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Sen. Bernie Sanders answers questions at the 2019 National Education Association forum.

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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies to the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on the FY2019 budget request for the Department Education on March 20, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/ReutersSecretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies to the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on the FY2019 budget request for the Department Education on March 20, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

WATCH: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces questions over budget cuts

By Gretchen Frazee

President Donald Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for an executive order linking "free speech" efforts at public universities to federal grants in the East Room at the White House on March 21, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WATCH: Trump orders colleges to support free speech or lose funding

Stacey Abrams speaks to the crowd of supporters announcing they will wait till the morning for results of the mid-terms election at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Nov. 7, 2018. Photo by Lawrence Bryant/Reuters

WATCH: Stacey Abrams speaks with Yamiche Alcindor on ‘how to create real change’

By Erica R. Hendry

WATCH: Tentative deal reached by LA school district, striking teachers union

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) leads Democratic members of Congress, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R), waving flags during their "Better Deal" platform rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Democrats propose funding teacher pay raises by canceling tax cuts for the wealthy

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

Law enforcement officers are responding to Santa Fe High School following a shooting incident in this Harris County Sheriff office, Santa Fe, Texas. Courtesy of HCSO via Reuters

10 killed, 10 injured in Texas high school shooting

By Joshua Barajas

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Nation Aug 23

Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal top 300

By Kantele Franko, Associated Press

Actor Jussie Smollett makes a court appearance at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by E. Jason Wambsgans/Reuters

Nation Aug 23

Special prosecutor appointed to investigate Jussie Smollett case

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been recuperating from lung cancer surgery since late December. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS.

Politics Aug 23

Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas

By Associated Press

A man poses for a picture, as he vapes at home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 28, 2019. Picture taken January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Nation Aug 23

Illinois patient’s death may be first in U.S. linked to vaping

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 10, 2019. Photo by Scott Morgan/Reuters

Politics Aug 23

2020 Democrats try to criticize Trump without cheering on a recession

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a Soldier's Day ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil on August 23, 2019. Photo by Adriano Machado/Reuters

World Aug 23

Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon fires

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press

The Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington is seen on Feb. 4, 2018. Photo by Eldan Goldenberg/Flickr

Nation Aug 23

DOJ says immigration facility shouldn’t have to pay minimum wage

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

The entrance to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is seen outside of Escalante, Utah, U.S. May 17, 2017. Picture taken May 17, 2017. Photo by Bob Strong/Reuters

Nation Aug 23

Downsized Utah national monument allows for more oil and gas development

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends the annual informal summer meeting of the Nordic prime ministers in Reykjavik, Iceland August 20, 2019. Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters

World Aug 23

Danish leader speaks with Trump amid Greenland dispute

By Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, on June 19, 2019. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/Reuters

Economy Aug 23

Fed Chair Powell gives no clear hint on interest rates

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Protesters hold hands to form a human chain during a rally to call for political reforms in Hong Kong's Central district, China, August 23, 2019. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

World Aug 23

Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracy

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., on Monday became the latest entrant into a crowded 2020 Democratic primary field. File photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

Politics Aug 23

Rep. Seth Moulton to drop out of the presidential race

By Associated Press

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi in Moscow, Russia on August 22, 2019. Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters

World Aug 23

Putin orders Russia to respond to U.S. missile test

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Businessman David Koch arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the opening of "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in Upper Manhattan, New York on May 5, 2014. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Politics Aug 23

Billionaire, conservative donor David Koch dies at age 79

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to media at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 23, 2019. Photo credit Kyodo/via Reuters

World Aug 23

Japan leader says end of South Korea intelligence-sharing deal damages trust

By Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press

A worker verifies serial numbers on shipping containers at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China April 6, 2018. Photo via Reuters

Economy Aug 23

China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of U.S. products

By Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 17, 2019.Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

World Aug 23

Amazon fires spark global concern but Bolsonaro remains defiant

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press

Health Aug 22

How detention causes long-term harm to children

By Laura Santhanam

Film producer Harvey Weinstein exits New York State Supreme Court after a hearing in his rape case in New York, U.S., July 11, 2019. Photo by: Mike Segar/Reuters

Nation Aug 22

Harvey Weinstein to be rearraigned as DA seeks testimony from accuser

By Michael Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Photo by: Kacper Pempel/File Photo/Reuters

Nation Aug 22

Cyberattacks on Texas cities put other governments on guard

By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press