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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas is absent from the court on Monday with no explanation. The 75-year-old Thomas also is not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be there in person. Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas’ absence, saying that his colleague would still participate in the day’s cases, based on the briefs and the transcripts of the arguments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democratic senators call on Justice Dept. to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)

Sen. Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove bribery case

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

Then-Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, left, gestures to a student in the new Army prep course at Fort Jackson, S.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, as McConville visited to see the new course, an effort to better prepare recruits for the demands of basic training. The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals in 2024, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

House leads the charge to boost pay, housing, quality of life for armed service members

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A runner grabs a bottle of water at the athlete's village prior to the start of the 116th running of the Boston Marathon, in Hopkinton, Mass., Monday, April 16, 2012. On Thursday, June 20, 2024, the state Senate in Massachusetts passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics, including barring the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Senate in Massachusetts passes bill to reduce use of plastics including bags, straws

By Michael Casey - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a June 13, 2023, hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Debate over $25 billion boost in defense spending complicates government funding negotiations

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks off the stage after speaking at a campaign event Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Racine, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

GOP senators in a bind as they root for their colleagues in contention as Trump’s running mate

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., smiles while speaking during an event at AFSCME Council 13 offices, March 14, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. Abortion rights, suddenly a potent political force in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to leave such matters to the states, have found an unlikely champion in swing-state Pennsylvania. Casey, who will appear on the November ballot beneath President Joe Biden as they both seek reelection, has begun doing something he's never done before: attacking an opponent over abortion rights. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Disbar Senator Sheldon Whitehouse illustration by Alexander Hunter/ The Washington Times

Supreme Court should disbar senator from Rhode Island

By Mike Davis

With protesters in the audience, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun arrives to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations to answer to lawmakers about troubles at the aircraft manufacturer since a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims while defending company’s safety record

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks onstage before speaking at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the U.S. State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Twenty-five years of bipartisan support for international religious freedom

By Rabbi Abraham Cooper and the Rev. Frederick A. Davie

Then- President Donald Trump, left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., greet each other during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 4, 2019. McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House. But that's potentially about to change. McConnell's political team and Trump's campaign have been in talks over a possible endorsement and a strategy to unite Republicans on the party's ticket for the November election. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Mitch McConnell cements truce with Trump, promises to attend Republican National Convention

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. After the 2020 election, many Republican senators distanced themselves from Donald Trump. Many were certain his political future was over. But it wasn't. The former president is now the party's presumptive nominee to challenge President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Many Senate Republicans were done with Donald Trump, but now they want him back in the White House

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The California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus announces legislation at a press conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to ban school districts from forcing schools to notify parents if their child requests to change their gender identification in Sacramento, Calif. The California Senate has approved a bill, Thursday, June 13, that would ban school districts from forcing teachers to notify parents if their child asks to go by a new pronoun at school. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

State of California approves ban on schools notifying parents of their child’s pronoun change

By Sophie Austin - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures before he speaks at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump flaunts GOP unity after meeting with Republican senators

By Lindsey McPherson and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Lab staff prepare small petri dishes, each holding several 1-7 day old embryos, for cells to be extracted from each embryo to test for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ IVF bill as ‘fearmongering’ over reproductive rights

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Potential candidates to become members of Thailand's next Senate arrive at the Phaya Thai district office in Bangkok on Monday, May 20, 2024. Thailand on Monday officially kicked off the task of selecting a new set of Senators, a process that has become part of the ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand’s new Senate

By Jintamas Saksornchai - Associated Press

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks before President Joe Biden, Jan. 25, 2024, in Superior, Wis. Several Democrats running for the Senate this year say they support overriding the filibuster, which requires a 60-vote supermajority to pass legislation, to protect reproductive rights if their party retains control of the chamber. Baldwin has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign — and she's willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control of the chamber. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

By Christine Fernando - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2024. A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing debt challenges. Johnson lauded the idea of establishing such a commission on his first day in office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Speaker Johnson pushes Biden, Schumer to arm Israel

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan greets supporters during a primary night election party Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Annapolis, Md., after he won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin's retirement. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Can Larry Hogan revive his GOP magic versus Democrat Angela Alsobrooks in deep-blue Maryland?

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to supporters during a primary night election party Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Annapolis, Md., after he won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin's retirement. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Maryland Senate seat hinges on fight to define Hogan

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times