Mike Bloomberg, seen here speaking to supporters and staff in March in New York City, spent $1 billion of his own fortune to run for president but exited the race early on. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (left) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are among those thought to be on Joe Biden's vice presidential shortlist. Craig Fritz and Michigan Office of the Governor via AP hide caption
As States Take Pandemic Lead, Biden Is Said To Weigh At Least 2 Governors For VP
Attorney General William Barr, center, arrives for an event on police reform last month at the White House. Barr is expected to face tough questioning when he appears Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Members of the 'Wall of Moms" lock their arms during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Thursday in Portland, Ore. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
A number of Senate Republicans say they oppose a White House request to include money to renovate the FBI headquarters in the upcoming coronavirus relief package. J. David Ake/AP hide caption
Adam Boehler, chief executive officer of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), speaks at the White House in April. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Jon Ossoff, seen here in 2017, has criticized an ad by his Republican rival, David Perdue, as "unbecoming of a sitting U.S. senator." John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, says the union would support "safety strikes" by teachers if safety measures are not met when schools are set to reopen in the fall. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced a coronavirus relief proposal on Monday that did not include any provisions to extend legal deadlines for the 2020 census as the Census Bureau has requested. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Evan Vucci, Jeff Chiu, Jens Meyer/AP hide caption
Twitter confirms it has placed temporary restrictions on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shown here speaking at an event last month in Phoenix. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., with President Trump at the White House. The Republican Party has unveiled a new pandemic relief bill, but tough negotiations lie ahead with Democrats. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
After Delays, Republicans Rolled Out A New Pandemic Relief Bill. Democrats Balked
Members of the public wait in line to pay their respects to the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) at the top of the East Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol. Dee Dwyer for NPR hide caption
Supporters of President Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, talk in Kansas City, Mo. Kyle Rivas/Getty Images hide caption
White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Tom Perez, Democratic National Committee chair, speaks during an event in February in Charlotte, N.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Democrats Meet Virtually To Approve Platform That Builds Off Biden-Sanders Effort
Then-Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. "I've traveled 17,000 miles with him," Biden told attendees at a campaign rally in Nevada earlier this year. Lintao Zhang/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden's Foreign Policy Is All About Relationships. That's Harder Amid A Pandemic
The Department of Justice is marking 150 years this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y., this month. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Capitol Hill earlier this week. A White House proposal to cut federal unemployment benefits to a percentage of earlier wages could take months to implement, leaving millions with significantly reduced checks. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
The Committee to Defend the President, a super PAC supporting President Trump's 2020 reelection bid, returned a donation from Earl Holt III, a white nationalist whose racist writings were linked to the perpetrator of the 2015 shooting of nine Black parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. David Goldman/AP hide caption
President Trump is having to face the reality that his approach to the coronavirus crisis has hurt him politically. This week he decided to change course, at least for now. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption