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(Graeme Sloan for Sipa USA) https://www.graemesloan.com/politics daily 0.75 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c2fa310e7494092e59fd661/1701529090803-L17XDEARIO3XZ9IAX27P/12_1_GS_Website_Politics-1.jpg Politics Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) receives a standing ovation from House Republicans after winning the vote for Speaker of the House, in the House Chamber, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on October 25, 2023. (Graeme Sloan for Sipa USA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c2fa310e7494092e59fd661/1701529090850-NIF09FYHCPKKAT36H263/12_1_GS_Website_Politics-2.jpg Politics Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the White House for the first time while in office, on Inauguration Day, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2021. 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