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            <title><![CDATA[Trump ‘Gold Card’ Visa Granted to Only One Person So Far, Lutnick Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:09:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[USMCA Debate Heats Up as Transshipment Data Soars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Heated rhetoric between the US and Canada sets stage for tough negotiations]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:15:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Virginia Voters Approve Democratic Plan to Redraw Districts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick Quits House After Theft Allegations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Redistricting Efforts Near End in Virginia, Florida]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/trump-s-redistricting-bids-near-end-with-virginia-florida-moves</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Volunteers pass out campaign materials during a canvassing event in Braddock, Virginia. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swalwell, Gonzales Officially Resign From Congress After Allegations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:25:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swalwell, Gonzales to Quit Congress After Sex Misconduct Claims]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:06:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democrat Swalwell to Quit Congress After Sexual Assault Claims]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/democrat-swalwell-resigns-from-congress-after-sex-assault-claims</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:32:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump to Pay DHS Workers, House Set to Stay on Easter Recess]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/trump-to-pay-dhs-workers-prompting-house-to-stay-on-recess</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Wasson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:57:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Intervenes to End Protracted GOP Deadlock on DHS Shutdown]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Diaz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:33:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Orders TSA Agents to Be Paid as Congress Still Deadlocked]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/trump-signs-memo-directing-tsa-agents-to-be-paid-during-shutdown</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Subramanian]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TSA agents assist travelers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 26.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[DHS Shutdown Persists as Democrats Reject Trump-Backed Offer]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/dhs-shutdown-persists-as-democrats-reject-trump-backed-offer</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Wasson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:04:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Travelers wait in line outside a TSA checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republicans at Risk of Losing Latino Support Ahead of Midterms]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The economy, inflation and immigration are the top issues for Latinos ahead of the US midterms.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-24/poll-shows-economy-inflation-top-hispanics-concerns-in-risk-for-trump</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Augusta Saraiva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Latino voters who backed US President Donald Trump may not be there for the GOP in 2026. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republicanos podrían perder apoyo de los latinos de cara a elecciones legislativas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[La economía, la inflación y la inmigración son las principales preocupaciones de los latinos en EE.UU. de cara a las elecciones de mitad de mandato.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-24/elecciones-ee-uu-trump-podria-perder-control-de-la-camara-mn4mh3jj</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Augusta Saraiva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A woman with a Trump hat attends a campaign event for Monica De La Cruz, Republican candidate for Congress, and US Representative Mayra Flores (R-TX), who is running for reelection, at the University Drafthouse in Mcallen, Texas, on October 10, 2022. - When Mayra Flores made history this June as the first Mexican-born member of US congress, the Republican seized her south Texas seat from the Democrats by courting Latinos with strident calls to close the border. She is bidding to repeat her victory next month, when fellow Latina Republicans Monica de la Cruz, Cassy Garcia and Carmen Maria Montiel will also vie for nearby congressional seats that for decades have remained Democratic. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mullin Confirmed to Lead DHS, Head Trump Immigration Efforts]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/mullin-confirmed-to-lead-dhs-head-trump-s-immigration-crackdown</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Diaz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:25:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Markwayne Mullin arrives for the final Senate vote on his nomination to be Secretary of Homeland Security, on March 23. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump DHS Nominee Mullin Advances in Senate Procedural Vote]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Diaz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:48:25 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Senator Markwayne Mullin during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump DHS Pick Mullin Confirmation Advances Through Senate Panel]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/trump-dhs-pick-mullin-confirmation-advances-through-senate-panel</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Diaz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Opposes Trump DHS Pick Mullin Over ‘Anger Issues’]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Diaz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Markwayne Mullin during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 18. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Counterterrorism Official Resigns in Protest of Iran War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Tarabay]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:08:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton Told Panel Summers Introduced Him to Epstein]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Hurtado]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:15:59 GMT</pubDate>
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