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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the role of the First Amendment in the internet age. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
One of the warehouses where stockpiled medicine, and medical supplies, are kept. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Responses hide caption
FILE - Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman walks outside of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, building during the IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 21, 2022. Guzman announced his resignation on Saturday, July 2, via twitter. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
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At petrol station in Manchester, England is tapped out on Tuesday. In greater London, however, the vast majority of service stations remained dry for yet another day. Jon Super/AP hide caption
Eric Dossekpli, 49, is a farmer and father of six in the town of Anfoin Avele,Togo. He says he can no longer sell his crops as a result of the pandemic. Floriane Acouetey hide caption
The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened
The Khaliq Dina Hall and Library building in Karachi, Pakistan, has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination center. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters hide caption
People queue to be tested for the coronavirus in a sports arena on Tuesday in Lyon, France. The World Health Organization said there were more than 700,000 new coronavirus cases reported in Europe last week. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption
Mike Lofgren, a former congressional staffer, wrote The Deep State in 2016. While the term is now widely in use, it's not in the way that Lofgren intended. He appears here on a PBS program hosted by commentator Bill Moyers. Moyers & Company/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
The Man Who Popularized The 'Deep State' Doesn't Like The Way It's Used
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer answer questions following an announced end to the partial government shutdown Friday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks about the partial government shutdown, immigration and border security in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Saturday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 14, 2019, is seen following a snowstorm. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
'Barely Treading Water': Why The Shutdown Disproportionately Affects Black Americans
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Luis Vázquez placed his shoes at the memorial in remembrance of his father, Luis Manuel Vázquez, who was found dead in his home two weeks after Hurricane Maria. Adrian Florido/NPR hide caption
President Trump is looking to overhaul the federal workforce by, in part, cutting retirement benefits Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Federal Employees Face Cuts To Retirement Benefits And Pay Freezes
Deeba Jafri gives Hena Zuberi a kiss as they protest in front of Supreme Court on Wednesday as the court heard arguments over the Trump Administration's travel ban. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
In Intense Arguments, Supreme Court Appears Ready To Side With Trump On Travel Ban
The confluence of the St. Croix, top, and Mississippi Rivers, bottom, is seen from the air on May 31, 2012. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Cheyenne Mountain Complex was completed in the mid-1960s. The tunnels extend thousands of feet into Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colo. Courtesy Simon & Schuster hide caption
In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'
A new project by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes government data on spending and revenue and turns it into interactive graphics, like this breakdown of spending by local, state and federal governments in 2014. USAFacts.org/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
President Trump has hundreds of vacancies to fill but also believes many are "unnecessary." Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption