President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday at a National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del., named after his late son, Beau, before departing for Washington, D.C. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Steve Bannon leaves federal court, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, after pleading not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
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President-elect Joe Biden, seen here speaking in Delaware just before leaving for Washington, plans a flurry of executive actions as soon as he is sworn into office. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate chamber on Tuesday. In remarks, he publicly denounced President Trump and his supporters for instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Shortly after launching her own presidential bid in 2019, Kamala Harris joined her sorors at the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., Annual Pink Ice Gala in Columbia, S.C. Members of the sorority across the nation are celebrating one of their own making history as vice president of the United States. Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Richard Burr was chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee but stepped aside during a Justice Department probe of his stock sales. Anna Moneymaker/AP hide caption
With the Washington Monument in the background, President-elect Joe Biden with his wife, Jill Biden, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with her husband, Doug Emhoff, listen Tuesday as Yolanda Adams sings "Hallelujah." Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
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President-elect Joe Biden, seen here speaking about national security last month, plans to make good on an election promise to send Congress an immigration bill on Day 1. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Pamela and Afshin Raghebi celebrate a birthday together. Afshin, who was born in Iran, has been stuck overseas, away from his U.S. citizen wife, for more than two years after he flew abroad for an interview at a U.S. Consulate as part of his green card application. Pamela Raghebi hide caption
Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton died Monday night in his sleep at 75. Sutton played most of his 23-year Major League playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Andrew Snook/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty hide caption
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo giving a speech earlier this month. He said on Tuesday that China has committed genocide against its Muslim Uighur population. Andrew Harnik/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lila Downs' song for the Morning Edition Song Project, "Dark Eyes," honors essential workers who are often overlooked. Jennifer Pochat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Steven Brandenburg, the former pharmacist accused of tampering with hundreds of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, is facing a misdemeanor charge of attempted criminal property damage. Ozaukee County Sheriff/AP hide caption
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National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington early Tuesday, before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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