A Stop The Steal is posted inside of U.S. Capitol after a pro-Trump mob broke into the building on Jan. 6. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden plans to take a number of policy actions on immigration, climate, pandemic mitigation and other issues in his first days and weeks in office, his chief of staff announced on Saturday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
A temporary six-foot high chain link fence surrounds California's state Capitol because of concerns over the potential for civil unrest. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews before a Jan. 12 trip to Texas. He's planning a departure ceremony there on Wednesday, while skipping the traditional send-off at the Capitol. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
The Capitol seen on Saturday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
A member of the Virginia National Guard stands outside the razor wire fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Friday. Up to 25,000 troops are expected by Inauguration Day. Liz Lynch/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks to supporters on Jan. 6 before pro-Trump extremists launched a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump's role in encouraging the siege over false claims of election fraud has hardened divisions in the party as he leaves office. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Steven Sund was chief of U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 insurrection. He resigned after the attack but defends his agency's preparations. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption
Ugandan electoral commission officials count ballot papers after the polls closed at a polling station in Kampala on Thursday. Sumy Sadurni/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave his post next week after heading the federal public health agency during a pandemic that, he said, has yet to see its darkest days. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Capitol police officers inside the building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
The FBI informed the Defense Department of 68 current and former military members who were investigated in domestic extremism probes in 2020, according to a senior defense official. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
A medical worker inoculates a colleague with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
National Rifle Association Annual Meeting 2019 in Indiana. The organization filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday. In a statement the NRA said it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas, leaving New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
R&B singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan released Heaux Tales on Jan. 8. Myesha Evon Gardner/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
People lined up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 13. The state says all residents 65 or older are now eligible to receive the vaccine. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
A coronavirus variant that is thought to be more contagious was detected in the United States in Elbert County, Colo., not far from this testing site in Parker, Colo. The variant has been detected in several U.S. states. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
"People will not be subject to age or disability discrimination when the going gets tough," Roger Severino, the director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, told NPR. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption
A man works at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. The retail giant faces a major labor battle with a unionization vote planned at a similar warehouse in Alabama. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden has released a $1.9 trillion proposal to help control the pandemic and bring economic relief to Americans. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
Maria Laura Niz, from the San Martin Hospital, in La Plata, Argentina, was nervous about getting vaccinated. But she's more worried that without the vaccine the pandemic could get worse. Anita Pouchard Serra for NPR hide caption
Amazon cut off Parler from its Web hosting service, knocking the social media site offline. Hollie Adams/Getty Images hide caption
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week in Washington, D.C. ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pro-Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Trump on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Jan. 8 as President-elect Joe Biden looks on. The two are set to be inaugurated Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Then presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a "Build Back Better" Clean Energy event on July 14, 2020. On Thursday, Biden unveiled an ambitious economic plan just days before he's set to be inaugurated as president. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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When it comes to New Year's goal setting, mental health experts say 2021 is the year to try a calmer, gentler approach to health. Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop hide caption
Apple cores are perfectly safe to eat, even though many choose not to. Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF hide caption
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