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Colorado Supreme Court justices question whether …

FILE - Trump supporters participate in a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. The Colorado Supreme Court hears arguments in a case seeking to use the Constitution’s insurrection clause to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot. Both sides are appealing a ruling from a district court judge who found Trump incited an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but could remain on the ballot regardless. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months …

FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy says he's resigning from his congressional seat in California two months after his historic ouster as House speaker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following …

FILE - A U.S. military CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2018. Japanese and American military divers have spotted what could be the remains of a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan and several of the six crewmembers who are still missing, local media reported Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

A narrowing Republican presidential field will debate …

FILE - Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, arrive on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. A two-hour Republican presidential primary debate will start at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein’s ban …

FILE - Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. 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/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted …

FILE - Migrants form lines outside the border fence waiting for transportation to a U.S. Border Patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, May 10, 2023. Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to the right. The debate is now focused on measures meant to keep migrants out as Republicans sense they have the political upper hand. A bipartisan group of senators tasked with finding a border deal this week is running out of time to reach an agreement. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; …

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant on Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit. The Biden Administration targeted half of all new vehicle sales in the nation to be electric by 2030 in August 2021 as part of its efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in …

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Joe Biden's victory, attorneys who filed the case announced Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, file)

Suspended Florida prosecutor tells state Supreme …

FILE - Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Family Leader's Thanksgiving Family Forum, Nov. 17, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic prosecutor from her elected office after a teenager fatally shot a girl and a news reporter, her attorney told the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Pressley, Welch introduce legislation to guarantee …

FILE - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., talks during a press conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. Pressley and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., have introduced legislation that would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens convicted of a felony. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Jill Biden and military kids sort toys the White …

First lady Jill Biden speaks at a Toys for Tots event with local Marine Corps and military-connected families on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

At tribal summit, Biden says he’s working to ‘heal …

President Joe Biden waves after signing an executive order during the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter …

FILE - House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., joined at right by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)