Released human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich gestures after arriving in Vilnius after a prisoner release from Belarus on March 19, 2026. Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on March 19, 2026 following negotiations with the United States, while Washington agreed to remove sanctions on several Belarusian companies in return, a US official said. The prisoner release, the largest in years, came hours after US envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. (Photo by Petras Malukas / AFP via Getty Images)

Released political prisoner Eduard Palchys reacts after arriving in Vilnius after a prisoner release from Belarus on March 19, 2026. Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on March 19, 2026 following negotiations with the United States, while Washington agreed to remove sanctions on several Belarusian companies in return, a US official said. The prisoner release, the largest in years, came hours after US envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. (Photo by Petras Malukas / AFP via Getty Images)

Released human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich gestures after arriving in Vilnius after a prisoner release from Belarus on March 19, 2026. Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on March 19, 2026 following negotiations with the United States, while Washington agreed to remove sanctions on several Belarusian companies in return, a US official said. The prisoner release, the largest in years, came hours after US envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. (Photo by Petras Malukas / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) speaks to reporters during a news conference about the SAVE America Act with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) at the U.S. Capitol on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Republican senators were critical of Democrats who say the proposed federal elections legislation was racist and sexist, saying those arguments are red herrings. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: (L-R) Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) hold a news conference about the SAVE America Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Republican senators were critical of Democrats who say the proposed federal elections legislation was racist and sexist, saying those arguments are red herrings. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders are expected to discuss topics including the current conflict in Iran and the threat that is posed by China. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Jeffries was critical of President Donald Trump's attack on Iran and said the billions of dollars being spent on the fight in the Middle East would be better spent on social welfare programs and making life more affordable for Americans. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. John Fetterman (D-WV) votes to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security during a markup hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) has announced that he does not support President Donald Trump's nomination of Mullin and voted against him. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)