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Wednesday

President Trump speaks, watched by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, during a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress on school and community safety at the White House on Wednesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended himself and the Justice Department on Wednesday after more criticism from President Trump. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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President Bill Clinton holds an AR-15 rifle during a White House ceremony in 1994 where he launched efforts to ban assault-style weapons. The ban was in place from 1994 to 2004. Dayton, Ohio Police Lt. Randy Bean, whose fellow officer was gunned down with an AR-15 in 1991, looks on. Dennis Cook/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Adm. Michael Rogers, chief of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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NSA Chief: U.S. Response 'Hasn't Changed The Calculus' Of Russian Interference

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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, will lose access to the most sensitive material to which he previously had access. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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An unidentified man walks in front of the Microsoft logo at an event in New Delhi. Microsoft is at the center of a Supreme Court case on whether it has to turn over emails stored overseas. Altaf Qadri/AP hide caption

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Court Seems Unconvinced Of Microsoft's Argument To Shield Email Data Stored Overseas

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Monday

U.S. soldiers with actors portraying Afghan officials as part of their training to be advisers. Jay Price/WUNC hide caption

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Soldiers, With Empathy: U.S. Army Creates Dedicated Adviser Brigades

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Committee on Intelligence, has released a partially redacted memo related to the Justice Department's Russia investigation. That document follows an earlier memo from Republicans. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, leaves a committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol Feb. 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. On Feb. 25, Schiff released a memo responding to a previous Republican memo about the investigation of President Trump's 2016 campaign. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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What You Need To Know About Russia Memo Mania: Minority Report Edition

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Saturday

House intelligence committee ranking member Adam Schiff (left) and chairman Devin Nunes participate in a hearing last year on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Redacted Democratic Response To Nunes Memo Defends FBI Surveillance Of Trump Aide

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Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates arrives at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse on Friday in Washington, D.C. He confirmed that he is changing his plea to guilty. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Educators Fear And Embrace Calls For Concealed Carry In The Classroom

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Friday

President Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday shortly before he announced new sanctions against North Korea. The measures are designed to prevent shipping companies from evading existing measures by sending prohibited goods to the country. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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