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Sen. John Kennedy (R-18, Macon) introduces SB 1 EX in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. The hearing was a step toward votes on new political maps for the state House, state Senate and Congress during a once-a-decade redistricting session of the General Assembly. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia Senate GOP passes map to retain Republican majority

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2019, photo, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook apps are displayed on an iPhone in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

Cotton, Klobuchar propose antitrust bill to block tech mergers, acquisitions

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Mark Kelly, Arizona Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, removes his mask as he prepares to speak at an election night event Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) **FILE**

Democrats’ odds of holding Senate in 2022 slip after Tuesday’s losses

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

U.S. Ambassador to Japan nominee Rahm Emanuel speaks during a hearing to examine his nomination before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Two Senate Dems oppose Biden’s nomination of Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Then-Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe gestures as he speaks at an election night party in McLean, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Dems lament, cast blame after bruising election losses

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, heads to a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington. An Alaska man faces federal charges after authorities allege he threatened to hire an assassin to kill Murkowski, according to court documents unsealed Wed., Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite,File)

‘Stop the show votes’: Murkowski scolds Democrats for not seeking compromise for new election laws

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Washington from a European trip. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats point fingers while Biden credits Trump for party’s election setbacks

By Dave Boyer, Tom Howell Jr. and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Mitch McConnell: Mets, Yankees may have to leave New York City

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

A caravan of migrants, most from central America, head north as they depart from Tapachula, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Immigration activists say they will lead migrants out of the southern Mexico city of Tapachula Saturday at the start of a march they hope will bring them to Mexico City to press their case for better treatment. (AP Photo/ Edgar H. Clemente) **FILE**

Immigration activists blast Democrats over shrinking immigration plans

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Schumer announces latest offer in Medicare prescription drug pricing debate

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about the "Global Methane Pledge" at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden flips 2nd Circuit to majority Democratic with confirmation of lesbian judge

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a Republican strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell echoes GOP fury over Biden’s reported plan to pay families separated at the border

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., presides over a markup hearing to craft the Democrats' Build Back Better Act, massive legislation that is a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Even some Democrats holding their nose at the party’s new plan for ‘billionaire’s tax’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP, File)

Democrats feel crunch to pass Biden’s spending bill ahead of climate summit, funding deadline

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., calls on a reporter as he speaks after a Democratic policy luncheon, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate GOP again blocks Democrats’ election bill

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘Got to happen’: Democrats redouble efforts to secure a deal on spending bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Biden is traveling to his hometown of Scranton, Pa., to talk about infrastructure and his domestic agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Unconscionable’: Biden rips GOP bid to block Democratic voting bill

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this May 24, 2018, file photo, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is interviewed on the "Fox & Friends" television program, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Gingrich tells GOP to seize ‘Margaret Thatcher opportunity’ to take back Congress

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

In this June 22, 2021, file photo, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., leaves a closed-door bipartisan infrastructure meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Biden, Sinema to meet as pressure mounts over fate of $3.5T spending bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks to reporters amid continuing talks around the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) ** FILE **

Sen. Bill Cassidy backs cognitive tests for older lawmakers, presidents, Supreme Court

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times