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Tuesday

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in February. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Justice Department Looking Into Senator's Stock Sell-Off

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in front of Hard Rock Stadium on Monday. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Russian regional officials via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 30, 2020. Mikhail Klimentyev/AP hide caption

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Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the Justice Department, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His new report has embarrassed the FBI again. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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After a decade of protests in Nebraska and elsewhere, TC Energy has committed to building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption

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Monday

President Trump takes questions from reporters during a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The economic rescue package just passed by Congress will push this year's budget deficit above $3 trillion. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S. Was Already Deep In Debt. This Year's Deficit Will Be 'Mind-Boggling'

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President Trump on Sunday described models showing U.S. coronavirus cases could peak in two weeks — at Easter — a time when he had hoped things would be back to normal for parts of the country. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How 15 Days Became 45: Trump Extends Guidelines To Slow Coronavirus

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