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Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference, joined by Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, left, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, after they discussed President Joe Biden for his policies at the Mexican border during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try …

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as he visits the boat ramp at Shelby Park during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Federal prosecutors seek July trial for Trump in classified …

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira expected to plead …

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in U.S. District Court in Boston, Friday, April 14, 2023. Teixeira, who is accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, is expected to plead guilty in his federal case. Prosecutors asked the judge to schedule a change of plea hearing for Monday, March 4, 2024. (Margaret Small via AP)

Senators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO …

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th Fighter Squadron takes off during Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on Jan 25, 2024. U.S. senators declined on Thursday, Feb. 29, to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey, despite voicing deep disdain for Turkey's conduct as an ally. They were upholding an unofficial bargain that Turks would get the fighter jets if they stopped blocking Sweden's accession to NATO. (Staff Sgt. Heather Ley/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Lawmakers fault Defense Secretary Austin for a failure …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appears before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest …

FILE - This undated image provided by Augusta University shows Laken Hope Riley, a nursing student whose body was found Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., after not returning from a run. (Augusta University via AP, File)

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The third-party group No Labels will meet privately …

FILE - No Labels Chief Strategist Ryan Clancy speaks about the 2024 election, in Washington, Jan. 18, 2024. The third-party presidential movement No Labels plans to meet on March 8 amid fierce pressure on donors and potential candidates from Donald Trump critics who fear the deep-pocketed group would help the former president return to the White House. Clancy says no candidates will be selected at the meeting. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver Republican State …

FILE - Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.,, speaks during a news conference on the border, Feb. 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Britt will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech on Thursday, March 7, 2024. She is the youngest female senator and the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers urge judge to reject …

FILE - E. Jean Carroll arrives at Manhattan federal court, May 9, 2023, in New York. Lawyers for Carroll have urged a judge, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, to reject former President Donald Trump's efforts to avoid posting security to secure an $83.3 million defamation award won by the writer. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

The US is bracing for complex, fast-moving threats …

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Select Committee focusing on China on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Mitch McConnell’s decision to step down as GOP leader …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks to the Senate to speak on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at the Capitol in Washington. McConnell says he'll step down as Senate Republican leader in November. The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history. He's maintained his power in the face of dramatic changes in the Republican Party. He's set to make the announcement Wednesday McConnell on the Senate floor.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key …

FILE - Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Karamo was properly removed as chair of the Michigan Republican Party, a judge said Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, the same day that voters participated in the state's presidential primary. The national Republican Party earlier declared Pete Hoekstra as the state party’s new chair. (AP Photo/Joey Cappelletti, File)