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President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden puts GOP on notice in long-delayed press conference

By Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

WA Senate Democrats’ budget includes state capital gains tax

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Former Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks against new proposed voting restrictions at the Texas Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado)

Health concerns block some Texans from testifying on voting

By ACACIA CORONADO - Associated Press

Michigan House passes bill to improve rural internet access

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS - Associated Press

FILE - This image provided by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History shows the proposed design for the South Carolina state flag recommended by a Senate committee on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The committee went for symmetry over a more natural look as it made a recommendation Wednesday to standardize the state's iconic palmetto tree and crescent flag. (South Carolina Department of Archives and History via AP)

Group of S. Carolina senators make reluctant state flag pick

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

"This legislation is not ready for prime time. It is an invitation to chaos," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about the bill. (Associated Press)

Senate Republicans give cool reception to Democrats’ election overhaul legislation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Death penalty debate reemerges in Nevada after past stalls

By SAM METZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives an update on COVID-19 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Multiple Ohio local health departments are sounding the alarm about legislation restricting their ability to respond to emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic. The agency heads laid out their concerns in letters to DeWine on Tuesday, March 24, 2021, documenting how the bill would slow down or block local officials from ordering businesses to close or requiring residents to quarantine or isolate without a medical diagnosis. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

GOP lawmakers give DeWine first override over health bill

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

Amended transgender sports bill applies only to K-12 teams

Associated Press

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., left, speaks with the media in the Capitol on the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Tammy Duckworth to vote against ‘non-diversity’ Biden nominees

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Georgia State Sen. Mike Dugan (R-Carrollton) presents Senate Bill 241, which changes Georgia's voting laws, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

GOP-led Georgia Senate panel approves ID for mail voting

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

$FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, presents an amendment to HB 80 in the Senate Chambers during the Georgia legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta. The Senate voted 54-0 on Tuesday, March 23, to pass House Bill 81, which calls for Georgia to spend $27.3 billion in the year starting July 1. That puts back a fraction of the $2.2 billion that lawmakers cut last year when they feared a big drop in tax revenue. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)$

Georgia budget nears final action as Senate backs plan 54-0

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking member, left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, confer as their panel examines constitutional and common sense steps to reduce gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says ‘we have to act’

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

House Homeland Security Committee member U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Tex., questions witnesses (unseen) on the effects of a Aug. 7, 2019 ICE raid in Mississippi which resulted in nearly 700 workers being arrested at seven chicken processing plants, during a field hearing at Tougaloo College, in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Democrats raise red flags over Joe Biden COVID-19 relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)

Schumer recommits to bringing gun universal background checks for a vote after Colorado shooting

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking member, left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, confer as their panel examines constitutional and common sense steps to reduce gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans dismiss Democrats’ demand for military-style rifle ban after latest shootings

By Jeff Mordock, Jeff Murdock and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, pauses for reporters as senators head to the chamber for a procedural vote on the nomination of Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mazie Hirono to vote against ‘non-diversity’ Biden nominees

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"This is the worst possible time to be tying our hands behind our backs," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, the GOP's leader, who pointed to the advance of Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria. "The threat from ISIL is real. It's different from what we've faced before. And if we're going to overcome it — if our aim is to degrade and destroy ISIL, as the president has said — then that's going to require smart policies and firm determination." (Associated Press)

McConnell slams Dems for engaging in ‘coordinated campaign’ to smear Senate filibuster as ‘racist’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WVa., speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., as she testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be Secretary of Energy, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Republicans shouldn’t depend on Joe Manchin for support on filibuster

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Gun safety and suicide prevention brochures are on display next to guns for sale at a local retail gun store in Montrose, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) ** FILE **

Marksman who is Asian American says gun control laws are racist, puts Asians at risk

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times