The Political Week in Photos

Key European economies logged record contractions as their leaders contemplated easing restrictions, while the Trump administration outlined ‘Operation Warp Speed’  to drastically cut the time it takes to develop a coronavirus vaccine.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the latest Democratic heavyweight to endorse Joe Biden, the presumptive party candidate to face President Donald Trump in the November election. 

In Asia, China struggled with lifting its economy by spurring local demand, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated he will extend a national state of emergency.

These were among the topics of this week’s most compelling political images.