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Saturday

Megyn Kelly poses on the set of her new show at NBC Studios in New York. Her first week as host of the morning show was rocky. Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption

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On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity And The Elephant In The Room

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President Trump walks to Marine One for his first trip as president in January. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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White House Aides Used Private Email For Official Business: 'Just Very, Very Stupid'

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Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie poses with New Jersey Generals head coach Walt Michaels (left) and Generals owner Donald Trump at a news conference in New York on Feb. 5, 1985. Marty Lederhandler/AP hide caption

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Friday

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, shown here at a discussion about opioids on Thursday, drew fire for his use of private jets. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Former state Sens. Dale Schultz, at podium, and Tim Cullen discuss gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Ailsa Chang/NPR hide caption

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Renewed Calls For Patriotism Over Politics When Drawing District Lines

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Patrick Bayou, pictured on Sept. 2, flooded when Hurricane Harvey slammed the Houston area. The bayou is a Superfund toxic waste site. A March cleanup report for the site did not include preparations for more severe flood events as a result of climate change. Jason Dearen/AP hide caption

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U.S. State Department Pulling Staff From Cuba

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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., (left) standing with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, (right) talk about the SUCCEED Act during a Monday news conference on Capitol Hill. Their proposal is aimed at protecting the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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FBI Director Chris Wray, accompanied by his wife, Helen Garrison Howell, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is administered the ceremonial oath of office by U.S. District Judge Joseph Bianco during Thursday's installation ceremony at the FBI building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Thursday

President Trump holds a rally for Alabama Republican Senate candidate Luther Strange on Sept. 22 in Huntsville, Ala. After Strange lost the primary race, Trump's tweets promoting him were deleted. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., walks through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol as he returns to work Thursday after being injured in a shooting at the Republican Congressional baseball team practice on June 14. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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When The Parents Are White, The Child Is Black, And The Churches Are Segregated

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