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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, formerly named the Custis-Lee Mansion, as seen from the flower garden, reopens to the public for the first time since 2018 at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Arlington, Va. The Virginia mansion where Robert E. Lee once lived that now overlooks Arlington National Cemetery is open to the public again, after a $12 million rehabilitation and reinterpretation that includes an increased emphasis on those who were enslaved there. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Mansion once home to Robert E. Lee reopens after overhaul

By Matthew Barakat Jun. 08, 2021 10:19 AM EDT

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?

By Nicholas Riccardi Dec. 23, 2020 11:59 PM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?

By Nicholas Riccardi Dec. 23, 2020 03:20 PM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Pence, top congressional leaders get vaccines; Trump absent

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin And Mary Clare Jalonick Dec. 18, 2020 12:35 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden, attend a service at the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden pushes forward on transition despite Trump's blocking

By Steve Peoples And Will Weissert Nov. 11, 2020 12:13 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden vows to 'get right to work' despite Trump resistance

By Steve Peoples And Will Weissert Nov. 10, 2020 12:09 AM EST

U.S. House candidate Bob Good for Virginia's Fifth Congressional District speaks during a watch party at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Good faced Democratic candidate Cameron Webb. (Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via AP)
Bob Good wins, keeping US House seat in Virginia Republican

By Alan Suderman And Sarah Rankin Nov. 03, 2020 12:56 AM EST

FILE - In this July 4, 2019, file photo, fireworks seen from the Lincoln Memorial explode over the Potomac River in Washington. President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a lower-key “Salute to America" celebration this year on July Fourth, despite concerns from some lawmakers about the crowds the event could generate during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
White House announces plans for July 4th celebration

By Kevin Freking Jun. 19, 2020 07:00 PM EDT

Boys play together while wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus infection, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Latest: S Korea has 56 new COVID cases amid resurgence

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2020 01:16 AM EDT

Restaurant worker Madelyn Figgers stands in front of her porch Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Figgers lost her job doing the coronavirus shutdown and is hoping to go to work when the city starts reopening next week. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Debate over $600 in jobless aid to intensify as claims rise

By Christopher Rugaber May. 28, 2020 07:08 AM EDT

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser arrives for a news conference, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Washington. Bowser announced the start of the Phase 1 response to the coronavirus in Washington is to begin Friday, May 29. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Nation's capital set to begin a gradual reopening on Friday

By Ashraf Khalil May. 27, 2020 03:22 PM EDT

President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event on protecting seniors with diabetes in the Rose Garden White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump committed to July 4 celebration despite lawmaker alarm

By Aamer Madhani And Ashraf Khalil May. 26, 2020 08:41 PM EDT