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  • Pope Leo XIV

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    Trump’s New DHS Secretary Floats a Plan to Punish Airports in Sanctuary Cities

    April 06, 2026 09:11 p.m.

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  • Sheldon.Whitehouse

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  • Attorney General Pam Bondi

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  • President Donald Trump addresses the nation

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  • Rep. Ro Khanna

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  • Construction equipment can be seen at the White House

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  • Supreme Court

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  • Sen. Bernie Sanders at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Markwayne Mullin 3/05/25

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    March 11, 2026 04:18 p.m.

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    March 10, 2026 05:49 p.m.

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    March 10, 2026 04:10 p.m.

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    March 10, 2026 12:59 p.m.

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    March 09, 2026 05:06 p.m.

  • Rep. Kevin Kiley

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    March 09, 2026 04:05 p.m.

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    March 09, 2026 03:22 p.m.

  • Mike Turner

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    March 05, 2026 05:47 p.m.

  • Ken Paxton

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    March 05, 2026 03:06 p.m.

  • Rep. Tony Gonzales

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    March 05, 2026 01:44 p.m.

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  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a hearing.

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  • Jose Manuel Albares

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    March 04, 2026 04:21 p.m.

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    March 03, 2026 02:13 p.m.

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    March 02, 2026 12:45 p.m.

  • Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations.

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    March 02, 2026 10:30 a.m.

  • Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap at an event.

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  • Bernie Sanders

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  •  Analilia Mejia speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Sen. Susan Collins speaks with reporters at the Capitol.

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    February 10, 2026 09:27 a.m.

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    February 05, 2026 05:05 a.m.

  • Tourists walk along the Capitol Building.

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    January 31, 2026 12:07 p.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins speaks with reporters at the Capitol.

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    January 29, 2026 08:51 a.m.

  • Graham Platner

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    January 23, 2026 01:36 p.m.

  • Chellie Pingree

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    January 21, 2026 04:42 p.m.

  • Thom Tillis AP-22262555872219

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    January 14, 2026 05:48 p.m.

  • Sen. Josh Hawley speaks with reporters.

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    January 13, 2026 05:55 p.m.

  • Sen. Dave McCormick at a Senate hearing.

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  • JoeBaldacci

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  • Colin Allred AP-25213663853433

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  • U.S. Capitol building

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  • AP 	25316653501938

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  • Sen. Tina Smith

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  • Bernie Sanders

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    September 30, 2025 06:54 p.m.

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