NPR readers picked the Mueller probe as the top political story of 2017. Domenico Montanaro/NPR hide caption
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Thursday
Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore speaks during a campaign event in Midland City on the eve of the special election earlier this month. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket after Round 2 voting. Domenico Montanaro/NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Anthony Scaramucci, whose tenure at the White House was short but attention-getting, made a splash in the first round of voting in the NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is Capitol Hill on Thursday for a meeting with members of the House Oversight and House Judiciary committees. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
A dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyo. Mead Gruver/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (left) speaks at the press conference after the senate vote of the tax reform bill on Wednesday in Washington, D.C Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about the Republican tax reform legislation, set for a Tuesday vote, during his weekly briefing on Capitol Hill last week. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Senator-elect Doug Jones, D-Ala., speaks to the press last week after his win in the Alabama special election. Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump has won over religious conservatives with promises of Supreme Court nominees, hard-line support for Israel and a host of other items. Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks to the press at the White House in Washington Saturday before departing for Camp David. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
Special counsel Robert Mueller (C) leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
A screenshot from Comic Relief's fundraising ad, featuring Ed Sheeran. He talks to a boy named J.D. in Liberia. Comic Relief via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Thursday
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and his wife Franni Bryson (L) arrive at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 7, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Franken announced that he will be resigning in the coming weeks after being accused by several women of sexual harassment. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support 'Zero Tolerance' On Sexual Harassment
Wednesday
Democrat Doug Jones greets supporters before his victory speech Tuesday night. Jones defeated controversial Republican Roy Moore to become the first Democratic senator elected from Alabama in 25 years. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption