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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, seen in May 2021, is on trial in Washington, accused of crimes related to the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Robert Hur speaks in 2018 when he was the U.S. attorney in Maryland. On Thursday he was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland as special counsel to investigate whether President Biden improperly handled classified documents. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption

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President Joe Biden listens to a reporters question after speaking about the economy at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Nassau County Republican Party Chairman Joseph Cairo and members of the Nassau County Republican Committee hold a news conference Jan. 11 in Westbury, N.Y., to call for the resignation of U.S. Rep. George Santos. Andrew Kelly/Reuters hide caption

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McCarthy says Santos will remain in office as N.Y. Republicans call for his ouster

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Signs used for polling stations are seen in a bin at the El Paso County Courthouse during the presidential primary Texas on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Exclusive: New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis

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President Biden boards Air Force One at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, to travel to Mexico City. Biden told reporters Tuesday that he was surprised to learn from his attorneys that classified documents had been found at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., in November. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador found common ground in talks on migration, the economy and fentanyl interdiction. Fernando Llano/AP hide caption

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Damage is seen at Brazil's Congress one day after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in Brasília. The attack was planned by far-right groups on social media, according to Brazilian media and analysts. Andressa Anholete/Getty Images hide caption

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The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media — and by Trump allies

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., receives the gavel from House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., after McCarthy was elected speaker in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol early Saturday morning. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden awards the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, to U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol in the East Room of the White House on Friday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy enters the Capitol on January 6. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption

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Congress wasn't always this dysfunctional (except it kind of was)

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NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2023. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

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Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., returns to his office following another disappointing day for the House majority leader. McCarthy has so far failed to become speaker after six rounds of votes. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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