President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin answer questions during a joint news conference after their summit on July 16 in Helsinki. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
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Ballots in New York City ahead of the 2016 general elections. While U.S. election officials have made progress increasing security, gaps still remain. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Week Of Trump Reversals Puts 2018 Election Security In The Spotlight
Russian President Vladimir Putin is negotiating with the White House about a potential visit to the United States this autumn. Sergei Karpukhin/AP hide caption
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Then-candidate Donald Trump onstage with his running mate, Mike Pence, and their families at the end of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Republicans have chosen Charlotte, N.C., a city that hosted Democrats' convention in 2012, to host their 2020 convention. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Russia's President Vladimir Putin Putin suggested to President Trump in their one-on-one meeting in Helsinki on Monday that Trump allow Russian investigators to come to the U.S. to question a former ambassador in exchange for Putin allowing U.S. investigators to travel to Russia to question 12 recently indicted military intelligence officers. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to be a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call,Inc. hide caption
Activists say they are bringing replicas of the Trump baby blimp stateside. Robert Stevens/AP hide caption
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has reluctantly returned to the news spotlight amidst the fallout from the Helsinki summit. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Participants at a global security conference in Moscow in April gather near a big screen showing a Russian warplane unloading its weapons over a target in Syria. Russia became involved in the Syrian civil war in 2015 in support of its ally President Bashar Assad. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
Russia Says Agreements Were Discussed With Trump On Syria. The U.S. Is Silent
A sign marks the entrance to a VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
VA Whistleblowers 10 Times More Likely Than Peers To Receive Disciplinary Action
President Trump looks on as his nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, speaks at the White House on Nov. 2. On Thursday, Trump said he is "not thrilled" about Fed interest rate hikes. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
People hold up signs July 16 in Washington, D.C., as they protest ICE. Getting rid of the agency has become a popular rallying cry among progressives, but the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a symbolic measure voicing support for ICE. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Democratic Senators Slam Trump's Pick To Run Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Prosecutors said on Wednesday that the FBI has information that Maria Butina has been in contact with Russia's FSB spy agency for as long as she has been in the United States. AP hide caption
Judge Orders Maria Butina, Linked To Russian Spy Agency, Jailed Ahead Of Trial
William Browder, chief executive officer of Hermitage Capital Management, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on July 27, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Bill Browder Doubts He'll Be Swapped To Russia For U.S. Access To Russian Agents
Asked by reporters at the start of a Cabinet meeting whether Russia is still targeting the U.S., President Trump shook his head and said "no." Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
"I think Sarah has done a great job of making sure that she understands what the president wants," says Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer says in an interview at NPR with Mary Louise Kelly on Wednesday. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Sean Spicer Praises Successor Sanders: 'She Understands What The President Wants'
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (left) takes the oath of office in August 1993 as President Bill Clinton looks on. A new album, Notorious RBG in Song sets events from Ginsburg's life to music. Kort Duce/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Alabama Rep. Martha Roby waves to supporters during the watch party in Montgomery, Ala., as she wins the runoff election on Tuesday. Butch Dill/AP hide caption
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak to the media during a joint press conference after their summit on Monday in Helsinki. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he has "full faith and support for America's great intelligence agencies." Leah Millis/Reuters hide caption
Former President Barack Obama speaks in Johannesburg on Tuesday at the centennial of Nelson Mandela's birth. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
'We've Been Through Darker Times': Barack Obama Speaks In South Africa
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell faced questions before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday about the effects of President Trump's trade policies. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Current and former tenants are suing Kushner Cos., the real-estate firm owned by the family of President Trump's son-in-law and White House senior adviser, Jared Kushner, for alleged harassment. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption