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The House of Representatives voted 311-114 to expel New York Republican George Santos, making him the sixth House member to ever be expelled in a vote of Congress. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Sandra Day O'Connor being sworn in on Sept. 9, 1981. Justice O'Connor was the first female supreme court justice. She died at XX. Wally McNamee/Corbis hide caption

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Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

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In a still frame from video law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting late last month in Burlington, Vt. The suspect is accused of shooting three young men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont campus. Wayne Savage/AP hide caption

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For years, the FBI quietly stopped tracking anti-Arab violence and hate crimes

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A precinct worker reaches for more "I Voted" stickers on Nov. 7 in Jackson, Miss. A few polling places in Jackson's Hinds County saw ballot shortages during this year's statewide general election, frustrating voters. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Ballot shortages are rare in U.S. elections, but here's why they sometimes happen

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People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers

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A government official says the U.S. has thwarted an alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd face felony charges for refusing to meet Arizona's deadline for certifying 2022 election results. Alberto Mariani/AP; Mark Levy/Pool Photo via AP hide caption

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From left to right, top: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. From left to right, bottom: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The Georgia Capitol is seen on Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the Atlanta skyline. State lawmakers will gather Wednesday to start work on new political district maps. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during the Family Leader's Thanksgiving Family Forum, Nov. 17 in Des Moines. On Tuesday, conservative mega-donors, the Koch network, signaled its endorsement of Haley as the super PAC they fund, Americans for Prosperity, backed the former S.C. governor. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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The street where Heather Heyer was killed during the Nazi rally in 2017 has been renamed to Heather Heyer Way. Residents in Charlottesville say that day still leaves an impact on the town. Deepa Shivaram/NPR hide caption

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Biden uses Charlottesville to talk about political violence. But he hasn't been there

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Activists at the March for Our Lives in 2022 in Washington, DC, advocating for legislation intended to prevent gun violence. It has been a defining issue for many Gen Z voters. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for March For Our Lives hide caption

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What Young Voters Want in 2024

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Ukrainian hacktivists fight back against Russia as cyber conflict deepens

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Newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz has refused Republican calls to recuse herself from a redistricting case for calling the state's legislative maps "rigged" while campaigning. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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A Wisconsin redistricting case centers on voter 'islands' and could lead to new maps

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Former President Donald Trump, shown here at a mixed martial arts event on Nov. 11, is asking to be freed from a gag order in an election interference case. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption

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An appeals court hears arguments about Trump's gag order in Jan. 6 case

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Two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, were "pardoned" Monday at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Shown here, they're at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Monday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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