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Friday

White House counsel Harriet Miers speaks after being nominated by President George W. Bush to the Supreme Court on Oct. 3, 2005. She would withdraw later that month after intense scrutiny of her qualificiations. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

From left, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., accompanied by Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, speaks at a news conference where she and other members of congress introduce legislation to curb sexual harassment in the workplace. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Attendees cheer a speaker during the Women's March "Power to the Polls" voter registration tour launch in Las Vegas on Jan. 21. Sam Morris/Getty Images hide caption

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Do Women Candidates Have An Advantage In 2018?

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Frustrated Supreme Court Looks For A Solution To Partisan Gerrymandering

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Monday

President Trump speaks about the recently passed spending bill at the White House on Friday. Trump threatened to veto the bill before later signing it. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

President Lyndon B. Johnson is shown during his nationwide television broadcast from the White House on March 31, 1968. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption

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Remembering 1968: LBJ Surprises Nation With Announcement He Won't Seek Re-Election

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Friday

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Female Candidates Breastfeed Children In Campaign Ads

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Thursday

House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., leaves the committee's secure meeting rooms at the U.S. Capitol on February 6, 2018, followed by Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith has been appointed Mississippi's junior senator by Gov. Phil Bryant. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

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The Wave Of Female Candidates Is Set For A Wave Of Losses, Come November

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Monday

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in October on the day arguments took place in a case about political maps in Wisconsin. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting on June 12, 2017. From left are, Vice President Pence, foreground, then-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the president. Price was fired by Trump last year, Tillerson was fired on March 13. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Trump Cabinet Turnover Sets Record Going Back 100 Years

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Sunday