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Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Jim DeMint, ex-Senate firebrand, ponders why God allows evil in ‘Satan’s Dare’

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Quarterback Drew Brees (9) leads the New Orleans Saints in standing for the singing of the national anthem before Thursday's preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. President Trump went on the attack after several players across the NFL knelt or raised fists during the anthem. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Louisiana Senate approves bill requiring national anthem at sporting events

Associated Press

GOP senators, from left, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talk to reporters as the Senate tries to finish to its work going into the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. Republican leaders are insisting they will block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP blocks Jan. 6 commission

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the chamber as the Senate tries to finish to its work going into the Memorial Day recess with Republican leaders insisting they will block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. Lawmakers are also set to approve a big innovation bill aimed at making the U.S. more competitive with China and other countries. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate punts vote on massive spending for research and development after Republican opposition

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, on the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP Sen. Pat Toomey demands Twitter resurrect two Biden nominees’ deleted posts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is surrounded by reporters as senators rush to the chamber for votes ahead of the approaching Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Lawmakers still face standoffs on an infrastructure bill, police reform, voting rights, and a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Joe Manchin: ‘No excuse’ for Republicans to oppose Jan. 6 panel

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, photo. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) ** FILE* *

GOP rolls dice that Donald Trump helps score wins in midterms

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2021, photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a GOP lunch at the Capitol in Washington. Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block legislation establishing a commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. A vote is expected Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell urges Senate Republicans to vote against Jan. 6 commission

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, heads into a Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2020. On May 21, Mr. Risch and fellow Republicans on his committee voted to recommend the Senate confirm Michael Pack to head up the U.S. Agency for Global Media. No Democrat on the panel voted in favor of the nomination. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hill fight stymies drive to monitor Chinese money in U.S. universities

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 25, 2019, photo, Giffords Law Center Senior Policy Adviser David Chipman speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration had nominated Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

David Chipman, Biden nominee for ATF director, supports AR-15 rifle ban

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center; Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, back rear; and Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., center right, stand for a photo during a meeting with Floyd family and congressional members, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

Anniversary of George Floyd’s murder amplifies calls for new racial justice laws

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Senate OKs ‘radical’ Kristen Clarke to lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony to present the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

White House: Joe Biden directed ‘every single detail’ of latest infrastructure offer

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP) ** FILE **

Dems prod Joe Biden to nix bipartisan infrastructure deal for ‘big, bold’ spending spree

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, people shelter in the House chamber as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

House narrowly approves $1.9B to fortify U.S. Capitol after riot

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

In this file photo, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the signing ceremony for legislation intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer accuses GOP of shifting ‘goalposts’ on Jan 6. panel

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hybrid hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The hearing is examining Emergent BioSolutions, a Maryland biotech firm whose Baltimore plant ruined millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) **FILE**

Jim Jordan blasts Jan. 6 commission as a get-Trump panel: ‘Impeachment 3.0’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. The audit, ordered by the Arizona Senate, has the U.S. Department of Justice saying it is concerned about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool)

Arizona election auditors say they recovered ‘deleted’ data

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. Pelosi is joined by Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., second from left, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., second from right and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Schumer making changes to bill countering China on tech

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times