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Jan 29, 2025
Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn't escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.
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Jan 29, 2025
Menendez, poderoso senador por Nueva Jersey durante muchos años, fue condenado el año pasado por cargos federales de soborno y corrupción.
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Jan 29, 2025
Mr. Menendez, a powerful longtime senator from New Jersey, was convicted last year on federal bribery and corruption charges.
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Jan 29, 2025
Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to disavow baby onesies with anti-vaccination slogans. The clothes are sold by a nonprofit Mr. Kennedy co-founded.
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Jan 29, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in a sometimes-contentious hearing before the Senate's Finance Committee on Wednesday, and will appear Thursday before the health committee.
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Jan 29, 2025
Mr. Menendez, a powerful longtime senator from New Jersey, was convicted last year on federal bribery and corruption charges.
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Jan 29, 2025
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two government programs that cover more than 150 million Americans.
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Jan 29, 2025
Robert Menendez, a former senator from New Jersey, faces a potentially lengthy sentence after his conviction on federal corruption charges.
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Jan 29, 2025
The suddenly open seat in a top-tier battleground has several Michigan politicians taking a serious look.
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Jan 29, 2025
The suddenly open seat in a top-tier battleground has several Michigan politicians taking a serious look.
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Jan 29, 2025
See which of President Trump's cabinet nominees have been confirmed by the Senate.
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Jan 29, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies in confirmation hearings before the Senate's Finance Committee on Wednesday, and will appear Thursday before the health committee.
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Jan 29, 2025
The dismissal of government inspectors general will make it difficult to root out waste and corruption.
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Jan 29, 2025
La pausa temporal de la Casa Blanca a billones de dólares en gasto federal podría desencadenar una lucha judicial sobre la autoridad del poder ejecutivo y el control del Congreso sobre el presupuesto.
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Jan 29, 2025
The former senator from New Jersey faces a potentially lengthy prison sentence after his conviction on federal corruption charges.
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Jan 28, 2025
Federal health researchers, nonprofits and programs for early childhood education reported that their access to federal funds had gone down, raising alarms about access to jobs, health care services, reduced-price meals and more.
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Jan 28, 2025
The failed Senate vote was a setback for the bill, which aims to punish the court for its decision to prosecute top Israeli officials for war crimes based on the military offensive in Gaza.
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Jan 28, 2025
In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a "predator" who led family members to addiction.
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Jan 28, 2025
The failed Senate vote was a setback for the bill, which aims to punish the court for its decision to prosecute top Israeli officials for war crimes based on the military offensive in Gaza.
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Jan 28, 2025
Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.
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Jan 28, 2025
Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.
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Jan 28, 2025
The White House's temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and Congress's control of the purse.
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Jan 28, 2025
In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a "predator" who led family members to addiction.
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Jan 28, 2025
Congress has the power to appropriate federal dollars, and the executive branch's job is to spend it as lawmakers direct. But there are ways for presidents to challenge the will of Congress, within limits.
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Jan 28, 2025
His decision makes the already tough Senate map for Democrats even tougher: They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024.
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Jan 28, 2025
During President Trump's first term, demanding personal loyalty didn't always work; stocking top jobs with loyalists is the tack now. At the F.B.I., this entails bucking its institutional history.
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Jan 27, 2025
The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.
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Jan 27, 2025
Readers criticize the vote on the defense secretary nomination. Also: President Trump and tariffs; silencing health officials; firing of inspectors general; longevity.
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Jan 27, 2025
His determination to be deeply involved in congressional politics has been one of his greatest weapons. It can also be his greatest weakness.
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Jan 26, 2025
Senators Lindsey Graham and Tom Cotton said that the former Trump aides faced continuing threats from Iran and that the decision could affect how current officials do their jobs.
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Jan 25, 2025
Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary. To Capitol insiders, their decisions weren't surprising.
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Jan 25, 2025
The Senate voted 51 to 50 to confirm Mr. Hegseth, a former Fox News host, as the new Pentagon chief.
