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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott holds his first town hall as a declared Republican presidential candidate at Novelty Machine and Supply Co. in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 24. Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption

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Republican candidates hope to win in Iowa as they look to topple Trump in 2024

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Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House on June 25, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy

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President Joe Biden shakes hands with second gentleman Doug Emhoff during a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month last week. The administration has just released a comprehensive strategy for combating antisemitism. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on May 16. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act

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Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young speaks to reporters at the White House on March 10. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden is counting on Shalanda Young to cut a spending deal Republicans can live with

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What the 2020 census can — and can't — tell us about LGBTQ+ people

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Top Republican debt crisis mediators Rep. Garret Graves, R-La. (left), and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. (center), update reporters on the talks with the Biden administration at the Capitol on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand

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FILE - A protestor holds a sign during a Students Demand Action event, near the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights

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Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., speak to reporters about negotiations on the debt limit outside of the House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Low-key Louisiana lawmaker tapped to help lead GOP debt negotiations

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Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court on April 4. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Trump instructed to obey court rules ahead of Manhattan criminal trial

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President Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. The U.S. can seem like the country that cried debt ceiling, but many say this year, the country might actually default. What happens to the economy and to regular people if it defaults? Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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So would a U.S. default really be that bad? Yes — And here's why

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President Joe Biden listens as he meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds

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FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticizes President Joe Biden's policies and efforts on the debt limit negotiations as he holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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A nationwide survey by the RAND Corporation found that veterans were less likely than the general population to support extremist groups. Adam Kaz/Getty Images hide caption

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Survey: Surprising to some, veterans are less likely to support extremism

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President Joe Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. It lasted a little over an hour. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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The Supreme Court and its conservative majority "has been using unsigned and unexplained orders to a degree and in ways which really have no precedent in the court's history," professor Steve Vladek says. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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The Supreme Court and 'The Shadow Docket'

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