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Friday
Visitors sit around the base of the Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol building in the distance. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Thursday
President Biden delivers remarks about Russia's "unprovoked and unjustified" military invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
The IRS says taxpayers will be able to access their accounts by undergoing a virtual interview rather than have to submit a selfie. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Monday
Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, says paper returns are the IRS' kryptonite: "The IRS still transcribes paper line by line, number by number." Sarah Silbiger/AP hide caption
Thursday
President Biden says the chances are "very high" Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Tuesday
President Biden delivers remarks on Russia and Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
The U.S. State Department has ordered almost all of its staff at the embassy in Kyiv to leave, according to an advisory issued Saturday. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. orders embassy staff in Ukraine to leave over fears of a Russian attack
Afghans wait to receive food rations organized by the World Food Program (WFP) in Pul-e-Alam. The Biden administration is seeking to find a way to free up some frozen Afghan assets for aid. Zubair Abassi/AP hide caption
Thursday
Congress wants to know why White House documents were moved to Trump's residence
A House panel is investigating the removal of 15 boxes of official documents from the White House by former President Donald Trump. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
Monday
The IRS considered using selfies to verify the identities of people seeking to set up an account with the IRS to see their past returns or get information about child tax credit payments. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Former Vice President Mike Pence, seen here in November, said on Friday that former President Donald Trump is "wrong" that Pence could have changed the results of the 2020 presidential election. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
This image from video provided by the Department of Defense and released on Thursday shows the compound where Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State Group, later died in a raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. Department of Defense via AP hide caption
Thursday
In this image provided by the White House, President Biden and Vice President Harris and members of the president's national security team observe from the White House Situation Room on Wednesday the counterterrorism operation responsible for removing from the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State group. Adam Schultz/AP hide caption
Thursday
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks as he announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday as President Biden looks on. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Tuesday
A soldier pauses in territory controlled by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies are preparing responses and counter-responses if Russia invades Ukraine. Alexei Alexandrov/AP hide caption
Monday
This year's tax filing season will begin on Monday. Most people have until April 18 this year to submit their returns. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption
Friday
Tax season is nearing, but the IRS has millions of last year's returns to get through
Tuesday
The U.S. Postal Service is now taking orders for the government's free at-home coronavirus test kits. Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images hide caption
The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits
A reflection of the U.S. Capitol on a car window on Jan. 13, the day President Biden met with Senate Democrats to talk about voting rights legislation. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
President Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response on Thursday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, holds up printouts from Sen. Rand Paul's reelection campaign website. Greg Nash/AP hide caption
Friday
Postal carrier Josiah Morse in Portland, Maine. The USPS is seeking a temporary delay from COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption