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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pauses as he addresses reporters about efforts to pass appropriations bills and avert a government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. He is joined at right by House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to battle a group of conservatives who oppose any short-term spending bill ahead of a likely government shutdown. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S Marine Corps Col. Thomas M. Bedell, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, poses for a photo at the station's Energy and Water Operations Center on MCAS Miramar. Lance Cpl. Jose S. GuerreroDeLeon/U.S. Marines/DVIDS hide caption

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The military is turning to microgrids to fight global threats — and global warming

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90

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Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California who was first elected in 1992, died Thursday at the age of 90. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden's chief of staff Jeff Zients, seen here in the Oval Office on May 16, 2023, is working with federal agencies to brace for a government shutdown this weekend. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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The White House chief of staff says it's on House Republicans to avert a shutdown

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From left, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., are seen during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability impeachment inquiry hearing of President Biden on Thursday. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Republican presidential candidates, from left, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence, at a debate hosted by FOX Business and Univision, Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Mark Terrill/AP hide caption

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President Biden delivers remarks on democracy, his latest speech on an issue he says is central to his reelection campaign. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Biden warns against threats to democracy and says Americans must speak out

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House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer is seen in front of a newspaper page with a photograph of Hunter Biden and his father President Biden during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on Feb. 8. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters following a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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From left to right, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., argue a point during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision on Wednesday. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption

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At the second GOP debate on Wednesday, the candidates on stage may still channel former President Ronald Reagan — even if only in name, not policy. Mike Sargent/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In the second GOP debate, expect Ronald Reagan to loom large in name — but not policy

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President Trump skipped the first Republican debate on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, Wis. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump bets big on Michigan with rally on GOP debate night as UAW strike continues

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A woman marks her ballot at a polling center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans in the state are challenging the congressional map that was used for that election. Andres Leighton/AP hide caption

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