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Jan 25, 2025
The Senate voted 59 to 34 to confirm Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, as the new head of the Homeland Security Department.
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Jan 24, 2025
In 2017, Betsy DeVos barely survived her confirmation vote to become President Trump's secretary of education.
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Jan 24, 2025
With two G.O.P. senators opposed, Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for defense secretary, can afford to lose only one more. If he is confirmed, it is likely to be by the smallest margin for that post in modern times.
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Jan 24, 2025
For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of support in the Senate. Pete Hegseth's nomination has been a notable exception.
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Jan 24, 2025
As a congressman who led the first impeachment of President Trump, Mr. Schiff relished his role in the resistance. Now a senator, he must protect his state's interests at a perilous time.
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Jan 23, 2025
The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm Mr. Ratcliffe, the second Trump pick to be confirmed.
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Jan 23, 2025
All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.
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Jan 23, 2025
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.
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Jan 23, 2025
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.
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Jan 22, 2025
Republicans will be able to win approval of President Trump's top picks if they remain united, but they are frustrated by Democratic tactics.
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Jan 22, 2025
The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.
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Jan 22, 2025
Plus, snow on Florida's beaches.
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Jan 21, 2025
A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation. His attorney denied her account.
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Jan 20, 2025
The Senate unanimously approved Mr. Rubio in the first vote on President Trump's cabinet selections.
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Jan 20, 2025
The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump's desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear Congress.
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Jan 20, 2025
The Florida senator becomes the United States' 72nd chief diplomat, and the first Latino to hold the job.
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Jan 20, 2025
For years, American officials insisted that TikTok poses a grave national security threat — even if they couldn't, or wouldn't, share examples.
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Jan 17, 2025
The remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.
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Jan 17, 2025
A G.O.P. measure to deport immigrants accused of minor crimes has spotlighted a divide among Democrats over how to position themselves on immigration, with some already shifting to the right.
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Jan 17, 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.
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Jan 17, 2025
Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Jan 17, 2025
The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then dragged his feet on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him he risked going down as one of the "darkest figures."
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Jan 16, 2025
La republicana Ashley Moody ocuparía el puesto del senador Marco Rubio una vez que sea confirmado como secretario de Estado del presidente electo Donald Trump.
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Jan 16, 2025
Ashley Moody, a Republican, would take the seat of Senator Marco Rubio once he is confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump's secretary of state.
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Jan 16, 2025
President-elect Donald J. Trump was the first Republican to win the popular vote in two decades, but by only a 1.5-point margin, the narrowest since 2000.
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Jan 15, 2025
Senator Marco Rubio received a relatively friendly welcome from both sides at his confirmation hearing for secretary of state.
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Jan 15, 2025
Donald Trump's pick for the agency's director seems likely to win some Democratic support for this nomination, but how much is unclear.
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Jan 15, 2025
Mr. Rubio expressed views aligned with those of most senators who work on foreign policy, while taking care not to break from Donald J. Trump's unorthodox ideas.
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Jan 15, 2025
Chris Wright, the founder of a fracking services company, argues that oil and gas are key to alleviating global poverty.
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Jan 15, 2025
Chris Wright, the founder of a fracking services company, argues that oil and gas are key to alleviating global poverty.
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Jan 14, 2025
The Iowa Republican's decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump's defense secretary.
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Jan 14, 2025
Pete Hegseth emerged from a Senate committee hearing with the support of the Republican Party intact following weeks of scrutiny over his qualifications and allegations of misconduct.
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Jan 14, 2025
It should be derailed after today's hearing. I doubt it will.
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Jan 14, 2025
Selections for attorney general, secretary of homeland security, secretary of state and Treasury secretary are among those set to have hearings this week.
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Jan 14, 2025
Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, told Pete Hegseth that he was not qualified to lead the Pentagon.
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Jan 14, 2025
President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice to lead the Pentagon will field questions on Tuesday on a range of issues, including a sexual assault allegation and his lack of management experience.
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Jan 14, 2025
President-elect Donald J. Trump's defense secretary pick will almost surely be asked about his alcohol use and an accusation of sexual assault when he appears before a Senate committee.
