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Trump's impeachment trial is over, but images of the insurrection endure -- including a picture of Rep. Susan Wild lying on her back in the house gallery, being comforted by fellow representative Jason Crow.
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"I hope in my lifetime I never see anything like that again, because D.C. is a welcoming, diverse place. We have our problems. ... But we respect each other."
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Clinical psychologist Steven Taylor discusses his book "The Psychology of Pandemics" and shares how the COVID-19 pandemic parallels past pandemics.
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