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Friday

Damage to the USS John S. McCain is visible as the guided-missile destroyer steers toward Changi naval base in Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC in August. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/AP hide caption

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Displaced Syrians head to refugee camps on the outskirts of Raqqa on Sunday. Syrian fighters, backed by the U.S., have been driving out the Islamic State. However, many civilians are fleeing the fighting, and there's still no sign of a political settlement in Syria on the horizon. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S. Is Beating Back ISIS, So What Comes Next?

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Thursday

Twitter officials are expected to meet with Senate Intelligence Committee investigators. Staffers want to know about the use of fake accounts, bots and trolls to influence the trends and topics on the social platform. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Religious leaders and activists from the Church World Service protest Wednesday, urging Congress to pressure President Trump to allow more refugees to enter the U.S. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Roger Stone (right), a former adviser to President Trump, arrives to appear before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. Stone flatly denied any accusations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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A Border Patrol vehicle rides beside an already existing portion of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption

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From left, Bill Wanlund of the Falls Church electoral board, Jessica Wilson of voting machine company Hart InterCivic and David Bjerke, the Falls Church director of elections test the city's new voting machines ahead of this November's election. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption

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Learning 2016's Lessons, Virginia Prepares Election Cyberdefenses

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Monday

Marines participate in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course in August at Quantico, Va. The first female Marine to complete the course graduated on Monday. Master Gunnery Sgt. Chad McMeen/Office of Marine Corps Communication hide caption

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Sunday

Paul Manafort speaks on the phone while touring the floor of the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Russian-backed hackers targeted election systems in 21 states but federal officials had not told state election officials which states were targeted until now. Tami Chapell/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The travel ban, which has in the past led to chaos at airports and court cases, is one of the signature initiatives of the Trump administration. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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