House Speaker John Boehner speaks Friday, September 25, during a news conference where he announced his upcoming resignation. Boehner, who turns 66 in November, said he had planned to step down at the end of the year but turmoil within his caucus prompted him to resign earlier than planned. He will leave Congress at the end of October.
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First lady Michelle Obama adjusts President Barack Obama's tie as they await the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to the White House on Friday, September 25. Xi was making his first state visit to the United States.
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Pope Francis arrives on a balcony of the U.S. Capitol after addressing a joint session of Congress on Thursday, September 24. He was in the midst of a six-day visit that also scheduled stops in New York and Philadelphia.
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John Skeen, an 82-year-old veteran, holds an American flag at a campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, who was speaking Wednesday, September 23, in Jackson, Michigan.
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Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina attends a national security forum in Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday, September 22. A CNN/ORC poll showed Fiorina moving into second place in the GOP field following a strong debate performance.
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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his wife, Judith, look at a candle on the South Pool of the World Trade Center on Friday, September 25.
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Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress on Thursday, September 24. The Pope, who received several standing ovations and sustained applause during his address, did not scold lawmakers -- his tone was more akin to that of a sermon or a pep talk. But he did not shirk from delivering blunt political messages about immigration, climate change and poverty.
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Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, talks with Sen. Richard Burr prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, September 24.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowds in New York as they waited for Pope Francis to arrive on Thursday, September 24.
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U.S. President Barack Obama walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the North Lawn of the White House on Thursday, September 24.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a campaign stop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Monday, September 21.
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A costumed man at the Values Voters Summit in Washington celebrates Friday, September 25, after it was announced that House Speaker John Boehner would be resigning.
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Vice President Joe Biden gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, after they arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Thursday, September 24.
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U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, a Democrat from Philadelphia, sips water from the glass used by Pope Francis during the Pope's joint address to Congress. Brady told the Philadelphia Daily News he poured the rest of the Pope's water into a bottle and will use it to bless his four grandchildren.
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Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, September 24.
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On Tuesday, September 22, Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at a news conference in Washington with two officials from India: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, left, and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican presidential candidate from Texas, speaks during the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Friday, September 25.
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The sun begins to rise as people gather on Capitol Hill for a chance to see Pope Francis on Thursday, September 24.
