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The chairman of the House Oversight Committee says the Justice Department will begin sharing files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation starting on Friday. Above, federal prosecutors announce charges against Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Election workers process absentee ballots on Nov. 4, 2024, in Portland, Maine. Maine is forgoing roughly $130,000 in election security grant money because the state does not plan to comply with new requirements from the Trump administration. David Sharp/AP hide caption

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Immigrants make up a large share of workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities. Now some who had legal authorization to live and work in the U.S. are losing those protections. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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President Trump arrives for a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen at the White House on April 15. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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What's behind the government's memes? mj0007/Getty Images hide caption

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The memes your tax dollars are paying for

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Vice President Vance speaks at Alta Refrigeration in Peachtree City, Ga., on Thursday to tout the Trump administration's sweeping domestic policy agenda signed into law in July. Stephen Fowler/NPR hide caption

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Vance touts tax cuts, Trump’s domestic agenda in Georgia

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott have both pushed new congressional maps for their states. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File) Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Walmart employee Tim Taylor adjusts items for sale in the back-to-school section of a store in Dallas. LM Otero/AP hide caption

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Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue

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Members of the D.C. National Guard patrol outside Union Station as a storm approaches in Washington on August 17, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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One civilian injured in crash with D.C. National Guard military vehicle

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Members of the National Guard stand near D.C.'s Union Station, within view of the U.S. Capitol, on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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How long can Trump's D.C. takeover last? Here's what to know

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Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, waves to supporters from the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, 2025, after spending two nights in the chamber for refusing to sign a permission slip to leave. Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images hide caption

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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse after refusing police escort

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President Donald Trump shows crime statistics as he delivers remarks during an Aug. 11 press conference at the White House, where he announced he will use his authority to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump, DC and the politics of criminal justice

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The Home Depot logo is displayed outside a store in Los Angeles where immigration agents arrested day laborers after jumping out of a rental moving truck. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Home Depot stays quiet as immigration raids target day laborers

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Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Joan Marcus hide caption

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Parade, Antisemitism and the Kennedy Center

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Lawmakers convene during a House meeting on August 18, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic Texas state lawmaker on decision to end standoff over redistricting

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A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines

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Newsmax will pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a lawsuit over the network's coverage of the 2020 presidential election. In this photo from April 3, 2025, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani join others at the opening of trading at the New York Stock Exchange. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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