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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center right, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, gestures as they listen to President Donald Trump speak to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., wraps up a news conference on day 27 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling …

FILE - President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Republicans send Biden autopen report to the Justice Department, …

Former President Joe Biden listens to a speaker before receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute's 10th Anniversary Celebration, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Boston.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A federal judge in Tennessee warns Trump officials over …

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Trump’s lawyers ask New York appeals court to toss out …

President Donald Trump speaks to business leaders at a dinner event in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Republican US Rep. Randy Feenstra officially jumps into …

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, speaks during the Triple M Tailgate fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)

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FILE - Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Corey O'Connor speaks at a candidate's forum held at Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh on April, 24,. 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Democrat Abigail Spanberger backs Virginia legislature’s …

House Minority Leader Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, speaks to members of the media during a special legislative session, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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FILE - A voter poses for a photo as they place their ballot in a drop box on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

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FILE - Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Indiana governor calls a special session to redraw …

FILE - Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks during a Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative event in Indianapolis, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, file)

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FILE - A make-shift memorial lines Main Street following a deadly mass shooting in Maine, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)