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Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks Air Force 2 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in St. Paul, Minn., on March 14, as part of a series of events on protecting reproductive rights. Stephen Maturen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Nicole Shanahan waves from the podium during a campaign event for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tuesday in Oakland, Calif. The California attorney is now RFK's running mate. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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Robert Kennedy Jr. taps a wealthy California attorney as his running mate

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The Supreme Court of the United States building is seen in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2024. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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A Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every other drug

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Police clash with supporters of President Donald Trump who breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump has embraced Jan. 6. The extremist message may alienate — or resonate

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to the press in a hallway outside the courtroom at the end of a hearing to determine the date of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on March 25. Justin Lane/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A New York judge on Monday set April 15 as the new start date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Appeals court has lowered Trump's bond in civil fraud case to $175 million

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The Reach app, as seen on volunteer Sarah Harrison's phone, allows Biden supporters to share content directly with their contacts, and is connected to a national Democratic party voter database. Maayan Silver/WUWM hide caption

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It's easy to tune out politics. Biden's campaign is using an app to get around that

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Trump supporters hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a rally in Rome, Ga., on March 9. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Like a Phish concert but with more grievance, this is what it's like at a Trump rally

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Oct. 27, 2016 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks to reporters after meeting privately with House Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol earlier this year. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks about the spending package during a news conference on March 20. The House of Representatives went on to pass six appropriations bills funding the government on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Ghost Army members John Christman, of Leesburg, N.J., second from left standing, Seymour Nussenbaum, of Monroe Township, N.J, in wheelchair at left, and Bernard Bluestein, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., in wheelchair at right, join military and congressional officials as members of their secretive WWII-era unit are presented with the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption

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Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, talks with Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., left, during a panel hearing earlier this month. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP hide caption

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House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer following a closed-door caucus meeting on March 20. Congressional leaders announced they reached a deal on a FY2024 spending package. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger shows President Biden a semiconductor wafer during a tour at the company's Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Ariz. on March 20. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden is giving Intel $8.5 billion for big semiconductor projects in 4 states

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Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Bernie Moreno wins Ohio's GOP Primary

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