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Sophia Tesfaye is a senior writer (and former senior politics editor) for Salon. She resides in Washington, D.C.
You can find her on Twitter at @SophiaTesfaye.

FILE - In this April 2, 2016 file photo, a demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House in Washington. Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests for driving while impaired by the drug that have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation’s largest automobile club that calls for scrapping those laws. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) (AP)

Washington may have finally found bipartisan consensus with Congressional Cannabis Caucus

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 photo, demonstrators protesting Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer hold signs and chant as they march across the traffic circle at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza during a protest in New York. Liberals are vowing to put pressure on Schumer to mount a vigorous opposition to the agenda of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Resistance recess: Activists gear up to pressure Republican lawmakers during congressional break

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republicans rush to confirm Trump’s EPA nominee Scott Pruitt after federal judge orders release of fossil fuel emails

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FILE- In this Nov. 17, 2016, file photo, retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives with his son Michael G. Flynn, left, at Trump Tower in New York. Flynn was fired by one American commander-in-chief for insubordination, Now he may removed by another. Flynn resigned as President Donald Trump's national security adviser Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) (AP)

Trump gets snubbed by national security pick: Choice to replace Michael Flynn turns down offer

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a leading advocate in the House for comprehensive immigration reform, leads a news conference with fellow Democrats on the implementation of President Barack Obama's executive actions to spare millions from immediate deportation, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Republicans bar Hispanic lawmakers from meeting with ICE

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (AP/Evan Vucci)

“Not going to back down”: Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President Trump is committed to a “vaccine safety” commission

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(AP)

Silencing the civil service: Republicans crack down on federal workers’ communication

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(AP/Jack Plunkett)

Andrew Puzder gets burnt: President Trump’s pick for labor secretary withdraws nomination

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(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Breitbart, Roger Stone declare war on Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus after ousting of Michael Flynn

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(Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Lawsuit filed after immigration raids detain dreamer; immigrants with no criminal record arrested

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Jason Chaffetz; Paul Ryan; Michael Flynn (Getty/Chip Somodevilla/AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Carolyn Kaster/Photo montage by Salon)

House Republicans show little interest in investigating the Michael Flynn scandal

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(YouTube/Elizabeth Warren)

“Nevertheless, she persisted”: Democrats rally behind Elizabeth Warren after GOP silencing

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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2016 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he talks with Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, left, during a campaign stop at Milwaukee County War Memorial Center in Milwaukee. Clarke has risen to the national political spotlight with a brash, unapologetic personality reminiscent of President Donald Trump. But while some Republicans swoon over his prospects for higher office, the tough-talking, cowboy-hat wearing lawman remains one of the most polarizing figures in Wisconsin politics. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) (AP)

“We’ll destroy his career”: Trump offers help after sheriff complains about Texas lawmaker who wants to restrict civil asset forfeiture

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(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A mixed message to vets: Veterans groups weren’t invited to Trump’s first VA “listening session”

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(AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats hold 24-hour protest on Senate floor in last-ditch effort to stop confirmation of Betsy DeVos

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi cools Trump impeachment fever: “When and if he breaks the law, that is when something like that will come up”

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(Reuters/Brendan McDermid/<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-622036p1.html'>Vibe Images</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Photo montage by Salon)

Trump’s plan to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment creates a huge campaign finance loophole for churches to exploit

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(MSNBC)

“Bowling Green massacre”: Kellyanne Conway, Rand Paul fabricate attack to defend Muslim ban

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(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-84610p1.html'>Kzenon</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

President Trump wants to give groups who discriminate sweeping protections, benefits

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Frank Luntz (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)

Frank Luntz tells Republicans: Call Obamacare repeal “repair” instead

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Minnesota Senator Al Franken

Watch Al Franken excoriate Jeff Sessions, Republicans for attempting “to recast him as a civil rights champion”

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(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

GOP blows up Senate rules to advance Steve Mnuchin, Tom Price despite Democrats’ boycott over “inaccurate” testimony

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The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, WI. (<a href='https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Michael+Heimlich'>Michael Heimlich</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon)

Fearing protest, Donald Trump cancels trip to Wisconsin

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FIHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republican leaders “proudly” defend Trump poaching congressional staffers to help draft refugee ban

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