Congress held a candlelight vigil on the steps on the U.S. Capitol Tuesday evening in honor of the Americans who have died from the coronavirus.
Why it matters: The U.S. death toll from the virus passed 500,000 on Monday, just one year after the country's first COVID-19 death was confirmed.
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[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FEfBaWNM0tvScu6yhTylrli1svLM%3D%2F2021%2F02%2F24%2F1614127215605.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=780&h=d46fb4555f9b40f19ed48d52ca34b9e7390d1ea1224a7c75084f4bb889a7d554&size=980x&c=1980636952 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FEfBaWNM0tvScu6yhTylrli1svLM%253D%252F2021%252F02%252F24%252F1614127215605.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D780%26h%3Dd46fb4555f9b40f19ed48d52ca34b9e7390d1ea1224a7c75084f4bb889a7d554%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1980636952%22%7D" expand=1] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) outside the Capitol holding a candle on Feb. 23. Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FYb6TWkFY5CpKgh3wi_YVzMBzxgQ%3D%2F2021%2F02%2F24%2F1614127296028.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=890&h=6c41ff31a69d520d8454e1d5521c2afd5bc8e1a7ed45cd97ee19d52a02652446&size=980x&c=3474649253 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FYb6TWkFY5CpKgh3wi_YVzMBzxgQ%253D%252F2021%252F02%252F24%252F1614127296028.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D890%26h%3D6c41ff31a69d520d8454e1d5521c2afd5bc8e1a7ed45cd97ee19d52a02652446%26size%3D980x%26c%3D3474649253%22%7D" expand=1] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) outside the Capitol on Feb. 23. Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2Fvo5u8pPZ8mc5iuS39SQeubiJtwc%3D%2F2021%2F02%2F24%2F1614127060759.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=411&h=7bfff8ee87665168c77d51ed19973f4d99439fd5da40a1efb8965b005e19ad3d&size=980x&c=405216453 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252Fvo5u8pPZ8mc5iuS39SQeubiJtwc%253D%252F2021%252F02%252F24%252F1614127060759.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D411%26h%3D7bfff8ee87665168c77d51ed19973f4d99439fd5da40a1efb8965b005e19ad3d%26size%3D980x%26c%3D405216453%22%7D" expand=1] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) holding a candle outside of the Capitol on Feb. 23. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FYydN0BSt266bxM7fn95AzZ2FOFU%3D%2F2021%2F02%2F24%2F1614127139746.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=1&h=19bd4f134c6bd03585aec8adb721b2e5d4186b103ab315bd365df3585be164a0&size=980x&c=149609490 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FYydN0BSt266bxM7fn95AzZ2FOFU%253D%252F2021%252F02%252F24%252F1614127139746.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D1%26h%3D19bd4f134c6bd03585aec8adb721b2e5d4186b103ab315bd365df3585be164a0%26size%3D980x%26c%3D149609490%22%7D" expand=1] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) holding a candle outside of the Capitol on Feb. 23.
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