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In February, ahead of the Texas statewide primary, Carlos Vanegas at the Harris County Elections Office in Houston pushes a cart with mail-in ballots to be sent to voters. The county ultimately rejected thousands of the mail ballots it received back. Scott Dalton for NPR hide caption

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Struggling Democrats hope growing union support will provide boost in midterms

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Thousands rallied, spoke, and marched for women's reproductive rights in Portland, Oregon on October 2, 2021. John Rudoff/Sipa USA via Reuters hide caption

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Oregon braces for abortion ban in neighboring Idaho

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Abortion rights advocates gather outside the Oklahoma Capitol on Tuesday in Oklahoma City to protest several anti-abortion bills being considered by the GOP-led Legislature. Sean Murphy/AP hide caption

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Vice President Harris, President Biden and former President Barack Obama arrive to deliver remarks on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump and son Donald Trump Jr. make their way to board Air Force One before departing Marietta, Ga., on Jan. 4, 2021, as the family rallied supporters after Trump's election loss. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ivanka Trump spends hours speaking with Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday

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The Colorado State Capitol in Denver is pictured here in January. This week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law enshrining the right to abortion in state law. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Matt Mowers speaks before a campaign rally for then President Donald Trump on Aug. 28, 2020. The former Trump administration official who is now running for Congress in New Hampshire voted twice during the 2016 primary election season. Legal experts say that could be a violation federal voter fraud law. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, visits Gara de Nord railway station where infrastructure has been put in place to welcome and assist refugees coming from Ukraine, in Bucharest, Romania, on April 4th, 2022 Ioana Moldovan for NPR hide caption

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U.S. ambassador to the U.N. calls for suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin answers questions from the media as she arrives at a federal court in Manhattan on February 15, 2022. The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate filed on April 1, 2022, to run for the open House seat in Alaska. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Customs and Border Protection agents apprehend a group of Brazilian migrants in Otay Mesa, Calif., in August 2021. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Commerce, Ga., last Saturday with candidates he's backing in the state's May primary elections. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump is struggling again in Georgia, with 2022 endorsements driven by his 2020 loss

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Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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