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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., arrives for a gathering of the House Democratic Caucus as Congress returns for the fall session with pressure mounting for a response to gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Steny Hoyer: Leadership wants 'clean' stopgap funding measure to pass

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks at a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Schumer: 'Stunt' on wall funding puts appropriations process in 'jeopardy'

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren addresses supporters at a rally Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Elizabeth Warren dodges Colbert on whether she'll raise middle-class taxes: 'Here's the thing ...'

In this Sept. 10, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., arrives for a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Republicans, Dems clash over border wall funds ahead of votes this week

In this May 10, 2018, file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., gestures while responding to a question during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns

In this Aug. 1, 2015, file photo, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves by his helicopter on the third day of the Women's British Open golf championship at the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland. The Air Force is reviewing how crews on international travel choose airports and hotels after one crew recently spent a night at a Trump resort in Scotland. An Air Force spokesman said Monday, Sept. 9, that an initial review of the March stopover in Scotland in which the crew stayed at the Trump Turnberry golf resort adhered to all official guidance and procedures. Brig. Gen. Ed Thomas adds, however, that while lodging at higher-end hotels might be allowable, it might not always be advisable. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Air Force use of Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland dates back to Obama administration

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters just after the House Judiciary Committee approved guidelines for impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi bashes Trump's plan to pay for 'ego' border wall with Pentagon funds

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., arrives for a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Border wall funding sparks partisan bickering over appropriations talks

In this Spet. 9, 2019, photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump admin. officials spar with senators over plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

In this July 14, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump waves to protesters while playing golf at Turnberry golf club, in Turnberry, Scotland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ** FILE **

Trump: I have 'nothing to do' with Air Force stopover at his Scotland club

President Trump owns a golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland. The cost of Mr. Pence's stay there is not yet known. (Associated Press)

Congressional Democrats to investigate Pence stay at Trump's posh Irish property

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters outside the White House, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jobs report shows strong economy, growing wages, low unemployment rate

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo company representatives from Verizon, Goodwill, Kaiser Permanente and UPS, right, talk with potential applicants during a job and resource fair in Atlanta. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

U.S. added a modest 130,000 jobs in August amid trade war

President Donald Trump winks at a journalist while speaking during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump winks about 'really good' jobs report coming Friday

From left, Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., gather to wait for their vehicles as they leave the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump's move to tap Pentagon funds for the wall inflames military spending fight

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump doles out nearly $2B for opioid fight

US Vice President Mike Pence, left, and US Ambassador to Ireland Edward Crawford speak to the media at the ambassador's residence in Phoenix park, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The Vice President is currently in Ireland for a two day visit. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Pence: Stay at Trump property in Ireland was 'logical'

US Vice President Mike Pence and wife Karen Pence, left, meet with Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabrina at Aras an Uachtarain the official residence of the Irish President , Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The Vice President is currently in Ireland for a two day visit. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Mike Pence forced to defend his stay at Trump property in Ireland

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at 16:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, with new projections showing it curving upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit but still threatening parts of the Southeast U.S. with powerful winds and rising ocean water that causes what can be deadly flooding.(NOAA via AP)

FEMA chief: 'Plenty of money' for Hurricane Dorian despite budget transfer

Presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Andrew Yang: Bernie Sanders imagines 'millions' want to work for the government, and 'we do not'

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks to reporters at an Ag Policy Summit during a visit Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, to Decatur, Ill. Perdue has sought to assuage farmers' fears of financial problems after China halted purchases of U.S. farm products in an escalating trade war. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

'Stressful times in the Midwest': Farmers losing patience with Trump over China trade war

President Donald Trump addresses the audience at the 75th annual AMVETS National Convention in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Aug.21, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Trump gives up fight to cut foreign aid

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at the Iowa Federation of Labor convention, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Beto O'Rourke rolls out plan to boost unions, promises Americans won't need second jobs

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee at a hearing on 'Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education' on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

DeVos touts rising support for school choice, charter schools as families seek 'more control'

In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens as President Donald Trump argues with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump-Pelosi budget deal sends deficit soaring

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump's tariffs are weakening the economy: CBO

President Donald Trump walks with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, hidden, along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says he's considering cut in payroll taxes, calls on Fed to cut rates

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters outside the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House officials eye payroll tax cut to boost economy

Elizabeth Warren, who has made "I have a plan for that" the catchphrase for the campaign, rolls out spending proposals on an almost weekly basis. (Associated Press/File)

Warren's plans to fix America require $5 trillion in new taxes -- just for starters

The economy in real life: 'As good as it gets'

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