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Coronavirus Special Report: How counties around the nation are being decimated by COVID-19

A demonstrator is seen near Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia, during a rally to demand that Gov. Ralph Northam lift restrictions that have closed certain businesses in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A demonstrator is seen near Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia, during a rally to demand that Gov. Ralph Northam lift restrictions that have closed certain businesses in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted April 22, 2020 at 5:58pm

Tonight, a look at the tug of war in Congress between lawmakers who want to vote remotely and those who insist the House reopen. Then, an examination of what is going on with oil and how the nation’s county coffers have been depleted by COVID-19.

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