An appeals court has agreed to review the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason, a Tarrant County woman seen here in 2018 who's facing a five-year prison sentence. Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers filed a motion in federal court Wednesday seeking to block the release of his tax returns to a Democratic-led House committee. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona field reporters' questions last week as Sen. Susan Collins looks on during a news conference about the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in May in the Bronx borough of New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown speaks during a campaign event Saturday in Cleveland. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Cori Bush, center, joined staffers and activists in protesting on Saturday the expiration of the eviction moratorium. The Biden administration on Tuesday announced an extension of the ban. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on defense after a report from the state attorney general's office detailed multiple harassment allegations against him. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Left: Congressional candidate Nina Turner speaks during a 'Get Out the Vote' canvassing event on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. Right: Cuyahoga Councilwoman and congressional candidate Shontel Brown speaks during a Souls to the Polls rally at Sanctuary Baptist Church on Sunday in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Gene Sperling, who leads the oversight for distributing funds from President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, speaks during the daily White House press briefing Monday, as White House press secretary Jen Psaki looks on. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, center, speaks with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., left, while Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., walks by at right, as the Senate voted to formally begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Jacqueline Flores (left) with daughter Nicky at their home in Virginia last month. They are part of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, a group calling for an end to Title 42 so their family members can seek asylum. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., seen here during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in 2019, rejects the conventional wisdom that House Democrats will likely lose their majority next November. Yara Nardi/Getty Images hide caption
Civil rights leaders and members of the Texas Legislature last week at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. They were meeting to discuss actions to stop restrictive voting measures. Cheriss May/Getty Images hide caption
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson promoted COVID-19 vaccinations at a community town hall at Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH) in Mountain Home, Arkansas, on July 16. Arkansas is one of several states that has passed laws prohibiting vaccine requirements. Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Candidates Bruce Harrell (Seattle), Michelle Wu (Boston), and Aftab Pureval (Cincinnati). Elaine Thompson/AP Photo; John Minchillo/AP Photo; Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference outside the Statehouse on Friday in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's legal battle with the Republican-led Legislature has left confusion over whether she has the authority to issue new pandemic restrictions. Kelly did not issue a mask mandate when speaking Wednesday from the state Capitol in Topeka. Abigail Censky/KCUR hide caption
President Joe Biden, center, signs a proclamation during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021, to highlight the bipartisan roots of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump pressured his Justice Department to declare that the presidential election was corrupt during a December 2020 call, according to newly released notes. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, is lauding the new ruling from the Department of Justice. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden speaks about the pandemic and the country's vaccination campaign on Thursday at the White House. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Capitol police officers walk near the Capitol complex on July 19. Congress voted to extend funding for the force. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
First lady Jill Biden arrives in Savannah, Ga., on July 8. She was injured last weekend while reportedly stepping on an object on a beach in Hawaii. Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
