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Census, illegal aliens and counting U.S. citizens for legislative representation illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Senate must pass Equal Representation Act now

By Bill Pascoe

West Virginia gubernatorial candidates, from left, Mac Warner, Chris Miller, moderator and MetroNews Radio host Hoppy Kercheval, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, speaking, and Moore Capito participate in a GOP debate held at The Resort at Glade Springs, Feb. 6, 2024, in Daniels, W.Va. When West Virginia Republicans vote in the primary on Tuesday, May 14, they will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. (Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald via AP, File)

Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 election

By Leah Willingham and John Raby - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., as they walk to the Senate floor, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Senate passes FAA bill after battle over new flights out of Washington’s Reagan National Airport

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Madison, Wis. businessman and Republican Senate candidate, Eric Hovde speaks April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money. But it also risks elevating untested candidates who might not be prepared for the scrutiny often associated with fiercely contested Senate campaigns. Hovde may have to dip into the $8 million he loaned his campaign to combat questions about the depth of his ties to Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

Money isn’t enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate

By Thomas Beaumont and Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Migrants who crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. wait next to the U.S. border wall where U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

GOP Senate candidate announces ‘Deport Them All’ border initiative

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks outside a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens at a primary election night party in Columbia, S.C., Feb. 24, 2024. The long and occasionally quixotic relationship between Trump and Graham has turned negative once more after the South Carolina senator criticized Trump's refusal to support a federal abortion ban. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Graham reveals potential phone hack involving someone impersonating Schumer

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., speaks during a media availability on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington. A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings. The effort by Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Sen. Angus King of Maine comes as Congress shows no signs of reinstating the landmark 1994 assault weapons ban from the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Ethics watchdog calls for investigation into Sen. Heinrich over campaign solicitations

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., praises support for Ukraine as the Senate is on track to pass $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell says his main goal is securing a Republican majority in the Senate

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., arrives to speak before former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Republicans pivot on abortion in key Senate races to align with Trump

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes $95 billion aid bill after delay, Biden poised to sign

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of then Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Senate vote gathers up $95 billion to ship to war zones around the world

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Emmie Wolf-Dubin, center, yells during a protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press

Activists supporting Ukraine demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington on April 20, 2024. The Senate is returning to Washington to vote on $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine and Israel. They are taking the final steps in Congress to send the legislation to President Joe Biden's desk after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to the Senate for final approval after months of delay

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

This photo combo shows. Republican David McCormick, left, addressing supporters at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Sept. 21, 2023 and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaking during an event at AFSCME Council 13 offices, March 14, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa.. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, Marc Levy, file)

Bob Casey, David McCormick to face off in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander of Ukraine's Ground Forces Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrski, right, look at a map during their visit to the front line city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Nov. 30, 2023. Ukraine’s commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrski, said Russia’s top military leadership ordered its soldiers to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by May 9, Russia’s Victory Day, a holiday that marks the defeat of Nazi Germany. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Biden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy says

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after the House voted to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate

By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks with reporters about the border security talks, outside the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Republican Senate candidates in battleground races are armed with fresh ammunition against incumbent Democrats, vowing not to let voters forget who kept Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Vulnerable Senate Democrats look to put Mayorkas trial behind them amid GOP attacks

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this image from video from Senate Television, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)

Democrats shatter precedent with fast-track dismissal of Mayorkas impeachment

By Ramsey Touchberry and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus gather at a news conference to denounce the spending package being voted on for the current budget year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Old fights resurface while lawmakers await foreign aid plan from Speaker Johnson

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times