Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1. As the administration started sending troops into several Democratic-led cities this summer, some members of the Ohio guard began expressing concern in a Signal group chat. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise chat while on their way to talk with reporters after the vote to re-open the government on Nov. 12. Johnson sent members home after they voted on a continuing resolution to fund the government in mid-September. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
A tour guide leads a group through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on November 13, 2025, a day after the U.S. government reopened. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/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
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A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store Monday in Baltimore. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks next to Vice President JD Vance outside the White House in Washington, Oct. 30, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP hide caption
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., speaks at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in September 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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A For Sale sign displayed in front of a home in 2023 in Miami, Fla. Trump administration officials are proposing a 50-year mortgage option. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The Trump administration is directing immigration officers to consider some chronic health conditions like diabetes in deciding whether to issue visas to immigrants. CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump's name appears in convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's correspondence released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks during Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' "Arizona First" rally at El Rio Center on Nov. 1, 2025 in Tucson, Ariz. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attend a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 9. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Capitol is shown on Tuesday, the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government. The House could vote on the plan as early as Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
A cashier scans groceries, including produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore on Monday. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption
Angie Sullivan (L) and Jennifer Welch (R) speak onstage during a GLAAD Pride Month event on June 26, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD hide caption
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A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. Allison Dinner/AP hide caption
A tray of mail-in ballots is seen at King County elections headquarters on Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP 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
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American flags fly in the wind along the National Mall on Monday, with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) delivers remarks to reporters on Monday on Capitol Hill.
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