Will Hurd is running for president because, he told TheNPR Politics Podcast, "Democracy is fragile. We need people that are working towards it."
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The median age of U.S. senators is 65 — a record high — while the median age of representatives in the House is 58.
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Korean War veterans from the Republic of Korea salute at a ceremony Thursday at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., commemorating the anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. The agreement was signed July 27, 1953.
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Derrick Van Orden speaks in Waukesha, Wis., on Aug. 5, 2022. The Republican congressman has refused to apologize for his outburst in Washington this week — insisting that he was protecting the integrity of the Capitol Rotunda.
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Drag Queen Brigitte Bandit reads a book during a story time reading at the Cheer Up Charlies dive bar on March 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Bills to restrict drag performances across the country have failed to make an impact.
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GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event at Olde Boston's Restaurant & Pub in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 14.
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Hunter Biden, holding Beau Biden, watches fireworks on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2023 in Washington, D.C.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, speaks during a plenary session at the Russia Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 28, 2023.
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President Biden issued an executive order altering the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice, after Congress endorsed key changes to how the military handles sexual assault cases. Biden is seen here heading to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday.
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Kimberly Mata-Rubio, 34, is running for mayor of Uvalde, Texas, in honor of her daughter, Lexi, who was killed in a school shooting at Robb Elementary School in May 2022.
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Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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