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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., left, sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 16, 2018 in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 02: Sennate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) (D-NY) listens as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference where congressional Democrats reacted to the newly introduced Republican tax reform proposal November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Tax reform legislation is a centerpiece of U.S. President Donald Trump's legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

There's at least one Democrat invited to Trump's first state dinner

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump listens to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he arrives for talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 17, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

No Congressional Dems invited to state dinner

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) (R), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hugs Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) (2nd R) after a committee meeting April 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee has approved to the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the next Secretary of State. Sen. Coons broke a deadlock and voted "present" to avoid keeping the meeting open until Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) can join the meeting from delivering a eulogy out of town. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Corker chokes up recalling Democrat's vote change on Pompeo in committee

US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Mike Pompeo advances out of committee with favorable recommendation, following Paul flipping his vote

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) (R), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hugs Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) (2nd R) after a committee meeting April 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee has approved to the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the next Secretary of State. Sen. Coons broke a deadlock and voted "present" to avoid keeping the meeting open until Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) can join the meeting from delivering a eulogy out of town. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senator chokes up over bipartisan gesture

UNITED STATES - MAY 18: Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference held by House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash., on Friday, May 18, 2012, to provide an update on the House Natural Resources Committee's investigation into the Obama Administration's "rewrite of coal regulations." (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

State court ruling knocks Colorado Republican congressman off the ballot

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., with her baby Maile Pearl Bowlsbey goes to the Senate floor to vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

I'm a legislator and a mom. Tammy Duckworth is my hero

Exterior view of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on May 8, 2014, in Phoenix.

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Richard Grenell, nominee to be US ambassador to Germany, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2017. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Confirmation for Trump's nominee for ambassador to Germany is held up

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) looks on during a news conference to discuss the national opioid crisis, on Capitol Hill June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Democratic senators discussed the opioid issue and how it relates to the Senate health care bill being considered. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

2 more Democratic senators say they'll vote for Pompeo

$WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee listens to testimony during a committee hearing November 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on the "Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons." (\Win McNamee/Getty Images)$

Corker gives worst endorsement of all time

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Sherron Watkins, the Enron vice president who first called her company's finances into question, listens to a question following her keynote address to the Women's Economic Club luncheon March 26, 2001, in Dearborn, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo pauses while speaking during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on confirmation Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Rep. Martha McSally in Tucson, Arizona.

Republicans left behind in blue Democratic wave of new women candidates

Mitt Romney fails to secure Utah GOP nomination, will face primary

L to R, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) take questions during a news conference to discuss the rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald Trump, at the U.S. Capitol, May 11, 2016, in Washington, DC.

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