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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat, called on the administration to lift the "illogical and harmful" restrictions, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Dems use coronavirus crisis to prod for reversal of ban on aborted fetal tissue research

Lian Driver was adopted in 2016 from Fuzhou in Fujian Province of China. His parents, Cady and Chris, had plans to travel to China to adopt a little girl in February, but their plans were put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Katelyn McKay Photography)

'Devastated': Adoptions for U.S. families disrupted by coronavirus

This June 19, 2017, file photo shows a person working on a laptop in North Andover, Mass. Many now are working and studying from home to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, one that's testing how productive people can be in a pandemic. It's also challenging the capacity of the internet, home Wi-Fi systems and video-chat services amid unprecedented demand. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. Paxton on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a California law that forbids California state employees using taxpayer-funded business trips to expos or conferences in Texas. California adopted the sanctions in response to a 2017 Texas law allowing foster care and adoption agencies to deny services based on religious beliefs. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas moves to ban most abortions amid coronavirus outbreak

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam looks backward during a press conference in Richmond, Va. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Va. Gov. Ralph Northam cancels school year, orders some businesses closed

Anna Louisa, 18, receives her school laptop for home study at the Lower East Side Preparatory School, Thursday, March 19, 2020 in New York, as coronavirus restrictions shuttered classrooms throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tightened work-from-home rules Thursday as confirmed cases continued to climb in New York, an expected jump as testing becomes more widespread. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Homeschooling parents become nation's teachers as coronavirus reshapes education

In this Jan. 5, 2017 file photo, rows of desks in the Washington Senate chamber are reflected in the glasses of Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, who is blind, as he stands at the Senate chamber dais at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Habib announced on Thursday, March 19, 2020, that he is not running for re-election and will join the Jesuit order of the Catholic Church as he starts the process of becoming a priest. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Washington lieutenant governor leaving politics for priesthood

Catholic University President John Garvey (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Catholic University president tests positive for COVID-19

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Pastor rejects 'politically motivated' gatherings ban, holds service

The Holy Mass is celebrated in an empty church and broadcasted in streaming online for the faithful in the San Luigi Gonzaga Parrish church in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 15, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP) **FILE**

Social-distancing limits shift worship services online

U.S. commission: Global coronavirus measures target some faiths

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Museum of the Bible announces more forgeries in collection

Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, address the audience during a speech on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. Perez spoke about efforts to combat voter suppression at a talk in Atlanta on the week the city was to play host to the Democratic presidential candidates debate. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)

DNC Chairman Tom Perez: 'I don't know what faith' Trump supporters follow

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump proclaims national day of prayer for Americans affected by coronavirus

This image released by Disney shows Elsa, voiced by Idina Menzel, from left, Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff and Sven in a scene from the animated film, &quot;Frozen 2.&quot; (Disney via AP)

Disney bucks industry, releases 'Frozen 2' months early amid outbreak

Baby booms have arrived after power blackouts, snowstorms and hurricanes. What about the coronavirus? Will the nation see a baby boom in nine months, now that many Americans must spend more time at home during the newly declared health emergency? (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, File)

Quarantine and chill: Could we see a COVID-related baby boom in nine months?

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden at the White House, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump urges nation to pray to God for 'protection and strength'

In this May 13, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he stands with Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Jr., right, during commencement ceremonies at the school in Lynchburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Jerry Falwell Jr.: Coronavirus 'overreacting' could be effort to hurt Trump

Coronavirus fears pose dilemma for Communion wafer, wine

Abortion protesters attempt to hand out literature as they stand in the driveway of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis, Ind., in this Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 file photo. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) **FILE**

Kentucky House passes 2 abortion measures

In this July 25, 2019, file photo, Juul Labs co-founder and Chief Product Officer James Monsees testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a hearing on the youth nicotine epidemic. Vaping giant Juul Labs has donated thousands of dollars to court state attorneys general. But the lobbying strategy may be backfiring. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)

Juul Labs sought to court AGs as teen vaping surged

Destiny Clark of Odenville, Ala., sits in front of a pride flag for a portrait. Three transgender women including Clark have filed a lawsuit challenging Alabama's requirement for a person to show proof of sex-altering surgery in order to change the gender designation on their driver's license. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Alabama bill would ban transgender surgery for teens

In this Nov. 5, 2015, photo, former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy poses for a photo at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Wash. A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, that the Bremerton School District does not have to immediately re-hire Kennedy, who lost his job after refusing to stop leading players in prayer on the football field after games. (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP) **FILE**

'Coach Joe' loses -- again -- in federal court over prayers with players

In this Sept. 9, 2017, file photo, a Mexican flag flies at half-mast on the Metropolitan Cathedral during three days of mourning following a deadly earthquake and hurricane, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Vatican halts Mexico abuse prevention mission, cites virus

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Nazi flag display at Sanders rally sparks broad condemnation

Destin Cramer, left, and Noah Rice place a new sticker on the door at the ceremonial opening of a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale High School Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Seattle. President Obama's directive ordering schools to accommodate transgender students has been controversial in some places but since 2012 Seattle has mandated that transgender students be able to use of the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Nearly half of the district's 15 high schools already have gender neutral bathrooms and one high school has had a transgender bathroom for 20 years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ** FILE **

Bill banning transgender surgery banned for kids moves forward in Alabama

A gavel is shown against a backdrop of law books in this undated stock photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jehovah's Witness' 6-year prison sentence in Crimea condemned by religious rights groups

Ashley Bratcher in "Unplanned'" (Courtesy Pure Flix)

Hallmark will re-air awards show after scrubbing pro-life film 'Unplanned'

This June 9, 2019, file photo shows singer-actor Billy Porter at the 73rd annual Tony Awards in New York. Porter will participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 23. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Billy Porter to play 'genderless' Fairy Godmother in Cinderella remake: 'The kids are ready'

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks to abortion rights demonstrators at a rally outside the Supreme Court, in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, as the court takes up the first major abortion case of the Trump era Wednesday, an election-year look at a Louisiana dispute that could reveal how willing the more conservative court is to roll back abortion rights. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

'You will pay the price': Schumer, PP mount attacks on Trump-appointed justices over abortion case

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