A photograph of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her own apartment by Louisville police officers, is projected onto a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, USA, 06 July 2020. While other Confederate statues along Monument Avenue were coming down, a lawsuit was temporarily preventing the Lee statue from being removed. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
An image made with a drone shows workers removing a statue of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, USA, 07 July 2020. The statue is the third memorializing the city’s former role as the capital of the Confederacy to be removed in this month. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
US Secret Service detain a protestor as people gather outside the White House during a protest over the Minneapolis, Minnesota arrest of George Floyd, who later died in police custody, in Washington, DC, USA, 29 May 2020. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May, appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
US Secret Service form a line outside the White House as protestors attempt to breach their barricade during a protest over the Minnesota arrest of George Floyd, who later died in police custody, in Washington, DC, USA, 30 May 2020. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May, appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. On 29 May, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced third degree murder charges against the Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Police walk past a burning car during protests over the Minneapolis arrest of George Floyd, who later died in police custody, near the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 30 May 2020. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May, appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters and protesters against the Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, shouts outside the Supreme Court during her confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, 12 October 2020. Barrett was nominated by US President Donald J. Trump to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away on 18 September 2020. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
US President Donald J. Trump (L) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (R) spar while moderator Chris Wallace (C) attempts to gain control during the first 2020 presidential election debate at Samson Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 29 September 2020 (issued 30 September 2020). On 30 September the Commission on Presidential Debates announced it is considering format changes, stating 'last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion.' EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Lawyer to US President Donald J. Trump and former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani and Trump Campaign Senior Legal Advisor Jenna Ellis (not pictured) speak about the president’s legal challenges to his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden in the Republican National Committee Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA, 19 November 2020. President Trump is still promoting baseless claims of massive voter fraud, alleging that he actually won the election. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi bangs the gavel after presiding over the House of Representatives as it voted to impeach Donald J. Trump for a second time, inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 13 January 2021. Trump was impeached for incitement of insurrection following the attack on the Capitol last week as lawmakers worked to certify Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. This is the second time the US House of Representatives impeach Trump, making him the first President to be impeached twice in the same term. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Members of the National Guard try to get some sleep inside Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 13 January 2021. Democrats hope to impeach the president a second time for incitement of insurrection following the attack on the Capitol last week as lawmakers worked to certify Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
An image made with a drone shows visitors on the salt flats watching the sunset over the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 04 October 2020. Utah's Great Salt Lake has lost 50 percent of its volume since the arrival of Mormon pioneers in 1847. Two decades of drought are not the only reason for the lake's shrinking shoreline—above average temperatures, and water diversion for agriculture and drinking water, are also to blame. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump stand by the door to the Senate chambers after they breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters stormed the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (C) is hustled out of the Capitol as supporters of US President Donald J. Trump and his baseless claims of voter fraud breach Capitol security during their protest against Congress certifying Joe Biden as the next president in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January, 2020 (issued 08 January 2020). On 08 January Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clarke said the House will move to impeach President Trump if the Vice President and Cabinet do not remove him on their own. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump and his baseless claims of voter fraud run through the Rotunda of the US Capitol after breaching Capitol security during their protest against Congress certifying Joe Biden as the next president in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January, 2020 (issued 08 January 2020). On 08 January Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clarke said the House will move to impeach President Trump if the Vice President and Cabinet do not remove him on their own. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
A supporter of US President Donald J. Trump and his baseless claims of voter fraud walks through the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after breaching Capitol security during their protest against Congress certifying Joe Biden as the next president in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2020 (issued 08 January 2020). On 08 January Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clarke said the House will move to impeach President Trump if the Vice President and Cabinet do not remove him on their own. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump outside the door to the House chamber after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump outside the senate chambers after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
A supporter of US President Donald J. Trump sits on the desk of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after supporters of US President Donald J. Trump breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters stormed the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
A view of a note left by a supporter of US President Donald J. Trump on the desk of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after supporters of US President Donald J. Trump breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters stormed the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown is nearly empty just before dawn in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2020. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser joined neighboring Maryland and Virginia by issuing a mandatory stay-at-home order for residents that goes into effect on 01 April to help combat the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
An image made with a drone shows four softball fields that remain unused due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic at the Potomack Lakes Sportsplex in Sterling, Virginia, USA, 06 April 2020. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home-order for residents of the state until 10 June to help stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
An image made with a drone shows parking lots surrounding the normally bustling Potomac Mills Mall that have been empty for more than two months as businesses continue to be shuttered due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Woodbridge, Virginia, USA, 27 May 2020. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam stated Northern Virginia can begin phase one of their reopening on 29 May. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Morning rush hour commuters are sparse on Metro's Red Line in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 17 March 2020. Washington DC's Metro system has reduced the number of trains and buses to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The spread and containment efforts of the pandemic has caused travel disruptions, sporting event cancellations, runs on cleaning supplies and food and other inconveniences. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Archbishop of Washington Wilton Daniel Gregory (C) celebrates Easter mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, whose doors are shuttered to the public due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, in Washington, DC, USA, 12 April 2020. The Archdiocese of Washington DC live-streamed the mass. According to Jacquelyn Hayes, the Basilica's director of communications, the livestream has 'quickly become a national and international online community of faith and support during the coronavirus pandemic'. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Cellist Jodi Beder performs a daily concert on her front porch in the Washington, DC suburb of Mount Rainier, Maryland, USA, 28 March 2020. Beder started the concerts to help her neighbors deal with the boredom brought on by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
The boardwalk and beach are closed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, in Ocean City, Maryland, USA, 22 April 2020. Beaches in Florida and South Carolina already reopened this week, as those states relaxed their social distancing laws. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
An image made with a drone shows rush hour traffic is light on 395 into Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 16 April 2020. In response to state shutdowns over the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease pandemic, US President Trump stated he would authorize governors to reopen their states on their own timelines. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
A jogger runs along the west side of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, which DC Mayor Muriel Bowser closed to pedestrians due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, in Washington, DC, USA, 24 March 2020. Efforts to contain the pandemic have caused travel disruptions, sporting event cancellations, runs on cleaning supplies and food and other inconveniences. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
A photo taken with a drone shows movie-goers listening to The Star Spangled Banner before the start of the movie Onward at the newly re-opened Family Drive-in Theatre in Stephens City, Virginia, USA, 02 May 2020. Theatre owner James Kopp successfully lobbied Virginia governor Ralph Northam to reopen his drive-in during the coronavirus pandemic, by promising to adhere to strict social distancing guidelines. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO