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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Mostly cloudy today with scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially late this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s.

Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.

It's been 50 years since the Watergate break-in precipitated the greatest political scandal of its time.

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms today. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.

Mostly cloudy and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms today. Highs near 80.

Mostly cloudy with the chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm this afternoon. Highs in the 60s and lower 70s.

Mostly sunny and breezy today. Highs in the lower 40s.

Six states will purchase 3 million rapid tests, and more states may join the consortium. Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts want to stem a severe testing shortage.

In 1994, more than 300 Republicans under the command of obstructionist and rabble-rouser Congressman Newt Gingrich stood outside the U.S. Capitol to sign the Contract with America and put bipartisanship on notice. Twenty-five years later, on January 6, 2021, a bloodthirsty mob incited by President Trump invaded the Capitol.Dana Milbank is a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist for the Washington Post. He has also been a contributor to CNN and MSNBC and is the author of several books. His new book is "The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party."