Today’s top pics: Congressional action and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
APTOPIX Trump
President Donald Trump walks down the steps before a speech near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP)
APTOPIX Trump
President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 in Washington. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
APTOPIX Trump
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather in anticipation of his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Harlingen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
APTOPIX Trump's Future
Shattered glass from last week's attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob is seen in the doors leading to the Capitol Rotunda, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is calling for swift congressional action to rein in President Donald Trump after inciting last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
APTOPIX Trump
President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert )
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Belgium
A boxing coach, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, works out with his student on the arcade of the Royal Military museum at Cinquantenaire park in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Belgium, with a population of around 11.5 million people, has been one of the hardest hit countries in Europe. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Britain
A patient is pushed on a trolley outside the Royal London Hospital in east London, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, during England's third national lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak began. Britain, with over 81,000 dead, has the deadliest virus toll in Europe and the number of hospital beds filled by COVID-19 patients has risen steadily for more than a month. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
APTOPIX Spain Powerless Township
Family members of baby Jesus Fernandez, one month old, melt snow in a pot at the Canada Real shanty town, outside Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. As a record snowfall blanketed much of Spain this week and temperatures plunged below zero, few suffered the consequences as severely as the thousands of residents of La Cañada Real Galiana, a mega shantytown outside Madrid. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
APTOPIX Trump Vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, center, speaks during a news conference on Operation Warp Speed and COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. Standing alongside Azar from left are Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief science adviser to Operation Warp Speed, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
APTOPIX Austria Alpine Skiing World Cup
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the first run on an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Flachau, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
APTOPIX Britain Soccer Premier League
Sheffield United's Billy Sharp scores his side's first goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Newcastle United at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (Oli Scarff/Pool via AP)
APTOPIX Lottery Jackpots
A man walks his dog past lottery signs Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, displaying the recent jackpot amounts in Chicago's fames Loop. Lottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Tuesday's Mega Millions has grown to an estimated $625 million and Wednesday's Powerball to an estimated $550 million. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
APTOPIX Mexico US Border Wall
An older section of the border wall divides Ciudad Juarez, Mexico from Sunland Park, New Mexico, top, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. With eight days remaining in his term, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited a completed section of the border wall in Texas to trumpet his campaign against illegal immigration in an attempt to burnish his legacy. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
APTOPIX Austria Alpine Skiing World Cup
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course on her way to win an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom in Flachau, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
APTOPIX Bolivia Archaeology
Bolivia's President Luis Arce holds a pre-Hispanic object being presented at an archaeological museum in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Bolivian archaeologists and government officials are presenting the findings of a recent discovery of ancient vessels unearthed in a dig on the site once home to one of the most significant pre-Hispanic empires, the Tiwanacota. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Bolivia
Aymara Indigenous women wearing masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic wait to enter the archaeological museum in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Bolivian archaeologists are presenting the findings of a recent discovery of ancient vessels unearthed in a dig on the site once home to one of the most significant pre-Hispanic empires, the Tiwanacota. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Indonesia
In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, President Joko Widodo, left, receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions of people in the world's fourth most populated country. Writings on the banner in the background read "Safe and Halal." (Agus Suparto/Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP)
APTOPIX Wisconsin Michigan Basketball
Michigan guard Chaundee Brown (15) reacts next to Wisconsin forwards Aleem Ford, left, and Micah Potter after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
APTOPIX Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waits nearby before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Israel
A man is tested for the coronavirus by a healthcare worker at a testing center, set up on a basketball court, in Ramat Gan, Israel, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Israel Politics
An Israeli anti-government protester holds a banner as he is enveloped in the smoke from a bonfire outside of the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the day his corruption trial was originally scheduled before it was postponed, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. In Hebrew, the sign reads: "Coward! Go to trial!" (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
APTOPIX Indonesia Plane Crash
Debris found in the waters around Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crash site is brought to shore by recovery teams at the search and rescue command center in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Divers looking for the crashed plane's cockpit voice recorder were searching in mud and plane debris on the seabed between Indonesian islands Wednesday to retrieve information key to learning why the Sriwijaya Air jet nosedived into the water over the weekend. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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