where he froze while talking to the press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell dodges questions on his health in first press conference back in Washington

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits with his attorneys Dan Cogdell, right, and Tony Buzbee, left, during his impeachment trial in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial begins with a former ally who reported him to the FBI

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks with reporters on the House floor of the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Moore talked about a private meeting of House Republicans earlier Tuesday in which he said they spoke about potential state budget provisions to expand gambling in the state. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson).

While North Carolina gambling opponents rally, Republicans weigh whether to embrace more casinos

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

A tassel with 2023 on it rests on a graduation cap as students walk in a procession for Howard University's commencement in Washington, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

More than 4 million student loan borrowers sign up for Biden’s new plan to cut payments

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

FILE - The U.S. Capitol is seen on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, while House Republicans also consider whether to press forward on an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Congress returns to try to prevent a government shutdown while the GOP weighs an impeachment inquiry

By Stephen Groves and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., enters the chamber as he returns to work at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Questions have mounted over the long-serving Republican leader's health since McConnell froze up last week during a press conference in Kentucky, unable to respond to a question. It was the second such episode in a matter of weeks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell speaks on Senate floor following latest freeze-up, briefly acknowledges health scare

By Ramsey Touchberry and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. he Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

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Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, Oct. 7, 2022, at the Supreme Court building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Sen. Whitehouse claims Supreme Court Justice Alito violated ethics, launches complaint

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Senate to take first crack at spending fight to avoid gov’t shutdown as Congress returns from recess

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participates in a debate, March 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Even before the newly elected justice who gave liberals a one-seat majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard a case, Republican lawmakers are talking about taking the unprecedented step of impeaching and removing her from office. And they have the votes to do it. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Why Wisconsin Republicans are talking about impeaching a new state Supreme Court justice

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at the NKY Chamber of Commerce at the Madison Event Center, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Covington, Ky. McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter during the event on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. (Liz Dufour/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

McConnell cleared to work by Senate doctor following second freeze-up

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, arrives at the Collin County Courthouse with his wife, Angela Paxtion, Feb. 16, 2017, in McKinney, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. Among the senators is Paxton's wife, Angela. Trial rules don't allow her to participate or to vote. But her presence, which is mandated by the state Constitution, means she counts toward the total needed to convict her husband. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

What to know about the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

By Jake Bleiberg and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Senate Republican candidate Blake Masters speaks at a rally, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz. Masters lost his race against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

Republican Blake Masters eyes another Senate run in Arizona, would face Kyrsten Sinema

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Debate shines spotlight on GOP abortion divide

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2023. House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. It's a smorgasbord of non-starters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House, signaling the challenges McCarthy will face next month to get a bill passed in the House without alienating a sizeable share of his conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, speaks to media as he announces the victory in Sunday's general election at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on May 15, 2023. Thailand’s Constitutional Court cleared the way Wednesday, Aug. 16, for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister more than three months after national elections by declining to rule on a complaint over the rejection of the winning party's leader, Pita. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn, File)

Reformer out, military back in as Thailand moves to break governing impasse

By Richard S. Ehrlich – Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Republicans getting the youth vote in elections by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why the youth vote matters, and what Republicans can do to capture it

By Scott Walker

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., prepares to hold up explicit images and an airline confirmation made by Hunter Biden during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

MTG weighs possible Senate bid, floats possibility of joining Trump ticket as running mate

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Before adjourning for the August recess, Schumer worked to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer wants Democrats to be more ‘persistent’ in touting ‘Bidenomics,’ Inflation Reduction Act

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times