Vice President Pence removes his mask as he arrives at the lectern to speak to the U.S. Public Health Service at its headquarters in Rockville, Md., on Tuesday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Connecticut and New Jersey in instructing travelers from 16 states with rising numbers of coronavirus cases to self-quarantine. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
An Airbus aircraft of the German airline Lufthansa is parked at the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport in Munich, Germany, earlier this month. Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves delivers a televised address prior to signing a bill retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday. The legislation passed both chambers of the Legislature on Sunday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
On Monday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany fielded queries about the government response to the coronavirus pandemic and about a report that the Trump Administration failed to organize a response to a Russian plot to pay bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Gaps In The Russian Bounties Story; Fauci Warns Of 100k Cases A Day
A medical worker walks past a row of ambulances parked outside Houston Methodist Hospital on June 22. The hospital is treating a current surge of COVID-19 cases. Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters hide caption
'Each Day It's More And More': Houston Hospital Makes Room For COVID-19 Surge Cases
Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in March. Dobbs says recent social events have contributed to jumps in coronavirus cases in Mississippi. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mississippi Health Officer: Wear A Mask Because Coronavirus 'Isn't Going Anywhere'
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden harshly criticizes President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic in remarks Tuesday at Alexis duPont High School in Wilmington, Del. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles stands empty in an aerial view from late May. Games will resume in late July. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu shake hands at this month's Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II. Alexei Nikolsky/TASS via Getty Images hide caption
Russians Are Voting On 206 Reforms. The Most Important One Will Extend Putin's Rule
A statue of King Leopold II stands defaced after protests this month in Brussels. Belgian King Philippe acknowledged "acts of violence and cruelty" in his country's colonial past in Africa. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Danielle Ofri, author of When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error, says medical mistakes are likely to increase as resource-strapped hospitals treat a rapid influx of COVID-19 patients. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A Doctor Confronts Medical Errors — And Flaws In The System That Create Mistakes
Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath will face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the general election. Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption