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Kansas Rep. Abi Boatman

Abi Boatman represents District 86 in the Kansas House of Representatives. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran. In 2012, she began her own transition and has spent the following years advocating for transgender and queer equality. She has served on the Wichita Public Library board and is in her third year as a member of her District Advisory Board in Wichita.

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Khamenei killed in U.S.-Israel strikes

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Ayatollah Khamenei, architect of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance,’ dead after brutal reign

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Iranian state media confirmed the death of the 86-year-old supreme leader in the early hours of Sunday morning, Iran Standard Time.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran confirms supreme leader killed in strikes by U.S. and Israel

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People attend a 40th-day memorial ceremony for those who lost their lives in protests held in January at Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran, Iran on February 17, 2026.

The fundamental flaw in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ against Iran

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Trump’s Iran strikes drive a wedge into the ‘America First’ party

Mychael Schnell

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Trump warns of ‘war’ casualties without Congress declaring war

Kevin Frey & Nora McKee

Men standing on rooftops look on at clouds of smoke rise from US airstrikes

World leaders react cautiously to U.S. and Israeli strikes amid fears of growing conflict

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Donald Trump speaks into a microphone while wearing a USS Gerald R. Ford jacket and hat.

Trump didn’t even pretend to try to make the case for war with Iran

Michael A. Cohen

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Americans deserve relief from the costs of Trumps illegal tariffs — Congress can help

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State Representative James Talarico and Representative Jasmine Crockett shake hands during a debate.

In Texas race, Democrats debate the best way to take on Trump

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Hillary Clinton is seen from the side as she speaks to the press in this closeup shot.

House Republicans thought they could humiliate Hillary Clinton. Big mistake.

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Several people hold up pro-transgender rights signs.

My fellow Kansas lawmakers targeted trans people. They’ll end up hurting everybody.

Kansas Rep. Abi Boatman

Bill Clinton during the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting.

Bill Clinton denies knowledge of Epstein’s crimes during deposition

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Audience members, most of them Black, wear MAGA hats and hold up their phones to take photos.

Trump’s gains among Black voters erode as economic promises fade

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Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI guardrails
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Anthropic was right not to trust Pete Hegseth

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President Donald Trump waves from his official vehicle as he departs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Trump says more people are turning to religion because of Charlie Kirk. Let’s check the data.

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Why Trump’s oil dreams for Venezuela are a bust

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Trump moves to rewrite election rules unilaterally

Jake Traylor

Construction workers take down material where the East Wing used to connect to the White House.

Judge allows construction of Trump’s White House ballroom

Sydney Carruth

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Trump administration pauses $259 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota

Julianne McShane

Kash Patel, from the shoulders up.

FBI fires agents who scrutinized Patel in Trump documents case

Ken Dilanian

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Brendan Carr makes a disturbing push for more patriotic programming

Anthony L. Fisher

Nancy Mace is standing among other politicians outside.

Mace says she’ll press to subpoena Lutnick over Epstein files

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Ari Melber reacts as MAGA ally poised to buy CNN: ‘What Donald Trump wanted’

Allison Detzel

Marco Rubio is seen speaking in front of two US flags.

State Dept. quotas for white South African ‘refugees’ echo a KKK-endorsed law

Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump holds two cover pages of Daily News one of which reads "Trump To City: Let's Build" about building affordable housing. This cover page is made up and given to Trump by Mamdani as a gift.

The one unique skill helping Mamdani break through to Trump

Zeeshan Aleem

Jesse Jackson speaking at the Democratic National Convention on July 19 1988 in Atlanta.

Every eulogy of Jesse Jackson should mention his rare gift

Michele Norris

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi; Russ Vought.

Congressman wants answers on Russell Vought using USAID funds for his security

Ja'han Jones

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The 30-year-old law protecting Americans from MAGA censorship

Sen. Ron Wyden

Walls are closing in on Trump as missing Epstein documents point to avenue of inquiry

Clinton: If I had known of Epstein’s crimes, ‘I would have turned him in myself’

House Dems call for Trump and Lutnick to testify over Epstein ties

Kash Patel’s girlfriend claims he was ‘providing security’ at Olympics

Epstein files photo appears to show Secretary Lutnick with Jeffrey Epstein

‘He’s a felon!’: Morgan Freeman excoriates Trump, discusses new Civil War series ‘The Gray House’

DOJ files motion on superseding indictment in Don Lemon case

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    Democrats decry ‘incompetence’ after another reported drone debacle

    Ja'han Jones

  2. President Donald Trump leaves the House Chamber after concluding his State of the Union address at the US Capitol.

    Republicans in Congress are left waiting for instructions from Trump

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  3. Pete Hegseth; Mark Kelly.

    Pete Hegseth can’t let Mark Kelly go. There’s a reason for that.

    Zeeshan Aleem

  4. Students walk under the arch of University of Florida entrance on a sunny day.

    Florida’s new sociology syllabus goes against every tenet of sociology

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  5. Donald Trump, center, lifts a gavel while surrounded by world leaders.

    After its first meeting, one thing is clear about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

    Hussein Ibish

  6. RFK Jr. raises his eyebrows with his glasses in his hands.

    The very real consequences of RFK Jr. and Kid Rock’s online fitness stunt

    Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

  7. Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters at the White House.

    Kevin Hassett’s absurd attempt to bury the truth about tariffs is already backfiring

    Hayes Brown

  8. A gun shot perforation in a window pane in front of a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

    I study violence. There’s a term for this kind of ICE withdrawal playing out in Minnesota.

    Nicole Bedera

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  10. Tricia McLaughlin gestures with her hand as he speaks during a presser.

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  11. Rev. Jesse Jackson poses for a portrait, sitting down with his hands clasped up by his face.

    Jesse Jackson was an unapologetically Black American hero

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