Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally outside Schnecksville Fire Hall in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
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A man walks by flowers and a sign of support for the community, Oct. 28, 2023, in the wake of the mass shootings that occurred on in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine Legislature on Thursday approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Women's March hide caption
People walk by as supporters of Jan. 6 defendants gather outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images hide caption
The Supreme Court will review part of a federal obstruction law that has been used to prosecute some of those individuals involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Supreme Court hears challenge to law used to prosecute hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer of the movie Rust, during her trial in Santa Fe, N.M., on March 6, 2024. Luis Sanchez Saturno /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Organizers say that more than 1,000 people were in attendance at a rally for abortion rights in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, April 13. Danielle Prieur/Central Florida Public Media hide caption
Florida voters will decide on abortion rights this fall. Here's what some are saying
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Florida voters will decide on abortion rights this fall. Here's what some are saying
The cargo ship Dali is pictured on April 10 amid the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Patapsco River in Baltimore. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump appears with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection Monday at Manhattan criminal court. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Jabin Botsford/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks about the necessity to expand Medicaid in the state during a rally on March 6 in Topeka. Kelly on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP hide caption
Some California users of Google were not able to access local news on Friday after the tech giant restricted news links in the state in response to a bill that would force the tech giant to pay publishers. Don Ryan/AP hide caption
Michael Casey (L) is shown here with U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh, at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on July 12, 2023. Casey is now the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
O.J. Simpson listens as Judge Lance Ito announces that the jury in the Simpson trial had reached a verdict. The verdict in the OJ Simpson case highlighted racial divisions in how Americans viewed the American justice system. Simpson died this week at 76 years old. MYUNG CHUN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
O.J. Simpson's trial divided the nation. What legacy does he leave behind?
The Empire State Building is lit in pastel colors to mark Easter as it stands between the towers of Hudson Yards in New York City on March 31. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images hide caption
People look at guns and ammunition at the Great American Outdoor Show on Feb. 9 in Harrisburg, Penn. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the event. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The criminal complaint against Alexander Scott Mercurio is photographed on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. Denise Lavoie/AP hide caption
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Manhattan criminal court after a hearing on Feb. 15. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption