Tom Manger, a veteran police chief of departments in the Washington, D.C., region, is seen Friday as he takes over the United States Capitol Police. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks Tuesday at the daily briefing. She acknowledged a White House staffer had tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. She said it wasn't the first breakthrough case. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., speaks to the media on April 21. Banks was tapped Monday to be the ranking Republican on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden addresses the issue of voting rights Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
The 2019 Scripps Spelling Bee co-champions hold up their trophy at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. After pausing in 2020, the competition is back on this year. The finals are Thursday night in Orlando, Fla. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel addresses a news conference in November in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a pause on federal executions Thursday while the Justice Department reviews policies and procedures on capital punishment. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden listens Thursday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, pictured in February 2011, has died, his family announced on Wednesday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden prepares to sign a memorial bill Friday to recognize the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speak to reporters following a May meeting about police reform legislation. The trio announced a tentative deal Thursday evening. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden speaks outside the White House with a bipartisan group of senators after meeting on infrastructure Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
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A police officer stands near the scene of a fatal afternoon shooting in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 2020. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House on Monday. Reporters asked about the administration's next steps on voting rights. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption