Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts (center), was just one of several potential 2020 presidential candidates who came out in support of Sanders' Medicare for All proposal in 2017. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, says Trump directed him to arrange hush-money payments to two women during the closing weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is retiring at the end of this year after three decades in the House. The first Latina elected to Congress, she is leaving with a warning for her party about the need to reach out to more women and minority voters. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., departs the weekly Republican policy luncheon in September. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to serving as an unregistered foreign agent. She had sought to build back-channel links to the Russian government with the Trump campaign. AP hide caption
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, exits federal court after his sentencing hearing Wednesday in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images hide caption
The North Carolina State Board of Elections' investigation centers on absentee ballots in Bladen County. Miles Parks/NPR hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored the resolution to withdraw U.S. military aid from the war in Yemen with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. He argues the move will garner international notice as the conflict continues. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
Children and workers are at a tent encampment in June near the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
"Back when a mission was actually accomplished." Pete Souza hide caption
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to a reporter as she and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer walk back into the West Wing after speaking to members of the media outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
After months of gridlock, lawmakers have reached a deal on a bill overhauling how Congress handles sexual harassment claims. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
Michael Cohen, (right) Donald Trump's former lawyer, arrives at federal court, with his children Jake and Samantha, for his sentencing in New York on Wednesday. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal courthouse in Washington in July, following a status hearing. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Contractors work to reinforce a section of the U.S. border wall in San Diego where scores of Central American migrants have crossed illegally in recent weeks, shot through the fence from Tijuana, Mexico. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
With a partial government shutdown on the horizon, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a heated exchange over border security and wall funding in front of reporters. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
More Americans would prefer that President Trump compromise on funding for his border wall rather than risk a government shutdown, a new poll finds. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels signs autographs at the Venus Fair for Erotic Entertainment and Lifestyle in October in Berlin. Tobias Schwarz /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said members will now consider a criminal justice bill before the end of this year's lame-duck session. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
After being stalled in negotiations for months, mostly around disputes over SNAP, the farm bill the conference report has been released. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Trump administration wants to limit the scope of a major clean water rule. It says the EPA under President Obama went too far in regulating isolated waters and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers. Seth Perlman/AP hide caption
Maria Butina has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors after she was charged with being an unregistered foreign agent. Her onetime mentor, Alexander Torshin (right), is reportedly retiring. Pavel Ptitsin/AP hide caption