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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, seen on Aug. 16, announced Monday that the administration would once again supply local law enforcement with military-style equipment, reversing an Obama-era restriction. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seen in 2010, was pardoned by President Trump on Friday. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption
After Arpaio, 4 Answers To Questions About How Pardons Are Supposed To Work
First Mention: Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Targeted 'Deadbeat Parents' In 1995
In Houston, Residents Describe Moments Of Grace Amid Hurricane Misery
Baltimore removed four statues with Confederate ties on Aug. 16 under the cover of darkness, in a five-hour operation ordered by Mayor Catherine Pugh. Merrit Kennedy/NPR hide caption
Baltimore Took Down Confederate Monuments. Now It Has To Decide What To Do With Them
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, seen on Aug. 16, announced Monday that the administration would once again supply local law enforcement with military-style equipment, reversing an Obama-era restriction. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The damage to Houston's economy from Harvey's torrential rainfall will be by one estimate more than $30 billion, a staggering sum. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Economic Impact Of Harvey Could Be Felt Nationwide Before It's Over
President Trump Holds Joint Press Conference With Finland's President
People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on Monday. Many people are turning to social media for help. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Needles at the Alaska AIDS Assistance Association syringe exchange in Anchorage. Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media hide caption
Syringe Exchange Program Aims To Slow Hepatitis C Infections In Alaska
Antifa members and counterprotesters gather during a right-wing No-To-Marxism rally Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Berkeley, Calif. Amy Osborne/AFP/Getty Images hide caption