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Monday

Supporters of single-payer health care march to the California capitol in 2017. On Monday, the author of a universal health care bill in the legislature didn't bring the measure up for a vote on the final day it couldn't be considered because he didn't think it would pass. Rich Pedroncelli/AP file photo hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump supporters climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A new survey finds 1 in 10 Americans say violent protests are justified. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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1 in 4 Americans say violence against the government is sometimes OK

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Sunday

Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defense unit train on a Saturday in a forest on Jan. 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat training and in time of war would be under direct command of the Ukrainian military. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

People walk beside trucks parked along Wellington Street in Ottawa, Canada, during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption

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Friday

Kenneth Polite, the assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, speaks during a news conference at the department in October. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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His brother was killed in 2004. Now he fights violent crime as a top Justice official

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A man fishes near docked oil drilling platforms in 2020 in Port Aransas, Texas. A federal judge has revoked oil and gas leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico in November, saying the Interior Department did not take into account its impact on climate change. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change

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Thursday

Saint Sophia Cathedral is seen in Kyiv, Ukraine on Wednesday. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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What It's Like In Ukraine, Under Threat Of A Russian Invasion

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