A small memorial of flowers and an American flag has been set up outside the Farragut West Metro station on Nov. 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot on Nov. 26, blocks from the White House in what authorities are calling a targeted shooting. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Trump and members of his Cabinet at the White House on Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
James Comey speaks onstage during Former FBI Director James Comey In Conversation With MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace at 92NY on May 30, 2023, in New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press conference following closed-door talks on a U.S plan to end the war in Ukraine at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, on Nov. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The CDC has made a dramatic about-face in the agency's position on the relationship between vaccines and autism. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption
The statue titled "Justice Delayed, Justice Denied" stands on the front of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse on Nov. 13, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia. The court is hearing oral argument challenging the appointment of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Lindsey Halligan, who signed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, was illegitimate. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump (L) gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The two leaders held meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pictured during a meeting with the US secretary of state at Al Salam Palace in the Red Sea port of Jeddah on June 24, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. Democrats released emails Wednesday in which Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump was aware of the disgraced financier's sexual abuse and had "spent hours" with one of his victims at his house. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump arrives for the signing ceremony for the "Fostering the Future" executive order in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 13, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. Democrats released emails Wednesday in which Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump was aware of the disgraced financier's sexual abuse and had "spent hours" with one of his victims at his house. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Nov. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Jeffries responded to a vote in the Senate last night to fund the federal government that aims to end the longest shutdown in history, when the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the legislation tomorrow. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. House of Representatives is seen on the 40th day of a government shutdown on Nov. 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to reporters following a vote on Capitol Hill on Nov. 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Senate convened for a rare Sunday session in an attempt to end the government shutdown. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images hide caption
People take photos as a plane lands at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The FAA will be reducing flights by 10% in 40 major airports around the country, including LAX, beginning tomorrow amid air traffic control staffing shortages due to the federal government shutdown. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during a news conference on Nov. 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The record for the longest shutdown in the U.S. Government was broken on Wednesday as it entered its 36th day. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station on Nov. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. Virginians hit the polls on Election Day to pick their next governor. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, father of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), listens to daughter's remarks during a primary night event Aug. 16, 2022 in Jackson, Wyoming. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump salutes a Marine as he arrives at the White House on Nov. 2 in Washington, D.C. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images hide caption
The air traffic control tower is seen at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida early morning on Oct. 31. Flights at Orlando International Airport faced major delays on Oct. 30, after the Federal Aviation Administration said the airport had no certified air-traffic controllers in its tower, forcing arrivals to be halted or severely delayed amid the ongoing US government shutdown. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on Oct. 30 in Busan, South Korea. Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following months of growing tension between the two countries. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption