Top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine William Taylor (right) and Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has announced that he is entering the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, just ahead of the Friday deadline to file for the New Hampshire primary. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ferocious wildfires were burning at emergency-level intensity across Australia's New South Wales, most populous state, on Tuesday as authorities warned most populations in their paths that there was no longer time to flee. Dan Peled/AP hide caption
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Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are examining how states regulate abortion clinics. From right, Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) take part in a joint press conference during Erdogan's visit to the White House on Wednesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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