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The Horses Approach the Gate for the 2028 Democrat Primary

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Gill Blasts Republicans Who Voted to Keep Protected Status for Haitians

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‘16 Years Is Not Temporary’: Freedom Caucus Members Want TPS Ended for Haitians

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Iran Crumbles, Critics Scramble: Trump’s Long Game Leaves the Media Exposed

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How China Dominates the World’s Critical Minerals Production

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FISA Spy Powers Vote a Late-Night Trainwreck on House Floor

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Gill Blasts Republicans Who Voted to Keep Protected Status for Haitians

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Virginia Voters Should Look to Democrat-Run Maryland on Redistricting

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Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor on Whether Judges Make Policy

Gerrit Lansing | May 26, 2009

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