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A protestor is removed from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Wright is a U.S. eng

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May each year to hon

A Proud Boy member smokes a cigar on January 21, 2025 outside the DC Central Detention Facility in Washington, DC. On January 20th, Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 criminal defendants who were charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Jerome Powell, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, enters a press conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that they will keep the central b

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agen

A man pulls his son on a sled in front of the U.S. Capitol while walking their dog as snow falls on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. A winter storm is expected to drop 3-6 inches of snow on the Washington metropolitan area.

A protester from Charlottesville, VA waves flags at a "Not My President's Day" rally at Union Square near the U.S. Capitol on February 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Protests are being held in cities across the nation on Presidents' Day against what th

A group of women with Trump masks rides down an escalator during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on February 21, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering br

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on February 22, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering brings together

A staffer takes a selfie with U.S. Sen. Jim Justice's (R-WV) English bulldog, Babydog after going to the Senate Chambers to vote in the U.S. Capitol on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate will take up budget negotiations after the House

U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) kisses his wife, Christie Mullin on the Senate Subway before voting at the U.S. Capitol on March 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to be Education Secretary by a 51-45 party-line vote.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) searches for her phone after U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early

New York City Mayor Eric Adams reacts during a break in a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities' policies at the U.S. Capitol on March 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing comes as President Donald Trump look

(L-R) U.S Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) speak before a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to consider the nominations for NIH Director and FDA Commissioner

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday Senate Democrats, not in line with the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans providing a

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter sits on the flight line on June 12, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Army helicopters, including Black Hawks, Apaches, Chinooks, and other military aircraft, will be used in the upcoming U.S. Army's 250th bi

President Donald Trump arrives at Philadelphia International Airport before attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trump last attended the NCAA wrestling championship in 2023 and has att

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) speaks to reporters before the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senators spoke about the White House's intended tariffs and taxes to be implemented.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks with press after meeting with Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner nominee, Rodney Scott in the Hart Senate Office Building on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Scott served in both the Trump and Biden administ

A Capitol Police officer walks a K-9 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court is on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. On Monday, the Trump administration requested that the Supreme Court block a lower court's order stating that officials must return a man

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Greer testified on President Trump’s 2025 trade policy agenda.

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) is seen through the viewfinder of a tv camera during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. House Democrats spoke about their letter to the White House requesting Elon Musk to be remov

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to press at the U.S. Capitol after visiting U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Congress returned on Monday to Capitol Hill after a two-week recess.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to press on the U.S. Capitol steps after voting on May 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The House reconvened after the weekend to vote on the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act and Mobilizing and

The Washington Monument is seen alongside a U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles ahead of tomorrow's 250th anniversary parade on June 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Army is marking its 250th anniversary with a military parade along Constitution A

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