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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shows a rendering of the planned triumphal arch to be added to Washington, D.C.'s National Mall at a meeting on Wednesday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Commission of Fine Arts votes to move ahead with Trump's proposed victory arch

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President Trump is seen speaking about the Iran war on a TV in the White House on April 1. Polls have found the war to be unpopular with Americans. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption

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We watched 2 focus groups of Georgia swing voters. They're not happy with the Iran wa

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For the past four years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has extended a 30-day suspension of rights, effectively creating a police state that keeps Salvadoran deportees from the U.S. trapped in the Central American country's notorious prisons. Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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Immigration

Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.

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Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.

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Dr. Erica Schwartz is President Trump's nominee for CDC director. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hide caption

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Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as CDC chief

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