In this Dec. 8, 2016 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and others, listen as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans' grip on all levers of power stands as a mandate to the GOP-led Congress, which will move swiftly to try to undo eight years of outgoing President Barack Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Republican House, Senate and President will be able to push through conservative agenda
READ MOREOsama Abu Zeid of the the main moderate Syrian opposition group Free Syrian Army, shows what he said is a copy of the five-point cease-fire agreement for Syria, during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016.
A potential breakthrough in the five-year conflict could be in sight
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Protests at Five Sessions Offices in Alabama Scheduled
READ MOREHistoric and current failure to acknowledge voter suppression remains a key issue
READ MORETrump victory, Brexit, police brutality top editors’ list of big stories
READ MOREIn this Dec. 17 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
From Brexit to the Presidential race to the Oregon occupation, many headlines showed deepening distrust and division
READ MOREThis June 18, 2015, file photo, provided by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office shows Dylann Roof. Roof was convicted Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in the chilling attack on nine black church members who were shot to death last year during a Bible study, affirming the prosecution's portrayal of a young white man who hoped the slayings would start a race war or bring back segregation. (Charleston County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
U.S. judge warns Roof acting as his own attorney is a bad idea
READ MORENielsen membership and field representatives went into classrooms across the country for the Great American Teach In. This group of field associates taught business etiquette to students at Friendship Public Charter School in Southeast Washington DC.
Around one in seven of the Millennial generation (aged 16-34) are African American
READ MOREIn this May 3, 2011, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama dances with students at Alice Deal Middle School in northwest Washington during a surprise visit for the school's Let's Move! event. When Michelle Obama considered the daunting prospect of becoming first lady, she purposely avoided turning to books by her predecessors for guidance. Instead, she turned inward (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Children talk about what Michelle Obama's career, initiatives have meant to them
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