UPI Pictures of the Year 2020 - WASHINGTON

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prays after she planted an American flag on the National Mall during an event commemorating the 200,000 Americans that have lost their lives due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Some 20,000 American flags were placed on the Mall by the Covid Memorial Project to represent the 200,000 Americans. The Washington Monument is in the background. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI