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Donald Trump, Inauguration
Chief Justice John Roberts issues the oath of office to Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, as his wife Melania holds the bible and his children look on, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Donald Trump, Inauguration
Melania Trump holds an umbrella for son Barron as it starts to rain. Donald John Trump, 70, was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol under seasonably mild temperatures, cloudy skies and tight security on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Christopher Jackson, National Memorial Day Concert
Christopher Jackson of Broadway's "Hamilton" opens the 2017 National Memorial Day Concert singing 'The Last Full Measure of Devotion'. Photographed during full dress rehearsal the day prior to the concert which took place on May 28, 2017 on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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U.S. Coast Guard, Memorial Day
General Andrew Jackson parades down Constitution Ave. The National Memorial Day Parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C. included marching bands and veterans units from all 50 states and every branch of service. Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance for those who have died in service to our country as veterans and active military alike gather at our prominent national monuments to lay commemorative wreaths and play taps for the fallen. The Memorial Day weekend also marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season. Washington, D.C. on Monday, May 29, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Malet) (Photo by Jeff Malet)
International Women's Day
On International Women's Day in Washington D.C. on Wednesday March 8, 2017, a late-afternoon "Women Workers Rising" rally for "Dignity, Equality, and Respect" originated at the U.S. Department of Labor and proceeded to John Marshall Park. Organizers were calling all women and allies to come and stand in solidarity with women workers - to seek an end to workplace violence and harassment and to promote pay equity, one fair living wage, paid leave and labor rights. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Women's March on Washington, Donald Trump
"More Orgasm. Less Wargasm." says this demonstrator. Over 500,000 protesters gathered on the National Mall for the Women's March on Washington D.C., and several million more assembled in cities around the country and the world to rebuke President Donald Trump on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, the day following his inauguration. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Supermoon
A supermoon is observed behind the Statue of Freedom atop the United States Capitol dome in Washington D.C. Skywatchers were treated to the only supermoon (scientific name: perigee syzygy) in 2017 on Sunday, December 3. A supermoon is a new or full moon closely coinciding with perigee - the moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Free Speech Rally, Alt-Right
Free Speech Rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on June 25, 2017, hosted by Richard Spencer and featuring many prominent voices and figures of the “Alt-Right”. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Donald Trump
President Donald Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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James Comey, Michael Rogers
FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency (NSA) Director Admiral Michael Rogers face a phalanx of photographers prior to their testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Monday, March 20, 2017. The hearing yielded confirmation of an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 election. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Mark Warner, Richard Burr, Senate Intelligence Committee, Russia
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) (top left) and Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) listen to testimony of Clint Watts (foreground), a senior fellow at George Washington University's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, at the committee's first public hearing on Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill on Thursday, March 30, 2017. The hearing was titled "Disinformation: A Primer in Russian Active Measures and Influence Campaigns." (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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AIPAC
Protesters assembled for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) outside the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. March 26, 2017. Hundreds of rabbis and others stood in separate groups once President Donald Trump took the podium.(Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Circus Juventas, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Ranulph Brown as the White Rabbit in Circus Juventas (St. Paul, Minn.) "Tea Party" scene from their "Alice and Wonderland" show at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 2, 2017. It marked its 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors was a celebration of the legendary Japanese artist’s sixty-five-year career at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20, 2017. Visitors had the unprecedented opportunity to discover six of Kusama’s captivating Infinity Mirror Rooms. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
National Independence Day Parade
Riding on the Taiwanese American float at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. on July 4, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Wallenda Family Troupe, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
The Wallendas execute a three man pyramid from a height of 25 feet without a net. Tino Wallenda is supported by son Alex Wallenda (left) and son-in-law Robinson Cortes. The Wallenda Family Troupe performs on the tightrope in front of the dome of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 1, 2017. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. Participating Wallenda family members include sixth-generation Tino Wallenda; seventh-generation Olinka, Alida, Aurelia, and Alessandro (Alex) Wallenda; eighth-generation Ysabella Wallenda Cortes, Lucas Cortes, Tomas Cortes, and Marcus Kolacsar; and Robinson Cortes and Claire Kuciejczyk-Kernan Wallenda-Zoppe. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Wallenda Family Troupe, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
The Wallenda Family Troupe performs on the high-wire in front of the dome of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 1, 2017. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. Participating Wallenda family members include sixth-generation Tino Wallenda; seventh-generation Olinka, Alida, Aurelia, and Alessandro Wallenda; eighth-generation Ysabella Wallenda Cortes, Lucas Cortes, Tomas Cortes, and Marcus Kolacsar; and Robinson Cortes and Claire Kuciejczyk-Kernan Wallenda-Zoppe. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Hebei Golden Eagle Acrobatic Troupe, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
The Hebei Golden Eagle Acrobatic Troupe from Hebei Province, China, perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 1, 2017. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Nation's Triathlon
