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Bill Weld, a 2020 Republican presidential candidate, met with voters at a town hall in Nashua, New Hampshire, less than a week before the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary. He talked about the the future of the Republican Party, Social Security, and offered advice to young Republicans who do not support President Trump. Following his remarks, he took questions from the audience and later took pictures and greeted them after the event.

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2020 presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) spoke with voters in Detroit as results for Super Tuesday started to come in.

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal. The secretary serves on the administration’s coronavirus task force and answered several questions about the government’s response to the outbreak as well as its economic impact. He also reacted to the Federal Reserve’s decision earlier in the day to cut the interest rate by a half percentage point

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President Trump spoke to a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. He talked about the economy, the 2020 presidential race, and the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak

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President Trump & Vice President Pence discussed the coronavirus outbreak with airline CEOs at the White House.

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The House worked on the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act of 2019, a bill to designate wilderness and scenic rivers on federal lands in California, Colorado, and Washington state.

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The Wilson Center held a day-long conference on improving border management between the U.S. and Mexico, and how that could strengthen economic competitiveness for both countries. In this portion of the event, Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ) talked with former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Earl Anthony Wayne about Arizona-Mexico trade and border policy.

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense fiscal year 2021 budget request. They spoke about military modernization efforts and the recapitalization of the country’s nuclear arsenal. Other topics included cybersecurity, long-term spending projects, such as shipbuilding, the importance of artificial intelligence in future combat missions, and the diversion of funds from the Pentagon budget for the construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified about the agency’s exploration strategy to return to the moon and to successfully execute a manned mission to Mars. He talked about staffing and recruitment challenges NASA was facing as well as the public-private partnership the agency envisioned would build a new moon lander space vehicle for the agency. The hearing came amid 50th anniversary celebrations of the Apollo 11 manned mission to the Moon.

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Sen Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks about bipartisan Coronavirus Testing legislation as well as other issues falling back on party lines.

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