{"id":8307,"date":"2025-04-17T14:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/exclusive-senator-chris-van-hollen-talks-with-rachel-maddow-live-from-el-salvador\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:20:36","slug":"exclusive-senator-chris-van-hollen-talks-with-rachel-maddow-live-from-el-salvador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/exclusive-senator-chris-van-hollen-talks-with-rachel-maddow-live-from-el-salvador\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Senator Chris Van Hollen talks with Rachel Maddow live from El Salvador"},"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\" 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