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Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the house floor of the Montana state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Thom Bridge, Independent Record hide caption

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Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

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Former President Donald Trump, pictured here speaking to guests at Iowa's Adler Theatre last week, said on social media that he'll be arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation into hush money payments. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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The truth is there's little the government can do about lies on cable

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President Biden's ambitious proposals to address the high cost and short supply of child care haven't garnered enough support in Congress, so now his administration has come up with a workaround. Getty Images/Maskot hide caption

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Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do

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Former President Donald Trump greets guests following an event on March 13, 2023 in Davenport, Iowa. Trump's visit followed those by potential challengers for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday. Kaine said the vice chair of the Federal Reserve is leading an analysis of what happened with SVB and Signature Bank, which he expected to be finished by May 1. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. soldiers stand guard in Fallujah, May 2003. Congress will vote on whether to repeal the authorization for the use of military force orders passed in 1991 and in 2002 for two separate armed conflicts in Iraq. Murad Sezer/Associated Press hide caption

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters during an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 10, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Ron DeSantis says backing Ukraine is not in the U.S. interest, a sign of a GOP divided

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President Biden said Monday that he had been asked by former president Jimmy Carter, who is currently in hospice care, to deliver a eulogy upon his death. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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After 2 banks collapsed, Sen. Warren blames the loosening of restrictions

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People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden will announce his latest gun safety push there on Tuesday. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. ConocoPhillips via AP hide caption

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Pat Schroeder speaks to a reporter during an interview at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 30, 1999. Schroeder, a former Colorado representative and pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, died March 13, 2023, at the age of 82. Nick Ut/AP hide caption

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,at the Capitol on Sept. 27, 2021. McConnell was discharged from the hospital Monday after suffered a concussion and minor rib fracture from a fall last Wednesday in Washington, D.C. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a Coolidge and the American Project luncheon on Feb. 16. On Saturday, Pence criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Pence says Trump was 'wrong' about Jan. 6 and that history will hold him accountable

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In this 2021 file photo, a Georgia poll worker passes a Dominion Voting Systems ballot scanner. Dominion, which has been the subject of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, was recently ditched by officials in California's Shasta County. Ben Gray/AP hide caption

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A California county has dumped Dominion, leaving its election operations up in the air

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