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President Donald Trump holds up the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act after signing it during the American Legion National Convention in Reno, Nevada on Aug. 23, 2017.

The Morning Brief: Donald Trump, Winning Powerball and Taylor Swift

Here's what's going on in the news Thursday

Here's what's going on in the news Thursday

President Donald Trump at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on Aug. 22, 2017.

The Morning Brief: Trump’s Phoenix Rally, Kyrie Irving and Powerball

Here's what's going on in the news Wednesday

Here's what's going on in the news Wednesday

President Donald Trump greets military leaders before his speech on Afghanistan at the Fort Myer military base in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 21, 2017.

The Morning Brief: Trump's Afghanistan Plan, Missing Sailors and Total Solar Eclipse

Here's what's going on in the news Tuesday

Here's what's going on in the news Tuesday

Fourth graders at Clardy Elementary School in Kansas City, Mo. practice the proper use of their eclipse glasses on Aug. 18, 2017 in anticipation of the solar eclipse.

The Morning Brief: Trump’s Afghanistan Address, Total Solar Eclipse and Jerry Lewis

Here's what's going on in the news Monday

Here's what's going on in the news Monday

People gather and mourn at La Rambla boulevard for the victims those who lost their lives in terror attack in central Barcelona, on Aug. 18, 2017.

The Morning Brief: Spain Attacks, James Murdoch, The Defenders

Here's what's going on in the news Friday

Here's what's going on in the news Friday

Susan Bro, mother to Heather Heyer, speaks during a memorial for her daughter at the Paramount Theater on Aug. 16, 2017 in Charlottesville, Va.

The Morning Brief: Donald Trump, Heather Heyer and Bonnie Tyler

Here's what's going on in the world Thursday

Here's what's going on in the world Thursday

Visitors participate in a candlelight vigil on the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. on Aug. 15, 2017,

The Morning Brief: Donald Trump, Baltimore Confederate Statues and Elvis Presley

Here's what's going on in the news Wednesday

Here's what's going on in the news Wednesday