The House and Senate have until midnight Friday to pass the spending deal to keep the federal government funded. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, pictured right, announced Sunday that she'll retire from Congress at the end of her term next year. In this 2016 photo, Ros-Lehtinen, puts heart glasses on a dog at the ASPCA's Paws for Love Valentine's Day pet adoption event at the Capitol. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call,Inc. hide caption
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talks with reporters in Manila on Friday. President Donald Trump invited Duterte to the White House in a phone call this weekend, despite concerns about the leader's violent war on drugs. Bullit Marquez/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump addresses a "Make America Great Again" rally in Harrisburg, Penn., on Saturday, marking Trump's 100th day in office. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump signs executive orders on tax reform alongside Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Sen. David Perdue, R-Georgia, and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., at the Treasury Department April 21. Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times hide caption
A sentiment analysis of President Trump's tweets gives a glimpse in to the president's first 100 days. Chelsea Beck/NPR hide caption
Judah (left) and Josh Ridgeway drill a hole in the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska to measure the thickness of the ice on April 13th. Dan Bross/KUAC hide caption
