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A banner is displayed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as justices prepared to hear arguments in a case about whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from state ballots. The case has profound implications for the 2024 presidential election. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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President Biden defended his handling of classified documents and his mental acuity in a fiery news conference Thursday evening at the White House. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Participants in the "Take Our Border Back" convoy arrive at a ranch near Quemado, Texas on Feb. 2. Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The border crisis is helping to mainstream a dangerous conspiracy theory

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President Biden, seen at the White House on Sept. 25, 2023. The Justice Department has concluded its investigation into classified documents found in Biden's residences and office space. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Justice Department will not charge Biden in classified documents probe

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses next steps for the foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel on the day after the bipartisan Senate border security bill collapsed, at the Capitol on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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President Biden greets staff and patrons at Regal Lounge, a Men's Barber & Spa, in Columbia, S.C., before speaking at a political event in the area on Jan. 27. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's what matters to voters — and what could change their minds if it's Biden-Trump

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign rally on Monday in Spartanburg, S.C. Haley has focused her campaign attention and resources on South Carolina, likely causing her loss in Nevada's primary Tuesday to "none of these candidates." Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump arrive to hear him speak at a commit to caucus rally in Las Vegas in January. The Nevada Republican Party is holding a caucus to determine who wins the state's GOP delegates — a contest that's two days after the state-run primary. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The ruling by the federal appeals court is a major setback for former President Donald Trump. Chet Strange/Getty Images hide caption

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Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn't have broad immunity from prosecution

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President Biden pauses in remarks in the State Dining Room on Feb. 6. Biden urged Congress to pass a Senate compromise bill with funding for the border, Ukraine and other national security priorities. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the Democrats' chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in December. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Top Dem in immigration talks says Republicans are ignoring border chaos to help Trump

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event at New Realm Brewing Co. Sunday in Charleston, S.C. On Tuesday, her campaign confirmed the former South Carolina governor requested Secret Service protections. Sean Rayford/AP hide caption

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The U.S. Census Bureau says it's no longer moving ahead with proposed changes to how an annual survey produces estimates of how many people with disabilities are living in the country. smartboy10/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference about impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last winter. Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Left: Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks on border security and Title 42 during a press conference at the Capitol on May 11, 2023. Right: Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., at a press conference on Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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