White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press briefing on March 5. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
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People line up outside the Utah Department of Workforce Services in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Trump supporters clash with police outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Social media companies are under scrutiny for allowing their platforms to be used to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election and to allow violent extremist groups to organize January's insurrection. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
The Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas, is one of three family detention centers the federal government operates. Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images hide caption
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says he hopes a wave of Democratic legislation will see "the light of day" in the Senate, but the divide in that chamber is a big hurdle. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Vice President Harris leaves the Capitol on Thursday after casting a procedural vote to start debate on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at an event for the For the People Act on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao used her agency's resources to assist in personal errands and to help her family, according to an Office of Inspector General report. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, speaks during an event on police reform last year at the U.S. Capitol. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is working to keep both moderates and progressives inside his caucus on board with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and pass it this week. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
A section of fencing blocks the Capitol grounds at sunset on Monday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, is seen during a joint hearing to discuss the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden says states like Texas and Mississippi are making a big mistake by ending their mask mandates. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed allegations of sexual harassment at a March 3 press briefing. He apologized for unintentionally making people feel uncomfortable but said he would keep working, despite mounting calls for his resignation. Office of the NY Governor via AP hide caption
"You know, it's like a gut punch to millions of people," Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who chairs the House Progressive Caucus, said about the $15-an-hour minimum wage coming out of President Biden's COVID-19 relief package. But she says her vote will be based on the bill as a whole, even though it doesn't include the wage hike. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes
In the weeks since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers from both parties have clashed over creating an outside commission to investigate the riot. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
The Jan. 6 Riot Could Have Brought Lawmakers Together. It Did The Opposite
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, failed to "treat subordinates with dignity and respect" while he was a White House physician, a Defense Department report states. The department's inspector general's office says Jackson also made sexual and denigrating statements about a female subordinate. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
'Exit Counselors' Strain To Pull Americans Out Of A Web Of False Conspiracies
A poll worker sanitizes a voting machine on Nov. 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. Conspiracy theories floated by former President Donald Trump about equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems has led local officials in one Ohio County to slow down the purchase of new Dominion machines. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images hide caption
Trump's Baseless 2020 Conspiracies Complicate Ohio Effort To Buy Voting Machines
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President Biden keeps a note card in his suit pocket with the running tally of how many Americans have died from COVID-19 and how many have been vaccinated. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
How The White House Got 2 Pharma Rivals To Work Together On COVID-19 Vaccine
Members of the D.C. National Guard outside of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, after Trump supporters stormed the building. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Neera Tanden testified during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10. Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus crisis on March 2. Pool/Getty Images hide caption