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Poet and activist Christopher Coles addresses a crowd in Rochester, N.Y. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption
Dr. Joseph Varon notifies the family of a patient who died inside the coronavirus unit at Houston's United Memorial Medical Center on July 6. Varon tells NPR he's "living on adrenaline." David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefly posted new guidance to its website stating that the coronavirus can commonly be transmitted through aerosol particles, which can be produced by activities like singing. Here, choristers wear face masks during a music festival in southwestern France in July. Bob Edme/AP hide caption
Tropical Storm Beta is expected to hug the coastline as it pours rain on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East hide caption
H.R. McMaster, then U.S. national security adviser, attends a joint press conference of President Trump and Baltic heads of state at the White House in April 2018. Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
The site of James Scurlock's shooting death in Omaha, Neb., is still being preserved as a memorial in mid-September. Last Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Jake Gardner in the killing, handing down four criminal counts, including manslaughter. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
President Trump and H.R. McMaster walk toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2017. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a month early, on Sept. 30. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A firefighter works to put out flames of the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, Calif. As of Sunday, the wildfire has grown to more than 99,000 acres and is 15% contained. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about the future of the Supreme Court on Sunday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander speaks at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sunday about the Supreme Court following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked the Trump administration's order that would have banned Chinese-owned app WeChat, which millions in the U.S. use to stay in touch with family and friends and conduct business in China Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
People gather at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'
Renee-Lauren Ellis, a Washington, D.C.-area attorney, says, "It's dire that something as fundamental as what I do with my body is up for debate still, in 2020." Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Ginsburg's Death A 'Pivot Point' For Abortion Rights, Advocates Say
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in August. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says it would be "political hypocrisy" for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to hold a vote before Election Day on any nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Tom Williams/AP hide caption
Patrick Leahy Says A Vote Now To Replace Ginsburg Would Be 'Political Hypocrisy'
Sen. Lindsey Graham has walked back repeated statements that a Supreme Court should not be filled in a presidential election year. Jim Bourg/AP hide caption