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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats' latest COVID-19 bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election. AP hide caption

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Olivia Troye, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's top coronavirus advisor at the time, participates in a coronavirus disease briefing event with the Vice President at 3M's company headquarters in Maplewood, Minn. in March. Jeff Mason/Reuters hide caption

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This combination of pictures shows President Trump during the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Biden at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump answers questions about his remarks in Tuesday's presidential debate about white supremacist groups after many congressional Republicans suggested he needed to be clearer denouncing the movement. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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U.S. Census Bureau workers promote the national head count outside of Sylvia's Restaurant in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett looks over to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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The French weekly Le Point displays a photo of President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden under a headline reading "America on a volcano (and us too)" in Paris, on Wednesday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

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Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at an early voting location in Fairfax, Va., on Sept. 18. Growing tensions in the country have some election officials worried about potential violence at polling places. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A broadcast of the first debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is played on TVs at The Abbey in West Hollywood, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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The sun rises over the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this May 13, 2009, photo reviewed by the U.S. military. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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