Cokie Roberts, a longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR, died on Tuesday. Heidi Gutman/Walt Disney Television via Getty hide caption
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp needs to appoint a senator to fill Sen. Johnny Isakson's seat until a special election in November 2020. He's asking for applicants to submit their resumes online. Stephen B. Morton/Georgia Port Authority via AP hide caption
President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Trump says reports of an improper conversation with a foreign leader are "ridiculous." Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a new law is needed to be able to indict a sitting president for potential lawbreaking while in office. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back against GOP criticism that her plan calling for the federal government to negotiate drug prices interfered with the free market. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
A man holds a ballot card with bar codes during a voting machine demonstration in Raleigh, N.C., last month. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
President Trump denies he said anything inappropriate in a conversation with a foreign leader, as a whistleblower alleges. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, shown outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25, has been working on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
The U.S. Capitol building Tuesday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
China isn't just the biggest trading partner of the United States. The head of the Justice Department's National Security Division says it's also the biggest counterintelligence threat. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
President Trump with his new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Once A 'Rocket Ship,' National Security Council Now Avoided By Government Pros
A view over the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles on Tuesday. President Trump says his administration will revoke a waiver that allows California to set its own vehicle emissions standards. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Robert C. O'Brien has been the Trump administration's special envoy for hostage affairs. Harmony Gerber/Getty Images hide caption
Mike Folmer was arrested on Tuesday on child pornography charges filed by the state Attorney General's Office. According to charging documents, Folmer told police he had been "dealing with some personal problems." Marc Levy/AP hide caption
Activist and political donor Ed Buck is facing criminal charges after a third man was found to have overdosed on methamphetamine in his apartment. Buck was arrested Tuesday night. Ann Johansson/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump waves before boarding Air Force One as he departs Albuquerque, N.M., en route to campaign events in California on Tuesday. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday of complications from breast cancer. NPR hide caption
'The Personification Of Human Decency': Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture. She died Tuesday. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is facing a new allegation of sexual misconduct, leading some Democrats to call for his impeachment. Above, he listens to a discussion at a Washington event. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
New Calls To Impeach Justice Kavanaugh: How It Would Work And Why It Likely Won't
State senators and legislative staff consider amendments to the "base" map that was chosen from a model created by redistricting expert Jowei Chen. Miles Parks/NPR hide caption
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Sept. 27, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption