President Trump announces his emergency declaration during a Rose Garden event at the White House on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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'Donald Trump, We'll See You In Court': California To Sue Over Emergency Declaration
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Police secure the area following a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company on Friday in Aurora, Ill. A gunman killed five people and wounded five police officers before being fatally shot by police. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Maria Butina walks with Alexander Torshin, then a member of the Russian upper house of Parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The Senate Finance Committee is now investigating a think tank linked to both of them. Pavel Ptitsin/AP hide caption
A young man and a little girl look at the border fence from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. Photojournalist Ariana Drehsler has been covering the caravan of migrants for weeks. In December, Customs and Border Protection agents began pulling her over for questioning each time she crossed back into the U.S. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption
Nayda Alvarez poses for a photo in her backyard, which is part of the property that her family has owned for five generations along the Rio Grande in the community of La Rosita, near Rio Grande City, Texas. Alvarez says that if the border wall were built as it is shown in preliminary maps, her house would have to be demolished to leave the 150-foot enforcement zone. Veronica G. Cardenas/Texas Public Radio hide caption
In The Rio Grande Valley, Residents Prepare For Construction Of A New Border Wall
Texas Public RadioIn The Rio Grande Valley, Residents Prepare For Construction Of A New Border Wall
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (right) and Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will sue President Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Tribune Publishing has agreed to recognize a new union representing journalists at the Hartford Courant in Connecticut's capital. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Roger Stone leaves federal court on Feb. 1. The judge in his case has imposed a gag order on attorneys and others. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
An Oscar statue is pictured at the press preview for the 91st Academy Awards Governors Ball in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Rosia Ramirez Penaloza and her children fled from gang violence in southern Mexico. They're staying in a makeshift tent in San Luis Rio Colorado as they wait for a chance to apply for asylum at the port of entry. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption
Martha Hernandez, left, and Ana Suda say they were interrupted and detained because they spoke Spanish while shopping for groceries in a convenience store in Havre, Montana. They've now filed a lawsuit. The friends are seen here in front of the store last month. Brooke Swaney/ACLU of Montana via AP hide caption
A sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The tech giant is planning to build a campus in San Jose, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Friday that it was implementing new guidelines to identify minors in spousal and fiancée visas. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, pictured in 2018, has reached an agreement with the league over his allegations of collusion by teams. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, pictured here at a press conference in May 2018, last week declared rape and sexual violence a national emergency. Sia Kambou /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens rise from their seats during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld says he is considering a GOP challenge to President Trump. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Travis Kauffman responds to questions during a news conference Thursday about his encounter with a mountain lion while running a trail just west of Fort Collins, Colo., this month. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Supporters stand on a roof with placards and banners as they attend the final campaign rally of the Nigerian opposition leader Akitu Abubakar on Thursday in Jimeta, eastern Nigeria. Luis Tato /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
HIV-positive patients and their families protest against hospitals' lack of medicines and supplies in Caracas, Venezuela in April 2018. Some patients are fleeing to neighboring countries like Peru in search of lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Students hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest at the state university grounds in Manila on Thursday in support of CEO of Rappler, Maria Ressa, who was arrested a day earlier. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt made national headlines when she severed her husband's penis and threw it out a car window. She later maintained that her husband had been abusive. Amazon Prime Video hide caption