The 12th Annual Nation's Triathlon begins with a dive into the Potomac River. The event took place Sunday, September 10, 2017. The Olympic Distance triathlon, sanctioned by the USAT, included a 1.5k swim in the Potomac River, 40k bike course through DC, and a 10k run through Washington, D.C.'s historical landmarks with a spectacular finish! (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Victor Rossi, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Circus clown Victor Rossi in photo. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which will be calling it quits after 146 years, visited the Washington, D.C. metro area for the last time at the Verizon Center on Friday, March 31, 2017. The show was titled "Out of this World." (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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U.S. Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Building East Front in Washington D.C. is photographed at night on April 4, 2017.(Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Colgate vs. Georgetown Football
James Holland Jr. plunges straight ahead from the 5 yard line for the first touchdown for the Colgate Raiders in the first quarter of a game they would eventually win 35-10 over the Georgetown Hoyas on Nov. 18, 2017 at Georgetown's Cooper Field. With the loss, the Hoyas finished the season at 1-10 overall and 0-6 in league play, while the Raiders finished at 7-4 on the year, and 5-1 in conference action to earn a share of the Patriot League title. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Bradley Beal
Bradley Beal, star shooting guard of the Washington Wizards (Media Day Sept. 25, 2017)
Alexander Zverev
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev of Germany (in photo) defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-2 6-4 in a Citi Open men's singles quarter-final at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Stadium in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. on Friday August 4, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
National World War II Memorial
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of small triumphal arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, it sits on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Awesome Con
Shalina Waton of Falls Church Va. is looking for love at all the Alderaan Places at Sci-Fi Speed Dating at Awesome Con at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. on June 18, 2017. Awesome Con is Washington's Comic Con, a place for fans of popular culture. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (R-N.Y.) was the starting pitcher at the Congressional Women's Softball Game for charity at Watkins Recreation Center in Washington D.C. on June 21, 2017. Members of Congress and the Washington, DC Press Corps battle it out on the softball field to raise funds and awareness for young women with breast cancer. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Natasha Kaluza, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Natasha Kaluza of Circus Bella (San Francisco, Calif.) performs with hula hoops on June 29, 2017 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival which marked its 50th Anniversary on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program at the Festival was dedicated to the circus arts. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Sailor Circus, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Sailor Circus: The Greatest Little Show on Earth, performs at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 1, 2017. Sailor Circus Academy is America’s oldest youth circus, teaching the circus arts to students in the fourth through twelfth grades. Located in Sarasota, Florida (known as the circus capital of the world), students gain distinctive knowledge of the performing arts through their interactions with traveling circuses from all over the globe. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Circus Juventas, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Circus Juventas (St. Paul, Minn.) performs "Wonderland" " in honor of the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland," at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 6, 2017. It marked its 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
LunaStorme, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Aerial artists Marina Luna and Ella Storme perform a lyra act as LunaStorme at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 2, 2017. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
UniverSoul Circus, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Chinese acrobats on bicycles perform with the UniverSoul Circus (Atlanta Ga.) at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 3, 2017. UniverSoul Circus is a combination of circus arts, theater, music, and audience interaction that embraces and celebrates urban pop culture from around the world. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Sailor Circus, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Acrobatic roller skating at the Sailor Circus (The Greatest Little Show on Earth) at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 6, 2017. Sailor Circus Academy is America's oldest youth circus, teaching the circus arts to students in the fourth through twelfth grades. Located in Sarasota, Florida (known as the circus capital of the world), students gain distinctive knowledge of the performing arts through their interactions with travelling circuses from all over the globe. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017)
Clown Keith Nelson of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (New York Ciry) performs his sword swallowing act at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 8, 2017. This marked the 50th Anniversary of the Festival, which takes place annually on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This year's program was dedicated to the circus arts, and to exploring migration to and within the United States. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Army Ten-Miler
Sarah Naquin of Chantilly VA was among the thousands who competed at the The Army Ten-Miler, the second largest ten-mile race in the United States on October 8, 2017. It is held every October in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC, sponsored by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington. (photo by Jeff Malet)
Bowen McCauley Dance
Bowen McCauley Dance performs at the 1st Stage Theater (McLean, Va.) on Oct. 27, 2017. BMD premiered a new work set to diverse piano pieces played live by students from MusicLink. Also on the program, the highly physical romp, "Le Café Carambole" & other repertoire favorites. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Puerto Rico
Protesters waving the Puerto Rican flag marched on Washington D.C.'s National Mall on Sunday morning, Nov. 19, 2017 to draw attention to the situation in hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico. Thousands gathered on the U.S. Capitol west lawn for the "The Unity for Puerto Rico March" calling for disaster relief for Puerto Rico and for updating the 1920 law called the Jones Act, which mandates that American ships distribute all its goods. Two months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, more than half of the island is still without power and approximately 10 percent of its residents still lack access to running water. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Hanukkah, Chanukah, National Menorah, Gary Cohn
White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn (right) loses his skull cap (yarmulke) to the wind as he helped light the candles atop the 30 foot high National Menorah with the aid of a special elevator. He is joined by Rabbi Levi Shemtov (left), executive vice president of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) and Rabbi Abraham Shemtov (center), the organization's national director. Thousands attended the 2017 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday in chilly weather on Tuesday December 12, 2017. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar.
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