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Jay Clayton appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee during his confirmation hearing.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell on an elevator in the US Capitol.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a news conference.

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Dylan Mulvaney.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference and bill signing.

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The entrance to the Emergency Room at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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Mandela Barnes makes a hand gesture as he speaks at a podium.

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Neil Gorsuch looks on as he sits at a table with other people.

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Lindsay Graham, left, smiles as Donald Trump speaks while standing next to him.

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Zeeshan Aleem

This split image shows Donald Trump on the left and Ali Velshi on the right.

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Ali Velshi & Jimson Rodriguez

A purported CIA note overlayed on an image of Trump

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Laura Barrón-López & David Rohde

In this photo shot from above, Donald Trump holds his red tie as he stares at someone to his right side.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting order in time for midterms

Fallon Gallagher

President Donald Trump and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz in the Oval Office of the White House.

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Mike Johnson, left, looks down as he gets ready to shake hands with Donald Trump. Other politicians stand around them.

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Steve Benen

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Greg Abbott makes a hand gesture as he speaks on stage.

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Ja'han Jones

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In this tight frame, shot from below, John Thune looks down, looking nervous and stressed out.

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Vivek Ramaswamy sits on a couch while on stage.

This South Dakota race shows how wealthy candidates are changing American politics

Kai Ma

The seal of the US Department of Homeland Security outside the Nogales-Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Ariz.

DHS official resigns, cites administration’s ‘war on immigrants’ after exiting

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A crowd on onlookers greet U.S. President Donald Trump as he departs the White House to board Marine One on the South Lawn.

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  1. Rosie O'Donnell appears beside Donald Trump in an illustration about her return to New York and their long-running feud.

    Trump joked about Rosie O’Donnell at the White House press gala. She may have the last laugh.

    Kaivan Shroff

  2. Photoillustration of books marked with red X symbols and surrounded by transgender pride flags against a purple background.

    Oregon anti-trans book case is about more than just free speech

    Nicholas Mitchell

  3. A man in a suit and tie taps a yellow pencil on the desk he is sitting at while speaking.

    We’re doctors. We can’t stay silent about the CDC’s new vaccine messaging to parents.

    Dr. Martha Edwards MD, FAAP & Dr. Deborah Greenhouse MD, FAAP

  4. A man walks by a Puerto Rican flag in Brooklyn, N.Y.

    MAGA is coming for Puerto Ricans’ birthright citizenship next

    Julio Ricardo Varela

  5. Lindsay Clancy looks on during her trial.

    Lindsay Clancy committed an unthinkable act. The system failed her every step of the way.

    Madeleine Lippey

  6. A person in a blue collar shirt and a black vest speaks with someone slightly out of the frame at an event with other people.

    Susan Collins won’t have an easy time beating Graham Platner’s replacement

    Zeeshan Aleem

  7. Photoillustration of Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman behind a Saudi flag bearing a missile symbol.

    Trump’s Saudi pact could be the worst nuclear deal in history

    Joseph Cirincione

  8. A DoorDash bag is seen from behind sitting on a scooter at a crosswalk.

    DoorDash is giving D.C. residents every reason to walk away

    Ryan Teague Beckwith

  9. Photoillustration of a torn Social Security card pieced together with masking tape on a blue background.

    Social Security is in crisis. Here’s how to solve it.

    Sen. Dick Durbin

  10. A person bends over in a field of soybeans.

    America’s farmers are losing patience with Trump’s economic whiplash

    Rep. Angie Craig

  11. Trump speaks rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner

    Trump made a mockery out of the White House Correspondents’ Association

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