Demonstrators who oppose voting bills that, among other things, would end no-excuse absentee voting, wear chains while holding a sit-in inside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Monday. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption
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Security fencing surrounds the Capitol following the Jan. 6 insurrection. A new assessment commissioned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggests a mobile fencing system that could be adapted based on threats. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
A Joe Biden supporter with a Venezuelan flag cheers during a Biden campaign event at Camping World Stadium on October 27, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seen here talking to reporters on Thursday, has called for bipartisan support for the House vote on the Senate-amended coronavirus relief legislation. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden, pictured on Feb. 24, signed a pair of executive orders Monday on gender equity. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, seen here during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, announced he will not run for reelection in 2022. Greg Nash/Getty Images hide caption
Deputy Attorney General nominee Lisa Monaco speaks during an event with then-President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Del., on Jan. 7. Her confirmation hearing is on Tuesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
President Biden and Vice President Harris invited 10 labor leaders into the Oval Office in mid-February. Biden has pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ever. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his colleagues on the court, filing a solo dissent for the first time in his nearly 16 years on the bench. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
On Sunday, New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid sexual harassment allegations from multiple women. Office of the New York Governor via AP hide caption
President Biden departs after attending Mass on Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
President Biden speaks from the State Dining Room of the White House on Saturday, following the Senate's passage of his COVID-19 relief package by a 50-49 vote. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to the press Saturday at the Capitol, after the Senate passed COVID-19 relief legislation on a party-line vote. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Facebook has promised repeatedly in recent years to address the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation on its site. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press briefing on March 5. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
People line up outside the Utah Department of Workforce Services in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Trump supporters clash with police outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Social media companies are under scrutiny for allowing their platforms to be used to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election and to allow violent extremist groups to organize January's insurrection. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
The Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas, is one of three family detention centers the federal government operates. Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images hide caption
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says he hopes a wave of Democratic legislation will see "the light of day" in the Senate, but the divide in that chamber is a big hurdle. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Vice President Harris leaves the Capitol on Thursday after casting a procedural vote to start debate on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at an event for the For the People Act on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao used her agency's resources to assist in personal errands and to help her family, according to an Office of Inspector General report. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, speaks during an event on police reform last year at the U.S. Capitol. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption