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A Clark County Election Department worker sorts ballots on Nov. 9, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Nearly 60% of the state's county voting officials are new since 2020, according to a new report. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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In some states, more than half of the local election officials have left since 2020

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The head of the USDA says most WIC beneficiaries would lose access to the program within a few days of a government shutdown, leaving them unable to buy healthy food. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rapid City, S.D., on Sept. 8. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., face off in a game of pickleball in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, along with members of the D.C. professional team. Lexie Schapitl/NPR hide caption

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Senate pickleball caucus leaves politics off the court

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In this Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on the House floor about the 14th round of voting for speaker on Jan. 6, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol. The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building last year. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden went to four fundraisers while he was in New York City attending the U.N. General Assembly, including this one at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway on Sept. 19. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the U.S. Capitol Thursday alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Vice President Harris speaks about the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. in front of a makeshift memorial at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Jan. 25, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee General Charles Brown Jr., arrives in the Capitol after his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee in July. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives at the Russell Senate Office Building last Wednesday. The Senate's unwritten dress code will no longer be enforced as of this week. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption

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The Senate's dress code just got more relaxed. Some insist on staying buttoned-up

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President Biden promised to create the Climate Corps during his first week in office. It's a program meant to appeal to young climate activists. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In this file image, then-President Donald Trump and then-former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. Morry Gash/Getty Images hide caption

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Tired of the Republican primary, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump shifts focus to Biden

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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks to reporters in the spin room after a Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the states

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