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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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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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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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the new limit on refugees to the media Monday at the State Department in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption