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Protesters hold signs and chant at a rally for DACA in Washington, D.C. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
In 2003, reporters listen to the then-newly released 240 hours of Nixon White House recorded conversations at the National Archives in College Park, Md. Joyce Naltchayan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Jamie Ruppert of White Haven, Pa. is a swing voter who picked Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Nearly 100 days into his presidency she gives Trump a grade of C+ to B- but she still hopes for an A near the end of his time in office. Jeff Brady/NPR hide caption
Nearly 100 Days In, Trump Voter In One Rust Belt County Shares Concerns
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks about President Trump's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Under a rarely used law, lawmakers have voted to repeal more than a dozen regulations enacted in the last six months of the Obama administration. denis_pc/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
President Trump suffered a major defeat when the GOP health care legislation failed to be brought for a vote in the House on Friday. What transpired endangers all of Trump's agenda moving forward. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Since then, the bill has been a battering ram for Republicans. But they're struggling to replace it under President Trump. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Traffic flows past Trump Tower in New York in November 2016. The Trump administration wants more time to produce evidence that then-President Barack Obama ordered surveillance on Donald Trump during last year's election. Trump says his predecessor ordered his "wires tapped" in Trump Tower. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Louise Mensch, founder of the political site Heat Street and a former member of Parliament, wrote about the FBI's investigation into activities by Trump campaign figures with ties to Russia. Stefan Wemuth/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
To Boost Trump Wiretap Claims, White House Leans On Unlikely Source
President Trump with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (left) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (right) at the White House. All three will have to sell the new health care plan to skeptical factions. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Trump and former President Barack Obama walk out prior to Obama's departure during the 2017 presidential inauguration. Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Department of Defense on Friday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
One of the 8,400 remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan guards the bay of a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter as it flies near Kabul. David Welna/NPR hide caption