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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa as she was choking Thursday during a closed-door GOP lunch. Here, Paul and Ernst look over a folder provided to them by the White House, during a luncheon in 2017 in the State Dinning Room of the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2008 at the Woodrow Wilson Center's inauguration of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Meta, the social media company that owns Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday that this year it has taken down five networks of fake accounts originating in China that aimed to influence politics in other countries. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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A precinct worker reaches for more "I Voted" stickers on Nov. 7 in Jackson, Miss. A few polling places in Jackson's Hinds County saw ballot shortages during this year's statewide general election, frustrating voters. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Ballot shortages are rare in U.S. elections, but here's why they sometimes happen

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Wednesday

People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter died Nov. 19 at 96 years old. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption

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Rosalynn Carter Practiced What She Preached

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Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd face felony charges for refusing to meet Arizona's deadline for certifying 2022 election results. Alberto Mariani/AP; Mark Levy/Pool Photo via AP hide caption

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A government official says the U.S. has thwarted an alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Ryan Fournier, pictured here speaking at a rally in Sugar Hill, Georgia in 2021, has been charged with assaulting a woman with a firearm. David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images hide caption

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From left to right, top: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. From left to right, bottom: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The Georgia Capitol is seen on Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the Atlanta skyline. State lawmakers will gather Wednesday to start work on new political district maps. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Author Shahnaz Habib next to the cover of her new book, Airplane Mode. Author photo by Eva Garmendia hide caption

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Author photo by Eva Garmendia