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U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, makes remarks after speaking by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in Israel following Hamas' deadly attacks, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 9: The White House is illuminated in white and blue in support of Israel, October 9, 2023 in Washington, DC. The White House said they illuminated the facade in the colors of the Israeli flag in a show of support against the terrorists attacks by Hamas. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 03: Former President Donald Trump speaks as he leaves the courtroom for a lunch recess during the second day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 03, 2023 in New York City. Former President Trump may be forced to sell off his properties after Justice Arthur Engoron canceled his business certificates after ruling that he committed fraud for years while building his real estate empire after being sued by Attorney General Letitia James, who is seeking $250 million in damages. The trial will determine how much he and his companies will be penalized for the fraud. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by staff, security and journalists as he walks to the House Chamber ahead of a vote at the U.S. Capitol on October 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. McCarthy's speakership is being challenged by a handful of conservative members of his own party lead by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) following a deal to keep the federal government from partially shutting down over the weekend. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum take the stage at the Fiserv Forum for the first Republican Presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Christopher Dilts / Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs report at the White House on October 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. The U.S. economy added 336,000 new jobs in September, almost doubling expectations according to Bureau of Labor. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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US Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2023. Lawmakers screamed and bickered in a raucous session on October 3, 2023, that eventually yielded to a stunned silence: for the first time in US history the House of Representatives had removed its own speaker. Kevin McCarthy fell victim to a rebellion by a small far-right clutch in his Republican Party that has made life hell for him since he took up the speaker's gavel in January. Jordan has stated he will run to replace McCarthy in the role of House Speaker. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, March 28, 2019. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
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