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Amid a congressional deadlock, President Trump issues four executive actions on pandemic relief. Hundreds of thousands of bikers descend on a small town in South Dakota for an annual rally. And a government loan deal with Kodak is put on hold as investigators grow suspicious.

Congress has given itself just hours more to hash out a pandemic relief deal, after which President Trump might try to craft one himself with an executive order. Critics ask whether a vaccine could be unsafely rushed because of presidential politics. And New York prosecutors sue the NRA, arguing the organization itself should be dismantled.

Congress has given itself just hours more to hash out a pandemic relief deal, after which President Trump might try to craft one himself with an executive order. Critics ask whether a vaccine could be unsafely rushed because of presidential politics. And New York prosecutors sue the NRA, arguing the organization itself should be dismantled.

Lawmakers say the deadline is Friday, but unemployment recipients say the money has already stopped arriving. Observers say the massive explosion might have been an accident -- which might be even more destabilizing for Lebanon. And as TikTok struggles to finalize a deal, Facebook presses the issue with a new Instagram feature.

Lawmakers say the deadline is Friday, but unemployment recipients say the money has already stopped arriving. Observers say the massive explosion might have been an accident -- which might be even more destabilizing for Lebanon. And as TikTok struggles to finalize a deal, Facebook presses the issue with a new Instagram feature.

Within two days of opening, several classes and school systems are already witnessing coronavirus cases. President Trump implores Florida Republicans to sign up for vote-by-mail, after dismissing the practice as illegitimate. And an explosion rips through Beirut, injuring thousands.

Within two days of opening, several classes and school systems are already witnessing coronavirus cases. President Trump implores Florida Republicans to sign up for vote-by-mail, after dismissing the practice as illegitimate. And an explosion rips through Beirut, injuring thousands.

President Trump publicly ridicules another top scientist on his own coronavirus task force. Hurricane Isaias forces testing sites to shut down. And murder rates are on the rise, but public perception of crime remains skewed.

President Trump publicly ridicules another top scientist on his own coronavirus task force. Hurricane Isaias forces testing sites to shut down. And murder rates are on the rise, but public perception of crime remains skewed.

As some schools begin to re-open, a new case study examines how easily children can spread COVID-19 to each other. President Trump says he plans to ban TikTok through executive action. And former Vice President Joe Biden gets ready to announce a VP pick of his own.