A helicopter view of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Md., in 2016. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Saturday
Friday
A car enters the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, 67 percent of voters say President Trump is a factor in their vote. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Antonio Delgado is one of many Democrats making health care the centerpiece of their campaigns. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Wednesday
President Trump answers questions during a meeting with military leaders in the Cabinet Room on Tuesday at the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, once political combatants, embrace at a rally in Houston on Monday. "You know, we had our little difficulties," Trump said for the crowd. "It got ugly. ... But nobody has helped me more." Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
White House Counsel Don McGahn, who departed his post last week, heads into an August meeting with then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. Confirming the newest Supreme Court justice was a capstone on his tenure. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Nancy Pelosi could be restored as House majority leader if the Democrats do well in the midterms. Democrats have placed their chips as they try to unseat Republicans — but not on Russia red. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Activists march to the offices of Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in New York City in September 2017, just before the start of Senate hearings on stabilizing the Affordable Care Act. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Monday
Honor guards attend a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in 2017. Under President Xi Jinping, China has ambitiously pressed its advantage almost everywhere at once. VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Special counsel Robert Mueller is required to submit a confidential report when his work is done, but the publication and circulation of whatever he files is not a sure thing. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Brett Kavanaugh, seen here during his confirmation hearing early last month, has served on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for 12 years. His tenure there offers some clues to how he'll handle the most controversial questions before the Supreme Court. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
In this handout photo provided by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administers the constitutional oath to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his wife Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible while joined by their daughters Margaret and Liza at the Supreme Court Building on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Fred Schilling/U.S. Supreme Court/Getty Images hide caption