Capitol Lens | Snap decision

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Capitol Lens | Snap decision

By Bill Clark

Posted June 24, 2026 at 4:36pm

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., takes a photo of the press staking out President Donald Trump’s arrival for the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday.

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