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{"id":6493,"date":"2025-02-23T04:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T04:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:21:53","slug":"pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis remains in critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740253166610_n_witt_brk_pope_status_250222_1920x1080-c2m14g.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261140321_n_witt_polymeropoulos_used_to_be_good_guys_ukraine_trump_russia_consequences_250222_1920x1080-j1tcqk.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We used to be the good guys&rsquo;: Fmr. CIA officer warns of consequences if U.S. is neutral on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261135372_n_witt_sharpton_doj_political_vendetta_adams_trump_pardon_250222_1920x1080-j7yjat.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Rev. Sharpton: If DOJ says it&rsquo;s a &lsquo;political vendetta&rsquo; against Adams, why doesn&rsquo;t Trump pardon him?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261126033_n_witt_mason_trump_chiefs_of_staff_military_gop_backlash_musk_doge_maine_250222_1920x1080-4bt1qz.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;prizes loyalty above all things&rsquo;: Reuters reporter on Trump&rsquo;s top military purge<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261105589_n_witt_kamlagerdove_gop_lawmakers_running_into_shadows_doge_musk_trump_250222_1920x1080-orxl2n.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">GOP lawmakers &lsquo;running into the shadows, away from the truth&rsquo; of DOGE cuts: Rep. Kamlager-Dove<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261099236_n_witt_singh_trump_playing_right_into_putin_hands_ukraine_peace_talks_military_250222_1920x1080-1dmwfo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;is playing right into Putin&rsquo;s hands&rsquo;: Fmr. Pentagon official<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261041614_n_witt_strickler_trump_military_sites_detain_migrants_deportation_250222_1920x1080-1skkmo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Could Trump use military sites to detain more migrants for deportation?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261040465_n_witt_rocah_lot_of_smoke_here_bove_adams_judge_dismissal_corruption_case_250222_1920x1080-qnc33w.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A lot of smoke here&rsquo;: Fmr. SDNY attorney discusses Bove&rsquo;s mixed messaging in Eric Adams case<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740259095706_n_witt_brk_trump_cpac_address_250222_1920x1080-vr1ufq.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump praises controversial cabinet members during CPAC speech<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740253166610_n_witt_brk_pope_status_250222_1920x1080-c2m14g.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741474607_n_witt_nichols_trump_cabinet_designed_us_consumption_not_national_security_250216_1920x1080-nca5e7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Why Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet is &lsquo;designed for U.S. consumption&rsquo;, and not solving national security issues<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741439348_n_witt_auchincloss_government_not_twitter_doge_firing_blitz_250216_1920x1080-ehmp1u.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Federal government is not Twitter&rsquo;: Rep. Auchincloss blasts DOGE&rsquo;s federal firing blitz<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:03<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741437501_n_witt_quigley_america_naive_safer_telling_world_on_your_own_250216_1920x1080-o044ci.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">U.S. is &lsquo;naive&rsquo; saying it&rsquo;s safer to tell the rest of the world &lsquo;you&rsquo;re on your own&rsquo;: Rep. Quigley<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741436005_n_witt_alemany_republicans_not_much_pushback_against_trump_cabinet_250216_1920x1080-ly3vcg.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Republicans &lsquo;won&rsquo;t give much pushback&rsquo; against Trump&rsquo;s most controversial Cabinet picks: Reporter<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741433647_n_witt_schleifer_musk_plans_mass_layoffs_diven_by_X_feed_250216_1920x1080-pnhyru.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Are Musk&rsquo;s plans for mass federal layoffs &lsquo;driven by what he sees&rsquo; on X?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741432532_n_witt_greenberg_trump_adams_puppet_corruption_immigration_quid_pro_quo_250216_1920x1080-qjklqo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump admin. &lsquo;wanted leverage&rsquo; over Adams to &lsquo;make him Trump&rsquo;s puppet&rsquo;: Fmr. federal prosecutor<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:23<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739731295723_n_witt_brk_south_weather_solis_250216_1920x1080-woem4y.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Several killed as heavy rain, flooding hit Southeast<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">02:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739730088963_n_witt_brk_rubio_netanyahu_gaza_250216_1920x1080-ppr6vv.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Rubio meets with Netanyahu as questions arise on U.S. plans for Gaza&#8217;s future<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">02:39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739656456178_n_witt_mallory_civil_rights_strategic_hostile_trump_government_250215_1920x1080-bnwbkf.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Civil rights activists have to be &lsquo;more strategic&rsquo; in face of a &lsquo;hostile government&rsquo;: Activist<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739656136313_n_witt_schiff_terrible_tragedy_kash_patel_fbi_ukraine_vance_250215_1920x1080-ls341c.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Terrible tragedy&rsquo; for FBI if Kash Patel is confirmed as director: Sen. Schiff<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739655711741_n_witt_talcott_doge_barreling_ahead_red_states_push_back_250215_1920x1080-8rbydg.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;DOGE is just barreling ahead&rsquo;: Semafor reporter says red states may need Trump to slow down cuts<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261140321_n_witt_polymeropoulos_used_to_be_good_guys_ukraine_trump_russia_consequences_250222_1920x1080-j1tcqk.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We used to be the good guys&rsquo;: Fmr. CIA officer warns of consequences if U.S. is neutral on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261135372_n_witt_sharpton_doj_political_vendetta_adams_trump_pardon_250222_1920x1080-j7yjat.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Rev. Sharpton: If DOJ says it&rsquo;s a &lsquo;political vendetta&rsquo; against Adams, why doesn&rsquo;t Trump pardon him?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261126033_n_witt_mason_trump_chiefs_of_staff_military_gop_backlash_musk_doge_maine_250222_1920x1080-4bt1qz.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;prizes loyalty above all things&rsquo;: Reuters reporter on Trump&rsquo;s top military purge<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261105589_n_witt_kamlagerdove_gop_lawmakers_running_into_shadows_doge_musk_trump_250222_1920x1080-orxl2n.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">GOP lawmakers &lsquo;running into the shadows, away from the truth&rsquo; of DOGE cuts: Rep. Kamlager-Dove<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261099236_n_witt_singh_trump_playing_right_into_putin_hands_ukraine_peace_talks_military_250222_1920x1080-1dmwfo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;is playing right into Putin&rsquo;s hands&rsquo;: Fmr. 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