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A voter casts her ballot in Colorado's primary election at the Central Library on June 30 in Denver.
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It's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure that
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Savannah Sampson, right, and Nicole Lewis, help set up a vigil for the victims of Tuesday's fatal SUV-Metro bus collision and the subsequent crash of a TV news helicopter that was covering it in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C.
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