Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People's Campaign on June 17 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti, the founder of the streetwear clothing company FUCT, leaves the Supreme Court after his trademark case was argued on April 15. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Customers line up to enter the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City in this 2010 file photo. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll claims President Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Manhattan department store in the '90s. Stephen Chernin/AP hide caption
President Trump called off planned nationwide immigration raids Saturday for two weeks, calling on Democrats to close asylum law "loopholes." Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court decided a property rights case that overturned decades of precedent. Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A 2017 file photo of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused now-President Trump of sexually assaulting her inside the store in the mid-1990s. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump reconsidered a plan to strike at Iran over its downing of an RQ-4 Global Hawk, like this drone seen at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. U.S. Central Command/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Trump Says He Called Off Strike On Iran Because He Didn't See It As 'Proportionate'
The Supreme Court has struck down a conviction of a death row inmate, citing racial bias in jury selection. Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court Strikes Down Conviction Of Mississippi Man On Death Row For 22 Years
In its lame-duck session last December, The state's Republican legislature passed a number of laws curbing Gov. Tony Evers' power. Andy Manis/AP hide caption
Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers To Limit Democratic Governor's Power
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The U.S. Supreme Court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation, but there was a landmine in the decision. Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
An aerial view shows homes under construction at a housing development in Petaluma, Calif., in January. As housing prices surge around the country, Democratic presidential candidates are offering plans to address the shortage of affordable homes and apartments. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper — seen in Ft. Bragg, N.C., in April — will now serve as acting secretary of defense, President Trump announced on Tuesday. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption
A World War I memorial cross sits in Bladensburg, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. The federal government asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the cross. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption
Supreme Court: Cross Can Stand On Public Land In Separation Of Church And State Case
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announces his run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Thursday. He lost the 2017 special election to Democrat Doug Jones after multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment against him surfaced. Julie Bennett/AP hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden said fellow Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker should apologize for suggesting he's insensitive to racial issues after recalling how he could put aside differences to work with segregationist lawmakers. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 5. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire. Biden came under fire from fellow Democrats after his remarks on working with segregationists during his time in the U.S. Senate. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption
Democrats Blast Biden For Recalling 'Civil' Relationship With Segregationists
Former White House communications director Hope Hicks arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Candidates for U.S. citizenship take the oath of allegiance during a 2017 naturalization ceremony in Jersey City, N.J. A federal judge's order Wednesday could complicate the Census Bureau's plans to finalize census questionnaires and start printing paper forms for the national head count by July 1. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Environmental Protection Agency's final version of its Affordable Clean Energy rule is supported by the coal industry, but it's not clear that it will be enough to stop more coal-fired power plants from closing. J. David Ake/AP hide caption
Trump Administration Weakens Climate Plan To Help Coal Plants Stay Open
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. She is the sponsor of H.R. 40, the bill to establish a commission to study reparations. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks Tuesday during a rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., where he announced his candidacy for a second presidential term. President Trump is set to run against a wide-open Democratic field of candidates, which he is trying to define as extreme. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. at a news conference with recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program (DACA) during a 2017 news conference. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is not moving forward with the confirmation process to take the job permanently, President Trump announced on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption