Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top government health officials testify before the Senate health and education committee on Tuesday. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Law enforcement gathered to remove demonstrators from the area around Lafayette Park and the White House ahead of President Trump's trip to St. John's Church on June 1. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
For decades, D.C. license plates have bemoaned the district's lack of representation. There are renewed efforts in Congress to grant D.C. statehood. Owen Byrne/Flickr hide caption
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
In this photo provided by Cawthorn campaign staffer Patrick Sebastian, Madison Cawthorn speaks to supporters in Hendersonville, N.C. Patrick Sebastian/AP hide caption
Police officers stand guard with the statue of former President Andrew Jackson after protesters tried to topple it Monday in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks during a Students for Trump event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A doctor from the White House physician's office checks temperatures on a journalist outside the press briefing room in March. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of President Trump camp Friday near the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., ahead of his rally, the first held since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill to announce a Republican police reform bill on June 17. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser arrive for a press conference on D.C. statehood Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President Trump hosts a roundtable Thursday with faith leaders, law enforcement officials and small business owners in Dallas. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing about policing practices and law enforcement accountability prompted by George Floyd's killing on Wednesday. Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A demonstrator holds a placard during a march against racism and police brutality in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Congressional Democrats have released a wide-ranging proposal aimed at overhauling policing Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Steve King faced criticism for his comments on abortion, including when he questioned whether there would be "any population of the world left" if not for births due to rape and incest. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption