
People sit in the shade outside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (For The New York Times)

Fatima, 34, sits with her sleeping twin daughters Medina and Munara, 2, at the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service in Alexandria, Va., on July 30, 2022, while her husband works with lawyers on their immigration paperwork. Fatima was never educated and cannot read or write, while her husband attended university in Afghanistan. The family fled following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. (For The New York Times)

Samual Mena Jr., a journalist, attempts to self-immolate during a rally in Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 October 2024. Advocates for Gaza are marking “one year of genocide” and “one year of resistance” in what the Palestinian Youth Movement is calling an international day of action. (For EPA)

Roosters square up to each other during a backyard cockfight in Gingoog, Misamis Oriental, Philippines on May 2, 2024.

A wheelchair-bound Ukrainian military veteran visits St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral for a memorial service to remember those who have fallen during the first year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S., February 26, 2023. (For Reuters)

A couple embraces during a rally in Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 October 2024. Advocates for Gaza are marking “one year of genocide” and “one year of resistance” in what the Palestinian Youth Movement is calling an international day of action. (For EPA)

Danilo Dumaluan, Anling Andrina, and Neriah Dumaluan dance and sing during karaoke at a family gathering in Gingoog, Misamis Oriental, Philippines on May 3, 2024. Karaoke is a well-loved activity in the Philippines, contributing to the communal joy shared with loved ones.
Representative Troy Nehls, a Republican from Texas and member of the 'Cigar Caucus' departs a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (For Bloomberg)
By Secret Service estimations, approximately 35,000 pro-Palestine demonstrators gather and chant in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (For The New York Times)

People walk through the rain on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on September 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Tropical Storm Ophelia brought waves of heavy wind and rains to the district, with residents bracing for potential flooding and power outages. (For Getty Images)

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Wash.) celebrate during an enrollment ceremony for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Friday, August 12, 2022. The legislation passed in the House with a 220-207 vote. (For The New York Times)

A girl walks through the Korean War Veterans Memorial ahead of the annual fireworks display on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. (For Getty Images)

Pro and anti-abortion demonstrators clash in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as oral arguments over the FDA approval of mifepristone, a medication commonly used for abortion, are heard. (For Getty Images)

People embrace during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor thirteen US military service members who were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 10, 2024. (For UPI)
People gather at the Lincoln Memorial to watch the annual fireworks display on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. (For Getty Images)

Participants in the ‘March For Our Lives’ rally gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., demanding stronger gun control legislation following multiple recent mass shootings across the U.S., on Saturday, June 11, 2022. (For March For Our Lives)

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas pauses to speak with reporters as he exits the U.S. Capitol following a vote on Monday, May 2, 2022. (For The Hill)

Supporters of Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) celebrate her victory during an election watch event on November 8, 2022 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Spanberger, the incumbent, was in a tight race with contender Yesli Vega. (For Getty Images)

People sit down in the Lincoln Memorial amidst a heat wave on the National Mall on June 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Temperatures in Washington reached 98º as heat rose drastically throughout the East Coast. (For Getty Images)