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Jan 14, 2025
Get live Senate results and maps from the battleground states in the 2024 election.
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Jan 14, 2025
The bureau did not interview an ex-wife of President-elect Donald J. Trump's pick for defense secretary before the findings on his background check were presented to senators.
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Jan 13, 2025
This cruel and sweeping bill could upend our immigration system.
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Jan 13, 2025
The Senate's role of "advice and consent" is a marathon of meetings and paperwork.
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Jan 13, 2025
The Senate's role of "advice and consent" is a marathon of meetings and paperwork.
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Jan 13, 2025
Conservative organizations are targeting Republican senators, saying that they will pay a price if they do not back the president-elect's choice for defense secretary.
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Jan 13, 2025
Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican push for approval of some of President-elect Donald J. Trump's picks as soon as Jan. 20.
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Jan 12, 2025
The committee's Republican chairman and its top Democrat were briefed on F.B.I. findings into Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's defense secretary pick. Democrats questioned whether there were gaps.
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Jan 11, 2025
The committee's Republican chairman and its top Democrat were briefed on F.B.I. findings into Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's defense secretary pick. Democrats questioned whether there were gaps.
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Jan 10, 2025
The president-elect has admonished Republicans to stay united around his ambitious domestic policy plans. But his track record with Congress is one of abrupt turnabouts and last-minute blowups.
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Jan 10, 2025
Lawyers for New Jersey's former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.
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Jan 10, 2025
Democrats are demanding that Republicans slow consideration of picks for the new administration until they can review background checks, as the G.O.P. faces major pressure to quickly confirm them.
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Jan 09, 2025
Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes.
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Jan 08, 2025
President-elect Donald J. Trump has waffled on his preferences for how his party tackles his agenda, adding to the uncertainty for Republicans.
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Jan 08, 2025
Almost 24 million Americans have signed up for plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, driven by subsidies that are expiring and that Congress may not renew.
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Jan 07, 2025
The husband of Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, drew criticism online when he failed to accept a handshake offered by Vice President Kamala D. Harris at his wife's ceremonial swearing-in.
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Jan 07, 2025
We explore the disagreements that could define the new Congress — and potentially derail Donald Trump's agenda.
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Jan 07, 2025
The new Congress certified the 2024 election results without any contest.
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Jan 06, 2025
Luke Broadwater was at the Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the complex on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s victory. Four years later, he reflects on what has changed.
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Jan 06, 2025
Vice President Kamala D. Harris presided over the certification of her own loss without disputing it, and Democrats made no move to challenge the results.
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Jan 06, 2025
The vice president presided over Congress on Monday as it counted the Electoral College votes finalizing her defeat by Donald J. Trump.
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Jan 06, 2025
The vice president presided over Congress on Monday as it counted the Electoral College votes finalizing her defeat by Donald J. Trump.
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Jan 06, 2025
La vicepresidenta presidió el lunes el Congreso durante el recuento de los votos del Colegio Electoral que certifica su derrota ante Donald Trump.
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Jan 06, 2025
Bipartisan legislation enacted in 2022 makes it much more difficult for lawmakers to object to a state's votes, and clarifies that the vice president cannot unilaterally overrule them.
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Jan 06, 2025
A joint session of the House and Senate is set to convene at 1 p.m. to perform a ritual that was once considered ceremonial and uneventful.
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Jan 06, 2025
The vice president will preside over Congress on Monday as it counts the Electoral College votes finalizing her defeat by Donald J. Trump.
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Jan 03, 2025
There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.
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Jan 03, 2025
As they did during his trial, lawyers for the former senator argued in a court filing that he had been led astray by his wife, Nadine Menendez.
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Jan 03, 2025
The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J. Trump's expectations.
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Jan 02, 2025
The Senate needs to ensure the next cabinet is full of real professionals.
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Jan 02, 2025
In remarks on Thursday, the president praised Senate Democrats for helping him confirm 235 federal judges, surpassing Donald J. Trump's first-term total.
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