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Gov Wes. Moore speaks with NPR's Newsmakers on March 25, 2026 at the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis, MD. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

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Gov. Wes Moore served in combat. Here's what he thinks about the Iran war

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., arrives for a House Ethics Committee adjudicatory subcommittee on a motion for summary judgment regarding accusations against her, in the Longworth building on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption

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A woman screams during a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after the Senate stayed in session throughout the night at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican leaders are pushing to get President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Hoping to unseat Collins, Maine Dems battle it out in an expensive US Senate primary

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First lady Melania Trump arrives, accompanied by a robot, to attend the "Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit," with other first spouses, at the White House, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks at the election night party in 2025 where incoming New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill celebrated her victory. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images hide caption

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Cory Booker wants Democrats to 'Stand' and fight

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A woman looks out from her destroyed apartment in the remains of a residential and commercial building in the Shahrak-e Gharb neighborhood of Tehran, Iran, on March 21. The building was hit on March 16 amid U.S. and Israeli attacks and resulted in several deaths. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images hide caption

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ICE is among the government agencies that buy commercial data about Americans in bulk. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

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Before running for Congress, Bobby Pulido was a Tejano music icon

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Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war

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