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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is shown Thursday, March 3, 2016, outside the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby) ** FILE **

Patrick Morrisey announces U.S. Senate bid in West Virginia

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced via video Monday he is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in the 2018 election, casting himself as the true conservative in the race and vowing to help President Trump "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C.

July 10, 2017
Democratic activists looking for new blood said it shouldn't be seen as a slap at their elders but instead as a recognition of political realities. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats look to next generation for president

Some Democratic ranks increasingly think it's time to look beyond the party's current crop of liberal firebrands such as Sens. Bernard Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and turn to the next generation to find leadership for the 2020 presidential election.

July 6, 2017
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fiercely defended her tenure last week. Fervor against her dissipated when it became clear that no one else was ready to take over. (Associated Press/File)

Nancy Pelosi stays, but Democrats look for successor

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has weathered yet another round of calls for her ouster, but fellow House Democrats are beginning to look beyond her tenure and cast about for a list of successors.

June 28, 2017
"I'm a master legislator, I am a strategic, politically astute leader, my leadership is recognized by many around the country, and that is why I'm able to attract the support that I do, which is essential to our election, sad to say," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. (Associated Press/File)

Nancy Pelosi says she’s staying: ‘I think I’m worth the trouble’

Defiant House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she's not going anywhere, brushing back complaints from rank-and-file Democrats that she has led them to political oblivion and insisting that whatever the election losses she has overseen, she is "worth the trouble."

June 22, 2017
Jan Yanes and other backers of House Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff had red-state blues Tuesday night in Atlanta. (Associated Press)

Jon Ossoff’s defeat puts Democrats at loss

After losing another special election that party leaders had hoped would signal a rebuke of the Trump presidency, Democrats on Wednesday cast about for someone or something to blame: from Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the House Democrats, to ill-managed campaigns to candidates who were too liberal — or not liberal enough.

June 21, 2017
Karen Handel makes an early appearance to thank her supporters after the first returns come in during her election night party in the 6th District race with Jon Ossoff on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Karen Handel defeats Jon Ossoff in Georgia race

The high hopes Democrats had of striking a political blow against President Trump in the battle for Georgia's open congressional seat were shattered Tuesday. Republican Karen Handel emerged victorious in the runoff race for the U.S. House seat in Georgia's 6th Congressional District -- beating back the "Resistance" movement and defending a seat in the wealthy Atlanta suburbs the GOP has held for decades.

June 20, 2017
Bikers for Trump canvassed a suburban Atlanta neighborhood this weekend on behalf of a Republican Karen Handel in a hard-fought runoff race against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump, carried the group's flag from door to door. (Seth McLaughlin/The Washington Times)

Karen Handel gets Bikers for Trump help before Georgia election

The political activity from Bikers for Trump is symbolic of the interest that the Georgia race has drawn from both parties as well as outside groups battling for bragging rights in a closer-than-expected battle. The historically Republican 6th District was once Newt Gingrich's seat, but Mr. Trump carried it by less than 2 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in November.

June 18, 2017
Corey Stewart, a tough-talking supporter of President Trump, barely lost the Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary despite polls showing him far behind. (Associated Press/File)

Corey Stewart surprises pollsters who miss Trump voters

Pollsters had major trouble spotting the surge of support for Corey Stewart in Virginia's Republican governor's primary this week, suggesting they still can't figure out how to successfully survey Trump supporters.

June 15, 2017
Officers who were part of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's security detail were hailed as heroes, taking on a man with a rifle while armed only with handguns and averting what those on the field said would have been a certain massacre. (Associated Press)

Capitol Police guns saved lives at ballpark

The rifle shots came from the fence over the third base line, shattering the June morning, wounding one congressman and several staffers, and terrifying the two dozen lawmakers and staffers who were also on the field.

June 14, 2017
In this March 16, 2016, file photo, Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Lawmakers cheer news that congressional game is still on

House leaders received a standing ovation Wednesday after announcing the congressional baseball game is still on, hours after a gunman opened fire on members of the Republican squad as they squeezed in a final practice before their charity showdown with their Democratic colleagues.

June 14, 2017