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President Trump speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
An immigration raid at a car wash in California in August. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
A protester waves an anti-fascist flag at the Oregon statehouse on March 28, 2021. President Trump has designated antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption
Trump says he plans to designate antifa as a 'terrorist organization'
President Trump signed a memorandum on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. that will send members of the National Guard and federal law enforcement agencies to Memphis, Tenn. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Donald Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, in August 1932. Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images hide caption
Trump is making a state visit to the U.K., the homeland of his immigrant mother
Demonstrators came to the Missouri capitol building this week to oppose the Trump-backed redistricting of congressional voting maps. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan to help the GOP in the midterms
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Charlie Kirk stands in the Oval Office on May 28. The Turning Point USA founder played a pivotal role in rallying support for President Trump among young voters in last year's election. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Sunday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
A view of the Pentagon on Dec. 13, 2024, in Arlington, Va. President Trump has said he would like to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trump to sign executive order renaming Defense Department to Department of War
The entrance of the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building in Washington, D.C. J. David Ake/Getty Images hide caption
Students walk up the steps of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library on the campus of Harvard University. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
President Donald Trump in July signed the GENIUS Act, the country's first major standalone cryptocurrency legislation. Trump has embraced the crypto industry, where his family now has several business ventures. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trump family's cryptocurrency started trading this week
President Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A child looks at the badge of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
Members of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines guard a federal building in June. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
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Nancy Barnes (left) and Justina Wilkins-Jordan (right) live in D.C. neighborhoods that experience very different crime rates. They both support the presence of more law enforcement in their city. But like most in the capital, they oppose President Trump's order sending in the National Guard. Maansi Srivastava/NPR hide caption
How contrasting neighborhoods in D.C. feel about the National Guard in their city
Stephen Nakagawa's career spans more than a decade, first as a dancer with Ballet West II before joining the Washington Ballet.
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A painting by Rigoberto Gonzalez, titled Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas, was singled out by the White House in a list of artworks and exhibitions it found objectionable. Rigoberto A. González hide caption
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee says the Justice Department will begin sharing files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation starting on Friday. Above, federal prosecutors announce charges against Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
First wave of Epstein files is being sent to Congress, says Oversight Committee chair
Dancers rehearse at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Anna-Rose Gassot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
FILE - Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File) Seth Wenig/AP hide caption