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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C. A rule finalized by the Trump administration's HHS on the day before President Biden took office is a "ticking time bomb" left to suck up time and resources at the agency, say lawyers now challenging that Trump rule in court. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Lawsuit Argues 'Ticking Time Bomb' Could Invalidate Thousands Of Health Rules

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A pathologist holds a vial from a COVID-19 test kit. Various bottlenecks in the U.S. that have constrained widespread testing for the coronavirus were problems in February and persist today. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Why The Warning That Coronavirus Was On The Move In U.S. Cities Came So Late

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MedStar Washington Hospital Center's "ready room" in Washington, D.C., has mostly been used to house emergency supplies — but some storage carts have been moved out to make way for patient assessment stations. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

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Are U.S. Hospitals Ready?

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Migrants walk to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, last week to make requests for political asylum. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Faces 2 Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions

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