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FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., finishes speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. McConnell’s blockade of a popular criminal justice reform package has angered top senators. And it’s created an unusual rift with a longtime Republican ally, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sentencing Reform Bill To Get Vote

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressDecember 11, 2018

FILE - In this July 17, 2018 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has blocked legislation to stop an estimated $300 million in arms sales to Bahrain. Lawmakers rejected a call by Republican Sen. Rand Paul to send a message that the U.S. is "done with the war in Yemen." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Lets Bahrain Weapon Sale Proceed

by Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressNovember 15, 2018

FILE - In this April 29, 2017, file photo, demonstrators sit on the ground along Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House in Washington. The National Park Service is exploring the question of whether it should recoup from protest organizers the cost of providing law enforcement and other support services for demonstrations held in the nation's capital. The proposed rule also could place new limits on spontaneous demonstrations and shrink a significant portion of the White House sidewalk accessible to the public. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Officials Broach Idea of Charging For National Mall Protests

by Kevin Freking Associated PressOctober 14, 2018

Tariffs on Imported Newsprint Nixed in Win for U.S. Newspapers

by Kevin Freking Associated PressAugust 29, 2018

From left, Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, after the Senate passed a resolution to reverse the FCC decision to end net neutrality. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate Backs Legislation to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’ Regulations

by Kevin Freking Associated PressMay 16, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss preparing for the 2020 Census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Commerce Department says the 2020 U.S. Census will include a question about citizenship status. Commerce says in a press release issued Monday night that the citizenship data will help the Justice Department enforce the Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voting rights. But opponents say the question will discourage immigrants from responding to the census. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Citizenship Question On Census Protested

by Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Hope Yen Associated PressMarch 27, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hatch says he is retiring after four decades in Senate (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Utah’s Hatch Set to Retire After 40 Years

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJanuary 3, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez speaks to reporters outside Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Courthouse after U.S. District Judge William H. Walls declared a mistrial in Menendez' federal corruption trial, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ethics Probes To Preoccupy Senate Panel

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressNovember 18, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., walks through Statuary Hall to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Ryan introduced a far-reaching tax overhaul Thursday that will be a priority for the GOP. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker: Health Insurance Mandate Part of GOP Tax Talks

by Kevin Freking Associated PressNovember 5, 2017

Voter Panel Halts Data Collection

by Holly Ramer Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJuly 13, 2017