The Senate Democratic caucus will need support from all 50 of its members to deliver on the Biden administration's first major legislative priority. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption
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People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul in the fall, marking the two-year anniversary of his death. Emrah Gurel/AP hide caption
U.S. Intelligence: Saudi Crown Prince Approved Operation To Kill Jamal Khashoggi
A health care worker withdrew a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from a vial at the Klerksdorp Hospital in Klerksdorp, South Africa, on Feb. 18. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the 40th Annual Black History Month virtual celebration, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Feb. 27, 2021. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Police escort recaptured inmates back to the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison after Thursday's outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As of Friday night, authorities were still searching for more than 200 escapees. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP hide caption
This coyote was one of several collared by wildlife biologists monitoring their behavior in the Bay Area headlands. Authorities are trying to catch an unusually bold coyote in the East Bay responsible for attacks on humans. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Imag hide caption
A herd of goats in Russia ponders ... well, we can't really know what they're pondering, but it's a safe bet they're interested in finding something to eat. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A worker fixes a water pipe in Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 19. The power is back on in much of the state, but the Lone Star State now faces the hefty cost of emerging from its devastating storms. Thomas Shea/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bruno Cua, 18, is allegedly seen here with his back to the camera, holding a tan jacket. Prosecutors say he entered the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with a handful of other rioters. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
According to the CDC using a brace or mask fitter over a disposable mask or a cloth mask is a good way to make your mask more secure and prevent leaks. Michele Abercrombie/NPR hide caption
The U.S. on Thursday launched airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militia groups in Eastern Syria. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Venezuelan migrants take a lunch break at the gooseberry farm where they work on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia. John Otis for NPR hide caption
Jennifer Granholm is sworn in as energy secretary Thursday. Granholm told NPR that pivoting to a clean energy economy could ensure a dependable grid and help create jobs. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Energy Secretary Granholm: Texas Outages Show Need For Changes To U.S. Power Systems
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swearing-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol in January 2020. Bill Clark/Getty Images hide caption
Storm clouds gather above the levee near Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall on June 07, 2020 in New Orleans. Sean Gardner/Getty Images hide caption
This June 2019 image released by U.S. Central Command, shows damage and a suspected mine on the MV Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman near the coast of Iran. The U.S. said Iranian forces were responsible. AP hide caption
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough works beside then-Vice President Mike Pence earlier this year during the certification of 2020 Electoral College ballots, in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption