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Georgia state Sen. Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, speaks from the well on the floor of the Georgia Senate in Atlanta, Feb. 4, 2020. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, Gooch supported a rule change that argues lawmakers should be immune from testifying about interactions with people outside the Georgia General Assembly after some lawmakers were forced to testify in 2022 in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump illegally interfered in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia lawmakers push back on testifying in Trump probe

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

FILE - Legislative Black Caucus Chairman, Sen. Angela Turner Ford, D-West Point, discusses specific concerns the group has regarding use of $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus stimulus money during a press briefing at the statehouse on May 1, 2020, in Jackson, Miss. Ford on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, said that the Black Caucus agenda includes a push to ease the restoration of voting rights for former inmates, expand Medicaid, provide oversight for welfare spending and ensure that all parts of the state have access to high-speed internet and safe drinking water. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Black Caucus pushes to revive initiatives, expand Medicaid

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Illustration on Congressional spending and the debt by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

No nation, including the United States, is exempt from the laws of prudent finance

By David M. Walker

Greater Idaho seeks to relocate 15 eastern Oregon counties to Idaho. Eleven of the 15 counties had approved ballot measures in support of exploring or enacting the proposal as of Jan. 11, 2023. Image courtesy Greater Idaho.

Orr-a-gone? Greater Idaho looks to state legislatures to take up drive to add rural Oregon to Idaho

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks to supporters after he defeated GOP challenger Darren Bailey on Nov. 8, 2022, in Chicago. On Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, a day after Illinois House Democrats approved pay raises for top government officials in late-night budget legislation — include a 16% hike for them — Pritzker told reporters that he only asked lawmakers to approve increase for his departments heads in order to attract top talent. He said the Legislature is a co-equal branch of government and he is focused on the executive branch. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Illinois bans semiautomatic weapons, critics vow court test

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at The Neighborhood Lot on July 29, 2022, in McDonough, Ga. Having vanquished both a Donald Trump-backed Republican challenger and Democratic star Stacey Abrams to win reelection, Kemp is looking to expand his influence in his second term, free from the caricature of the gun-toting, pickup-driving, migrant-catching country boy that emerged during his first campaign for governor. (AP Photo/Megan Varner, File)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump

By Jeff Amy and Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Newly-elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a contentious battle to lead the GOP majority in the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

McCarthy’s spending cuts, debt-limit pledge non-starters in Senate

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Gary Peters addresses the crowd during inauguration ceremonies, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Peters tapped again as Democrats’ 2024 campaign chief after slimly expanding Senate majority

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Democratic Senate hopeful Lucas Kunce speaks to the press after conceding at a primary election watch party Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Two years after Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. now-famous raised-fist salute to rioters at the Capitol, Kunce, announced Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 that he'll try to unseat Hawley in 2024.(AP Reed/Hoffmann, File)

On Capitol attack anniversary, challenge of Hawley announced

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Jan. 1, 2023. Stabenow announced on Jan. 5, she will not run for reelection in 2024. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Democratic Sen. Stabenow of Michigan won’t run again in 2024

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Jan. 1, 2023. Stabenow announced on Jan. 5, she will not run for reelection in 2024. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow won’t seek reelection, adding wrinkle to Dems’ tough 2024 map

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., arrives as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a spending bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Stop caving’: Rick Scott takes conflict with Mitch McConnell to GOP grassroots with TV ad

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to his office as he talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

McConnell breaks record to become longest-serving Senate leader

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accompanied by his wife Iris Weinshall walk outside the chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Schumer promises bipartisanship, hopes next House speaker works with Dems

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., right, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., center, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speak during a news conference on spending, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP senators blast Republican leadership over massive spending bill

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press, File Photo)

Senate reaches deal to pass $1.7 trillion budget amid showdown over border policy

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Shutdown looms amid fight to save border policy in spending bill

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the top Republican, speaks with reporters before going to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday morning, Dec. 22, 2022. Lawmakers are rushing to complete passage of a spending bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservatives balk as Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this May 18, 2021, file photo, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Democrats dismiss GOP worries on tech, censorship

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Fiscal (Debt) Responsibility in Congress Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Congress must respect taxpayers with fiscal responsibility

By David N. Bossie