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Justin Florence is co-founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit Protect Democracy, founded in 2017. Previously, he served as special assistant to the president and associate White House counsel in the Obama administration. He is a Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School, where he co-teaches the Democracy and Rule of Law Clinic.

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Thomas Massie, seen at profile, with dramatic lighting, which casts a hard shadow on the large American flag behind him (on the right side of the frame).

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Brendan Carr in front of a circular logo for the U.S. FCC.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

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Former Donald Trump campaign official Michael Caputo on Capitol Hill.

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