Melania Trump pushed for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

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First lady Melania Trump, joined by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, left, speaks to advance her legislative initiative on protecting America's foster care children, at a committee roundtable, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)