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Thursday

Cole Ramsey, 39, of South Linden, Ohio, holds a Transgender Pride Flag in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to protest the passing of legislation against trans women playing sports in high school and college. Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

A U.S. Border Patrol agent processes a group of migrants in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Democratic lawmakers and immigrant advocates are urging President Biden to end Title 42 border restrictions. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

A passer-by walks past a sign that calls attention to COVID-19 testing while departing a Walgreens pharmacy, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in New Bedford, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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'Test to Treat' gets COVID pills to at-risk patients fast but its reach is limited

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Monday

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos began serving as the first Latino to head the federal government's largest statistical agency in January. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. census director says the bureau needs to reduce chances of meddling after Trump

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Tuesday

Wednesday

First lady Jill Biden listens as President Biden speaks during a "Cancer Moonshot" event at the White House on Wednesday. According to the White House, her advocacy for cancer education and prevention began in 1993, when four of her friends were diagnosed with breast cancer. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

President Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response on Thursday. Experts say his administration's efforts have yielded mixed results in the first year Biden's been in office. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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A year in, experts assess Biden's hits and misses on handling the pandemic

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Monday

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out last month in Youngstown, Ohio. Since Saturday, private health insurers have been required to cover up to eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month for those on their plans, the Biden administration announced last week. David Dermer/AP hide caption

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Friday

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies at a Senate hearing. The agency has come under criticism for not holding regular briefings. This week, Walensky pledged to hold regular briefings moving forward. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images hide caption

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CDC is criticized for failing to communicate, promises to do better

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Thursday

Wednesday

Claudio Rojas, who was deported from the U.S. in 2019, is silhouetted against a curtained window of his home in Moreno, Argentina, on May 8, 2021. He was able to return to the U.S. in August. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption

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An immigrant activist says ICE deported him in retaliation. Now he's back in the U.S.

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Tuesday

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., leaves his office after speaking with President Biden about his long-stalled domestic agenda, at the Capitol on Monday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Wednesday

A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal is displayed during the Drug Enforcement Administration's 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day earlier this year in Los Angeles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose from April 2020 to April 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000 for the first time

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Wednesday

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said the overdose epidemic has grown so severe that new measures are needed to keep people with addiction alive. He is seen here on Capitol Hill in September. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Overdose deaths are so high that the Biden team is embracing ideas once seen as taboo

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