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Friday

Participants hold onto a large rainbow flag during the annual Pride Parade in support of LGBTQ rights in Athens on June 14. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former FBI Director James Comey leaves the Rayburn House Office Building following a closed House Judiciary Committee meeting to hear his testimony, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7, 2018. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Comey Indictment, Hegseth Summons Military Leaders, Impending Shutdown

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Thursday

Law enforcement officers work near the scene of a shooting near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 24. Aric Becker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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ICE Shooting In Texas, UNGA: Ukraine Warning, Government Shutdown Standoff

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Wednesday

A view of the U.S. Capitol Building is seen from the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 23 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Government Shutdown Looms, UNGA: Trump Slams Russia, Jimmy Kimmel Returns

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Tuesday

President Trump answers questions after making an announcement on "significant medical and scientific findings for America's children" in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sept. 22. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Autism and Tylenol, Jimmy Kimmel Returns, Trump At The UN

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Monday

Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on Sept. 21 in Glendale, Arizona. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Charlie Kirk Memorial, Trump Pressures DOJ, Palestinian State Recognition

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Friday

Protesters leave their signs on a ledge during a protest against ABC removing Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air in front of the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 18. Benjamin Hanson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump And Free Speech, CDC On Childhood Vaccines, Antifa Terror Designation

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Thursday

Exterior of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters is seen on Oct. 13, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption

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CDC Meeting On Vaccines, Fed Rate Cuts, Kimmel Suspended

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Wednesday

A screen shows Tyler Robinson (bottom left), the suspect in the killing of political activist Charlie Kirk, as he attends a court appearance remotely from his jail cell in Provo, Utah, on Sept. 16. -/POOL/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption

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Kirk Suspect Charged, Trump Visits The King, FBI Director Patel Testifies

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Monday

A memorial for political activist Charlie Kirk stands on the grounds of Utah Valley University on Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Chet Strange/Getty Images hide caption

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Kirk Probe Latest, Rubio in Israel, Emmys Recap

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Friday

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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RFK Jr. Grilled, Europeans Pledge Troops to Ukraine, DC Sues Trump Admin

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Thursday

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services on April 16. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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RFK Jr. Testifies Before Senate, Fed Confirmation Hearing, Harvard's Legal Victory

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Wednesday

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein Files on July 23, 2025, in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption

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Lawmakers Call For Epstein Files, Trump's Crypto Token, China's Military Parade

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Tuesday

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Government Shutdown Looms, Brazil's Ex-President on Trial, Earthquake in Afghanistan

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Friday

Jen Labanowski, her daughter Lucy (R), and her daughter's friend Cece Degnan (C), light candles at a memorial for victims of yesterday's shooting in front of Annunciation Catholic Church on Aug. 28 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Olson//Getty Images hide caption

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Minneapolis Shooting Latest, New Acting CDC Director, North Korean Leader to Beijing

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Thursday

TOPSHOT - Children gather by a fence as they try to get rice from a charity kitchen providing food for free in the west of Gaza City, on August 28, 2025, as the war between Israel and the Hamas militants movement continues. The UN declared a famine in Gaza governorate last week, blaming "systematic obstruction" of humanitarian deliveries by Israel. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images) Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Minneapolis Mass Shooting, CDC Director Fired, Biden Admin and Gaza Aid

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Wednesday

The Federal Reserve building is seen as it goes under construction on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Michael M. Santiago//Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Surrounded by reporters, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura enter a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Aug. 25 in Baltimore. Anna Moneymaker//Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to demonstrators in Grant Park who were protesting the policies of President Donald Trump and showing their support for union labor on May 01 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Trump Threatens Chicago, DOJ Latest, US-South Korea Summit

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Friday

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 18. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Famine in Northern Gaza, Epstein Docs, CA/TX Maps

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Thursday

Israeli soldiers use binoculars to look at damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip from southern Israel on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Military vehicles with the Washington, DC National Guard are parked near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee//Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August 18, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption

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