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Carryn Owens, the widow of Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens, fought back tears as President Trump addressed her during his speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
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Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, seen on Capitol Hill in 2013, delivered the Democratic Party response to President Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday night.
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Astrid Silva delivered a Democratic response in Spanish to President Trump's first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.
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Some of the proceeds from the Obamas' two upcoming books will be donated to charity, both by the publisher and the authors.
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Protesters take part in a No Ban, No Wall rally to support immigrants and oppose a border wall on the steps of the Texas Capitol.
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The logo of online payment company PayPal is pictured during an event in Saint-Denis, France, in December 2013.
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Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at the National Rifle Association convention in May 2016. The NRA supports the repeal of the Obama-era rule.
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California is looking into ways to reduce the use of gas-powered lawn and gardening equipment because they will soon surpass cars as the biggest polluters in the state.
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Steve Pound, MP, pictured at the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race 2017. Pancake races are a Shrove Tuesday tradition in England dating back centuries.
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