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Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg waves with husband Chasten Buttigieg, left, at a primary night election rally in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg responded Sunday to comments from conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh about him kissing his spouse.

U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper speaks during a press conference on the first day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)b

Defense secretary warns of Chinese aggression: ‘The smaller the country, the heavier the hand’

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Clark County Democratic Party "Kick-Off to Caucus 2020" event, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Joe Biden blames Iowa, New Hampshire losses on ‘being outspent’

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump: Blown-over border wall section ‘fixed forever’

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Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg waves with husband Chasten Buttigieg, left, at a primary night election rally in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Clark County Democratic Party "Kick-Off to Caucus 2020" event, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg poses for photographs with supporters during his campaign launch of "Mike for Black America," at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Bloomfield High School transgender athlete Terry Miller, second from left, wins the final of the 55-meter dash over transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood, far left, and other runners in the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn. Miller and Yearwood are among Connecticut transgender athletes who would be blocked from participating in girls sports under a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, by the families of three athletes. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)

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In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, photo, Black News Channel Chairman J.C. Watts discusses the launch of the nations only 24-hour news network during an interview in Tallahassee, Fla. The launch followed years of planning for former U.S. Rep. Watts, who likened it too giving birth to a child. It is also made possible by the backing of billionaire businessman and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)

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Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda, 82, leads her Fire Drill Fridays rally, calling for action to address climate change at Los Angeles City Hall Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. A half-century after throwing her attention-getting celebrity status into Vietnam War protests, Fonda is now doing the same in a U.S. climate movement where the average age is 18. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump: Blown-over border wall section ‘fixed forever’

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President Donald Trump smiles as he speaks to members of the National Border Patrol Council at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In this June 7, 2017 file photo, then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe pauses during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

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President Trump's campaign rallies have evolved to the point that he plans to continue hosting them, even if he wins in November. (Associated Press)

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, drive by before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Rep. Maxine Waters told CNBC that California should have more "say" among Democrats because "fancy parties" raise a lot of money for the party in Beverly Hills, Feb. 13, 2020. (Image: CNBC video screenshot)

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks with reporters after President Donald Trump was acquitted in an impeachment trial on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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ARABIAN SEA(Nov. 25, 2012) Aircraft launch and recovery officers launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (U.S. Navy photo)

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In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla. Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Uma Sanghvi, File)

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Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg talks with Alabama Democratic Conference chair Joe Reed during the ADC Luncheon at Embassy Suites in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Bloomberg says black neighborhoods are ‘where the real crime is’ in newly surfaced audio

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In this June 25, 2014, file photo, a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador, who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. The Homeland Security Department is experimenting with a new way to track immigrant families caught crossing into the U.S. illegally then released: GPS-enabled ankle bracelets. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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This photo provided by the Montgomery County Police Dept. shows Sophia Negroponte. Negroponte has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Yousuf Rasmussen, 24, of Bethesda, at a residence in Rockville late Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, according to Montgomery County police. Negroponte is the daughter of John Negroponte and one of five children that he and his wife adopted in Honduras when he served as a diplomat there in the 1980s, according to the Washington Post. (Montgomery County Police Dept. via AP)

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A soccer complex in northeast Jackson, Miss., Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, is underwater from flooding. As of Friday afternoon, the Pearl River was at 35.48 feet, which is more than 7 feet above flood stage. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi governor declares state of emergency as Pearl River rises

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In this June 26, 2015, file photo, a crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the U.S. On Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, the Justice Department brief filed telling the Supreme Court that federal law allows firing workers for being transgender. The brief is related to a group of three cases that the high court will hear in its upcoming term related to LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

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In this Nov. 12, 2019 file photo, Roger Stone, a longtime Republican provocateur and former confidant of President Donald Trump, waits in line at the federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Maryland forward Stephanie Jones (24) goes to the basket as she is defended by Wagner forward Emilija Krista Grava (24) and forward Katrice Jackson (55) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, drive by before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions at a press conference during MLB baseball owners meetings, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ** FILE **

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