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A man exits a voting booth at a polling station in Lancaster, N.H., on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

A man exits a voting booth at a polling station in Lancaster, N.H., on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Elections

The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill

The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.

Down 2 members, the Federal Election Commission's work is at a standstill

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Election workers open and inspect mail-in ballot envelopes for Arizona’s 2024 general election inside the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix.

Election workers open and inspect mail-in ballot envelopes for Arizona's 2024 general election inside the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms

Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024.

GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms

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Close-up of a New World screwworm larva.

New World screwworm larva, like the one pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in humans are rare but can be fatal. AP/USDA Agricultural Research Service hide caption

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Health

The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.

Screwworm invasion

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Members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National Guard deployments

The National Guard has been deployed to enforce the law before. What's different now?

The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president's decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.

The National Guard has been deployed before. What's different now?

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