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President Donald Trump tours the ballroom construction around the outside of the White House in Washington om Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

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Republicans seek Supreme Court OK for lower campaign ad rates; case could swing Senate races

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The Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP, File)

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