Kathleen Phelps, who lacks health insurance, speaks in favor of expanding Medicaid at a news conference in Portland, Maine on Oct. 13, 2016. Patty Wight/Maine Public Radio hide caption
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When Ohio voters head to the polls Tuesday, they'll be able to weigh in on a ballot measure that aims to get better drug prices for state programs. Jay LaPrete/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump is giving an update on U.S. involvement in Afghanistan on Monday night. Chelsea Beck/NPR hide caption
A voter fills out a ballot on the first day of early voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati, Ohio, last month. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas earlier this week that killed 26 people. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
In Texas And Beyond, Mass Shootings Have Roots In Domestic Violence
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Stephen Willeford, right and Johnnie Langendorff, left, attend a vigil for the victims of the First Baptist Church shooting on Monday, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Willeford shot suspect Devin Patrick Kelley, and Langendorff drove the truck while chasing Kelley. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump smiles with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a joint news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Jung Yeon-Je/AP hide caption
When his back is against the wall, President Trump goes back to where he derives energy — his base. That includes a large percentage of whites without a college degree. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump Was Elected A Year Ago — And Americans Are Feeling Aggrieved
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Taylor Swift performing in February in Houston. John Shearer/Getty Images for DIRECTV hide caption
(From left) Nazareth Jiménez-Garcia, 13, her mother Francis Garcia, 41, her sister Frances Arleth Garcia, 20 and her brother Uriel Guevara Garcia, 17. Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption
Police move flowers placed at a barricade near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Monday in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Texas Officials Say Domestic Situation With Gunman's Family Could Be Link To Church
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Says Guns At Church Could Protect Against Shootings
North Korea Expected To Be Major Topic Of Discussion For Trump In Asia
What Changes In Saudi Arabia's Political Power Mean For U.S.-Saudi Relations
Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says Region Will Re-evaluate Relationship With U.S. After Referendum
Commerce Secretary Says His Investment In A Shipping Firm Tied To Russia Isn't Problematic
Opioid Crisis Is Top Issue As Voters Head To The Polls In New Hampshire
Patients with Type-1 diabetes don't have enough healthy islets of Langerhans cells — hormone-secreting cells of the pancreas. Granules (orange in this image) inside these cells release insulin and other substances into the blood. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Source hide caption