President Trump delivers remarks about border security in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Maria Butina walks with Alexander Torshin, then a member of the Russian upper house of Parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The Senate Finance Committee is now investigating a think tank linked to both of them. Pavel Ptitsin/AP hide caption
Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens rise from their seats during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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President Trump announces his emergency declaration during a Rose Garden event at the White House on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (right) and Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will sue President Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Roger Stone leaves federal court on Feb. 1. The judge in his case has imposed a gag order on attorneys and others. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld told an audience in New Hampshire that he is launching a 2020 exploratory committee. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Voting results are displayed on a whiteboard just after midnight on Nov. 8, 2016, in Dixville Notch, N.H., the first polling place in the country to vote since 1960. Alice Chice/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director who was fired in 2018, says that he personally took steps to "safeguard" the bureau's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, in case his own head would be the next to roll. Amr Alfiky/NPR hide caption
McCabe's 'The Threat' May Be Darkest Vision Of Trump Presidency Yet
President Trump returns to the White House after undergoing his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 8. The report was released on Thursday. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
During his State of the Union speech this month, President Trump reiterated his call for funding of a wall to block unauthorized migration across the Southern border. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
The U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, is seen on Jan. 28. The White House said on Thursday that President Trump plans to sign an emergency declaration to get additional funds for a border wall. Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
With a large field of candidates expected, the Democratic National Committee is laying out how it will accommodate candidates for presidential debates. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption
William Barr, pictured during a meeting on Capitol Hill on Jan. 9, has been sworn in as the attorney general of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Thousands of people participate in the March for Our Lives protest in New York City in March 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
On Thursday, the Tennessee Valley Authority voted to shut down the Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro, Ky. Dylan Lovan/AP hide caption
Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears on Capitol Hill in May 2017. In a new interview, he describes his actions in the days following the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Protesters rally against Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outside of the governor's mansion in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 4. Nearly two weeks later, many young black community leaders are still calling for him to resign. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia's Governor Is Going On An Apology Tour. For Some, It's Too Little, Too Late
Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at U.S. District Court on June 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. A judge said Wednesday he intentionally lied to the special counsel's office. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Brock Long is stepping down from his post as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Lyndon LaRouche speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C. in 1988. He ran for president eight times. Joel Richardson/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Birds fly and land on the U.S. border wall, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Lawmakers in Washington are still finalizing a border security funding deal with more resources for physical barriers. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
The Treasury Department data comes as tax revenue has fallen and federal spending continues to rise. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption