Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is leading a group of Republican senators who have written to President Biden with a request to detail a COVID-19 rescue counterproposal. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, seen here in an October press conference, has announced he won't run for reelection in 2022, citing hyper-partisanship in Congress. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Portman Warns Biden Against Going It Alone On COVID-19 Relief
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, seen here during a confirmation hearing last week, argues a Senate impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump is unconstitutional because he's no longer in office. Alex Edelman/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Early Procedural Test Shows Where Senate GOP May Stand On Convicting Trump
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, seen here during a confirmation hearing last week, has announced he won't run for reelection in 2022. Joshua Roberts/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, said the upcoming impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump will be "fair" but "move at a relatively fast pace." Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Avril Haines, seen here during her confirmation hearing Tuesday, was confirmed by the Senate as director of national intelligence. Joe Raedle/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, seen here during a campaign event in Georgia on Jan. 4, were sworn in as U.S. senators by Vice President Harris on Wednesday afternoon. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president. Brendan Smialowski /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrives Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration of President Biden. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Joe Biden, seen here speaking in Delaware just before leaving for Washington, D.C., has planned a flurry of executive actions for the start of his presidency. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate chamber on Tuesday. In remarks, he publicly denounced President Trump for instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
'The Mob Was Fed Lies': McConnell Rebukes Trump For His Role In Capitol Riot
Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to be secretary of homeland security, is sworn in to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Erin Scott/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
From Border Wall To Capitol Riot, Homeland Security Nominee Takes Senate Questions
The late Whitney Houston, seen here in 2001, is on the list of names of "great Americans" President Trump seeks to honor as statues in a proposed "National Garden of American Heroes." But with two days left in office, Trump is very unlikely to see his vision realized. Scott Gries/Getty Images hide caption
Gary Gensler, pictured during a Senate hearing in July 2013, will be nominated to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Biden administration. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Capitol is visible behind fences on Sunday following the Jan. 6 riot by pro-Trump extremists. This week's events will have the largest security presence of any inauguration in U.S. history. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption