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A COVID-19 testing site stands on a sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan on December 09, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden Intends To End COVID Emergency Declarations. Now What?

Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was at the White House on Wednesday for talks as President Biden continues to insist that the U.S. paying its debts is non-negotiable. House Republicans remove Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from her seat on the Foreign Relations committee. And in response to pressure from Congress, the administration says it will end the COVID emergency declaration. Here's what that means in practice.

Biden Intends To End COVID Emergency Declarations. Now What?

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U.S. U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) participate in a meeting of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on January 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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House Republicans Begin Investigations Into President Biden

The House Oversight and Judiciary committees, helmed by Repulican representatives James Comer of Kentucky and Jim Jordan of Ohio, will be the venues for a series of investigations into the President Joe Biden's administration and personal life. The party campaigned on an aggressive use of the legislature's oversight.

House Republicans Begin Investigations Into President Biden

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U.S. President Donald Trump greets U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during an event celebrating Women's History Month, in the East Room at the White House March 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Nikki Haley Will Seek The Republican Presidential Nomination

The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador is going back on her pledge not to run against her former boss, Donald Trump. And after years of controversy, including the presence of an alleged Russian spy, the storied National Prayer Breakfast is getting a revamp.

Nikki Haley Will Seek The Republican Presidential Nomination

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Bins labelled Ballots rejected as illegal and Ballots accepted as legal sit at the Miami Dade County Elections Department in Miami, Florida, on November 8, 2022. EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Florida Election Workers Warn Chaos Is Coming Without Reform

Recent changes to Florida's election laws institute new requirements that, as designed, could cause huge numbers of ballots to be rejected in the state — a key presidential battleground. Election workers are warning that, without reforms, ballot counting could be extremely slow and voters in the state could be unexpectedly disenfranchised.

Florida Election Workers Warn Chaos Is Coming Without Reform

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Can Facebook Still Be Trump's Fundraising Juggernaut?

The site's parent company announced that Donald Trump would be able to return to the platform with new guardrails on his account. But will Facebook be as lucrative a fundraising tool for the former president given the new limitations on online ad targeting? And will Trump even choose to return to the site?

Can Facebook Still Be Trump's Fundraising Juggernaut?

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) (L) shakes hands with former U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during a rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Georgia. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

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Does Conservative Mean Whatever Donald Trump Says It Means?

After extracting a slew of concessions from Kevin McCarthy during the Speaker vote saga, conservative House Republicans are now flexing their muscles in a fight over the U.S. debt. But what does the "conservative" label mean right now? New research suggests that many politically-active voters use it to mean most similar to Donald Trump.

Does Conservative Mean Whatever Donald Trump Says It Means?

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris walks after placing flowers at the memorial outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio where a deadly mass shooting took place on January 25, 2023 in Monterey Park, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Mass Shootings And Extremism Are Top White House Concerns

Vice President Harris is in California after a number of mass shootings in the state. The US Secret Service is out with a report documenting trends in attacks resulting in mass violence. And details on how one Nazi extremist group is recruiting new members in Florida.

Mass Shootings And Extremism Are Top White House Concerns

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American military stand on a Abrams tank during a live fire demonstration part of the Bear 22 military exercises at the Nowa Deba training ground on September 21, 2022 in Nowa Deba, Poland. Omar Marques/Getty Images hide caption

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United States And Its Allies To Provide Tanks To Ukraine

The move, announced by President Biden in a speech from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, is the latest in a continued escalation of military equipment headed to the country from the U.S. and its allies. It comes as somewhat of a surprise: as recently as last week, top Pentagon officials were insisting that they would not send tanks.

United States And Its Allies To Provide Tanks To Ukraine

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Dems Don't Love 2024 Senate Maps Like The GOP Does

Democrats head into the 2024 elections needing to defend far more seats in the Senate than their Republican counterparts. With potentially vulnerable incumbents in Montana & West Virginia — and a potential three-way race in Arizona — the GOP seeks to capitalize.

Dems Don't Love 2024 Senate Maps Like The GOP Does

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US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, in Tallahassee, Florida, on January 22, 2023. DON JUAN MOORE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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FBI Searches Biden's Home; Harris Speaks Out For Abortion Rights

The White House said FBI agents searched President Biden's Delaware home on Friday, finding more items with classified markings. The search took place voluntarily, and without a search warrant.

FBI Searches Biden's Home; Harris Speaks Out For Abortion Rights

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