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Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers Aaron C. Davis/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate subcommittee on homeland security on Capitol Hill on May 4. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court
Mourners visit a makeshift memorial on Aug. 12, 2019, near the Walmart in El Paso, Texas. On Monday a Texas prosecutor, facing mounting criticism over the handling of the shooting, resigned after the county took the extraordinary step of moving to remove her from elected office. Cedar Attanasio/AP hide caption
Law enforcement has used robots to investigate suspicious packages. Now, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering a policy proposal that would allow SFPD's robots to use deadly force against a suspect. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
San Francisco considers allowing law enforcement robots to use lethal force
A Florida woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Kraft Heinz of misleading advertising, saying its Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese takes longer to prepare than the 3 1/2 minutes on the label. Nattapol Sritongcom / EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
A memorial for the supermarket shooting victims outside the Tops Friendly Market in July. Joshua Bessex/AP hide caption
Cardinal Joseph Zen leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts after the verdict session in Hong Kong, Friday Nov. 25, 2022. Anthony Kwan/AP hide caption
A small group, including Stephanie Batchelor, left, sits on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 26, 2022. The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 23, reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. Ben Gray/AP hide caption
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila, left, sits with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at a panel discussion in 2018. Alex Gallardo/AP hide caption
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in federal court in San Jose, Calif. on Oct. 17. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
American Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck recently recounted how doctors around the country are facing difficulties practicing medicine in states that ban abortion. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption
Doctors who want to defy abortion laws say it's too risky
In this March 18, 2015, file photo, an NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball second and third round games. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel
J. Edgar Hoover is seen in his Washington, D.C., office in 1936. A new biography of the long-time FBI director looks at public support for his policies during most of his tenure. AP hide caption
Biography traces public support for J. Edgar Hoover in most of his 48 years in power
Republican state Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy speaks to supporters at an election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel on Nov. 8, in Columbus, Ohio. Kennedy was reelected to the court, this time as its chief justice. Andrew Spear/Getty Images hide caption
How GOP state supreme court wins could change state policies and who runs Congress
Todd Chrisley, left, and his wife, Julie Chrisley, pose for photos at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Law enforcement officers document evidence in the parking lot the morning after a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sunday. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Argentina fans kiss in the crowd while watching the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2014. Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis championed the bill that is designed to limit the discussion of racism and privilege in classrooms and workplaces. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mariah Carey performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2014 in New York City. Patent authorities have decided she can't be the only "Queen of Christmas." Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
Jack Smith, seen in 2010 when he was the Justice Department's chief of the Public Integrity Section. Attorney General Merrick Garland named Smith a special counsel on Friday to oversee DOJ's criminal investigations involving former President Donald Trump. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption