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Jaqueline Benitez pushes her cart down an aisle as she shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Benitez, 21, who works as a preschool teacher, depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food. Allison Dinner/AP hide caption

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Congress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they mean

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Student loan borrowers gather near The White House in May 2020. On Thursday, the Senate voted to repeal President Biden's plan to offer up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt relief. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption

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By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers who walked off the job, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact

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Republican Reps. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina (left) and Garret Graves of Louisiana, pictured at the Capitol on Wednesday, were lead negotiators on behalf of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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A voter and her daughter cast a ballot in Houston during the 2020 general election. New bills passed by Texas lawmakers target how elections are run in Harris County, which is home to Houston. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area

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Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti, pictured at a White House briefing last August, spoke to Morning Edition after the House passed its debt ceiling bill. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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'This is a compromise': How the White House is defending the debt ceiling bill

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Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

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Former Vice President Mike Pence at the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. The former vice president announced he will make a run for the 2024 presidency against Donald Trump. John Locher/AP hide caption

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters as he walks to the House floor for a procedural vote ahead of the final vote for H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 on May 31. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2023. The House is set to vote on a debt deal on Wednesday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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President Biden speaks during a meeting about the American Rescue Plan on March 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Some of the pandemic funding allocated in legislation like the American Rescue Plan is being clawed back as part of a budget deal. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speaks during the House Freedom Caucus news conference to oppose the debt limit deal outside of the Capitol on May 30. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden takes selfies after a March 28 visit to Wolfspeed Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer in Durham, N.C. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden plans a big push in the elusive state of North Carolina in 2024. Here's why

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is joined by his top negotiators on the debt limit, Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., left, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, as he talks to reporters at the Capitol on Sunday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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