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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump joins a group of African-American religious leaders to speak to reporters in New York on Monday. Trump met with a coalition of African-American evangelical pastors and religious leaders in a private meeting at Trump Tower. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Coal miner Dennis Ferrell watches over conveyer belts carrying coal out of a mine in Welch, W.Va. Climate talks in Paris are focused on moving away from coal in hopes of protecting the environment. David Goldman/AP hide caption
President Obama arrives Monday to deliver a speech at the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change. Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat Christie in Londonderry, NH on Dec. 1, 2015. Allegra Boverman/New Hampshire Public Radio hide caption
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is among a hand of Republican Presidential candidates to weigh in on the shooting at a Colorado-based Planned Parenthood clinic over the weekend. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Rand Paul campaigned with his father in Iowa ahead of the 2012 caucuses, where Ron Paul finished a strong third. His son has struggled to hold on to his father's supporters. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
The State Department released the largest batch yet of emails from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary. Cheryl Senter/AP hide caption
Senator Ted Cruz is a guest during a morning service at Christian Life Assembly of God in Des Moines on Nov. 29, 2015. Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a No Labels Problem Solver convention in Manchester, N.H., in October 2012. Jim Cole/AP hide caption
President Obama and French President Francois Hollande place flowers at the Bataclan, site of one of the Paris terrorists attacks. Obama is in Paris for a climate-change conference. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Obama delivers the 2015 State of the Union address. His final SOTU will be on Jan. 12, 2016. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Only around 1 in 5 Americans trusts the government, which has helped political outsiders like Donald Trump. Ty Wright/Getty Images hide caption
This undated photo shows Rosa Parks riding on the Montgomery Area Transit System bus. Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus on Dec. 1, 1955, and ignited the boycott that led to the end of legal segregation in public transportation. AP hide caption
Liberty, a 45-pound turkey, is seen at the White House before being pardoned in 2011. The bird died two years later due to heart failure. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Talking about children and food — two great ways to avoid discussing politics. Getty Images hide caption
"As far as I know ... there is no problem of over-incarceration for rich, white financial or environmental executives," defense lawyer Jeffrey Robinson of the American Civil Liberties Union said. Aleksandar Dancu/iStock hide caption
Muslims in India protest against ISIS following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. Biswaranjan Rout/AP hide caption
An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies in January 2010 over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
A Russian warplane taxies at Hemeimeem airbase in Syria. Advocates say a no-fly zone would keep Syrian aircraft from attacking anti-government rebels and endangering civilians, which might allow Syrians to feel safe enough to stay put. Vladimir Isachenkov/AP hide caption
Four GOP candidates made "equal time" requests after Donald Trump guest-hosted Saturday Night Live this month. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Donald Trump held a rally Monday at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio. Paul Vernon/AP hide caption
Despite a desire for government services, Americans in a new poll were clearly dissatisfied with the level of service they feel they receive. Getty Images hide caption
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