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That's it for me tonight. Thank you for reading along. To recap, here's some of what we covered this afternoon:

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The Republican Party has successfully pressured moderate Democratic lawmakers to return funds raised by a political action committee former by US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Reuters reports.

As part of a congressional campaign, the GOP launched a website today highlighting how more than two dozen Democrats - some in conservative-leaning districts - accepted thousands of dollars in donations from fundraising efforts tied to Ocasio-Cortez, and called on them to give the money back.

Ocasio-Cortez set up her PAC, called The Courage to Change, after refusing to pay dues to the House Democrats' campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

One of the lawmakers who gave back the PAC's cash, Representative Elissa Slotkin, said in a campaign finance report it was unsolicited'.