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Fog covers Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., on Jan 19, 2019.

Kentucky Diocese Determines Covington Students Didn't Instigate Viral D.C. Confrontation

The students were in Washington for an anti-abortion rally last month

In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, gets to work soon after Endeavour reaches Earth orbit as he sits at the commander's station on the shuttle's forward flight deck as he and five other veteran crew members head to the International Space Station May 16, 2011 in space.

Mark Kelly Isn't the First Astronaut to Consider a Political Campaign. But Most Didn't Have the Right Stuff

John Glenn aside, ex-spacemen have largely failed to achieve political orbi...

John Glenn aside, ex-spacemen have largely failed to achieve political orbit

President Donald Trump greets lawmakers ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC.

How Republicans Are Talking Trump Into Accepting a Smaller Border Wall Deal

Like a developer who keeps having to scale back plans for a new building, D...

Like a developer who keeps having to scale back plans for a new building, Donald Trump has been forced to dramatically reduce his long-promised border wall in the face of financial reality. When he ran...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Feb. 12, 2019.

President Trump Is Expected to Grudgingly Sign New Border Deal

'I can't say I'm happy. I can't say I'm thrilled'

Vanessa Tyson, an associate professor in politics at Scripps College, poses for a photo.

'It's One of the Ugliest Parts of Humanity.' Virginia Lt. Governor's Accuser Speaks About the Issue of Sexual Assault

"It's one of the ugliest parts of humanity"

Notes of support are posted on the name plate outside the office of Rep. Ilhan Omar in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 11, 2019. Rep. Omar is drawing criticism from both sides of the aisle for what some say was an antisemitic tweet. On Feb. 12, 2019 President Trump called Omar's apology tweet lame .

The Ilhan Omar Controversy Reveals a Larger Struggle Over Israel Among Democrats

The controversy that swirled around Congress this week after Rep. Ilhan Oma...

The controversy that swirled around Congress this week after Rep. Ilhan Omar insinuated that politicians only support Israel because of donations from wealthy Jews died down as quickly as it began. Publicly rebuked by leaders...

The Treasury building and the Washington Monument are seen in Washington on Feb. 6, 2019.

The National Debt Just Topped $22 Trillion for the First Time

It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Donald Trump took office on Jan....

It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017.

Kentucky Diocese Determines Covington Students Didn't Instigate Viral D.C. Confrontation

Mark Kelly Isn't the First Astronaut to Consider a Political Campaign. But Most Didn't Have the Right Stuff

How Republicans Are Talking Trump Into Accepting a Smaller Border Wall Deal

President Trump Is Expected to Grudgingly Sign New Border Deal

'It's One of the Ugliest Parts of Humanity.' Virginia Lt. Governor's Accuser Speaks About the Issue of Sexual Assault

The Ilhan Omar Controversy Reveals a Larger Struggle Over Israel Among Democrats

The National Debt Just Topped $22 Trillion for the First Time

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