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U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford hugs his son after speaking at Liberty Tap Room in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Tuesday.

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Primary lesson for GOP: Don’t cross Trump

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Meg Kinnard Associated PressJune 13, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will cancel the August recess on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.

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GOP senators push for bill to rein in Trump on tariffs

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 5, 2018

FILE - In this May 9, 2018, file photo, CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The political schism in the Democratic Party is playing out in the vote for Haspel, as support from red-state senators facing re-election is bumping up against a more liberal flank eyeing potential 2020 presidential bids who reject of the nominee over the agency’s clouded history of torture. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Gina Haspel confirmed as new CIA director

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressMay 17, 2018

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump’s choice to be secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a Senate office building after meeting individually with some members of the committee that would vet him for the post, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.

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Ronny Jackson withdraws from consideration for VA chief

by Hope Yen Associated Press, Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Catherine Lucey Associated PressApril 26, 2018

White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington.

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Senators delay VA confirmation hearing amid new allegations

by Hope Yen Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressApril 24, 2018

In this April 12, 2018, photo, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo speaks during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Pompeo, faces serious opposition including a rare rebuke expected Monday, April 23, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as all Democrats, and at least one Republican, have said they will oppose him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Pompeo nomination narrowly clears panel, goes to full Senate

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressApril 23, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., tells reporters he will not run for re-election amid Republican concerns over keeping their majority in the House of Representatives, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Speaker Ryan to retire, leaving big election-year GOP vacuum

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressApril 11, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Friday.

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Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after threatening veto

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressMarch 23, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a news conference about the massive government spending bill moving through Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House OKs $1.3 trillion budget bill, but Senate stalls

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressMarch 22, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, speaks with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., right, behind closed doors following a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Trump swings behind massive budget; big military increase

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressMarch 21, 2018