President Trump says the U.S. will remain a "steadfast partner" of Saudi Arabia, despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose image was shown on a screen at a memorial earlier this month. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
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A statue of former President Ronald Reagan stands in front of a home on Orange County's Balboa Island. Reagan's political career and the Republican Party of the 1970s and '80s were long associated with Orange County, but the party was swept out of power there in this year's midterm elections. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Two turkeys from South Dakota get comfortable in their room at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, after their arrival Sunday, in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
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Democrat Stacey Abrams isn't backing down from her fight against what she calls voter suppression tactics and election mismanagement after losing the Georgia governor's race. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Stacey Abrams Says She Was Almost Blocked From Voting In Georgia Election
Volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount in Palm Beach, Florida. The recount decided the election in favor of the Republican candidates for Senate and governor but election experts warn that similar problems could crop up again in 2020 if the state doesn't address them immediately. Saul Martinez/Getty Images hide caption
According to The Washington Post, Ivanka Trump "often discussed or relayed official White House business using a private email account with a domain that she shares with her husband, Jared Kushner." Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Critics are continuing to put pressure on Matthew Whitaker after he was named as temporary replacement for Jeff Sessions. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is facing opposition from a group of House Democrats who argue that after the midterm elections voters want a new generation of leadership in the House. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Pelosi's Democratic Opponents Go Public, But Still Lack Challenger
William McRaven, then the head of U.S. Special Operations Command, spoke to Congress in 2013. McRaven is in a long-running feud with President Trump. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
This turkey seemed to be in a fowl mood in 1987 when President Ronald Reagan used the word "pardon" for the first time in reference to sparing a Thanksgiving turkey. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images hide caption
Door hangers are stacked after a rally with Jacky Rosen, a Democrat who later won her Senate race, at the Culinary Workers Union Hall Local 226 on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. Organizations like the Culinary Workers Union made a big push to engage Latinos in 2018. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Then-candidate Chrissy Houlahan during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2018. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a declaration in June, but the vague language may be hampering further negotiations. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
North Korea Denuclearization Plan Has Gone Nowhere Since Trump-Kim Summit
Migrants walk to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, last week to make requests for political asylum. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Trump Administration Faces 2 Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions
Even before the recounts were done, Gov. Rick Scott attended freshman orientation this past week at the Capitol. Scott is seen here at a rally in Orlando on Nov. 2. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
During an interview that aired Sunday, President Trump did not back down on his claim that the news coverage of him is "largely phony." Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could soon be facing criminal charges from the Department of Justice, according to language discovered in an unrelated court document by terrorism researcher Seamus Hughes. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
How A 'Court Records Nerd' Discovered The Government May Be Charging Julian Assange
President Trump said Saturday that he is not considering extraditing a dissident whom Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of involvement in a failed coup. Tatyana Zenkovich/AP hide caption
Andrew Gillum was seeking to become the first African-American governor of Florida. His race against Rep. Ron DeSantis was one of the most closely watched in the country. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A Utah County election worker verifies signatures on mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on Nov. 6. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump has never foreclosed the possibility he might talk in person with the special counsel's investigators, even though his own attorneys have advised him against it. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp greet each other before a debate last month in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
CNN attorney Ted Boutrous delivers remarks outside U.S. District Court following a hearing Wednesday on CNN's case against the White House for stripping a reporter of his press pass. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Judge Rules In Favor Of CNN, Temporarily Restores Correspondent's Credential
George T. Conway III, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, at the 2017 Easter Egg Roll at the White House. Conway says he no longer feels comfortable being a Republican. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption