Supporters rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019 to demand that American abolitionist Harriet Tubman's image be put on the $20 bill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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The Chicago Teachers Union voted on Sunday to continue remote work only, in defiance of the school district's plans for K-8 teachers and staff to return to classrooms this week. Here, a sign in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in September. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Convinced the election was stolen, thousands of Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 as Congress counts and certifies the Electoral College vote. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Airbnb said it is canceling reservations — and blocking new ones — in the D.C. area during the week that President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated. Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Samantha Power, who served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to run USAID. Power is seen here in 2014. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption
Pro-Trump protesters gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. On social media sites both fringe and mainstream, right-wing extremists made plans for violence on Jan. 6. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
"For two months now, a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth," former President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Obama is seen here in October 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Former President George W. Bush said he was sickened and heartbroken at the "mayhem" transpiring at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Bush is seen here in July 2020 at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis. Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Ilhan Omar, seen here in 2019, said Wednesday that she is drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump, as pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Franziska Giffey during the meeting of the German cabinet on Wednesday in Berlin. The cabinet approved a draft law that would require women on the executive boards of large publicly held companies. Clemens Bilan/Getty Images hide caption
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, during a protest last month in Washington, D.C. Tarrio has been charged with destruction of property and possession of high-capacity firearm magazines. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
Singapore's TraceTogether program has been a factor in the country's success in managing the coronavirus. But officials now acknowledge its contact-tracing data can be requested by police in criminal investigations. Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Police prepare for President Trump's visit on Sept. 1, 2020 to Kenosha, Wis. Claims have been filed against Kenosha city and county, arguing the police and sheriff's department were negligent in their handling of protests on Aug. 25 in which three men were shot. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Police are looking for a white truck in connection with an incendiary device thrown from a moving vehicle, which damaged a parked car Sunday night in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood. Pittsburgh Bureau of Police hide caption
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging New Yorkers to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. He says between 70% and 90% of New Yorkers need to be vaccinated for the vaccine to be effective. Mike Groll/Office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo via AP hide caption