The motorcade carrying President Donald Trump departs the Supreme Court after Trump attended oral arguments in Washington on April 1, 2026. Trump attended as the Supreme Court heard a landmark case weighing the constitutionality of his bid to end birthright citizenship, an extraordinary move for the nation's highest office. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images
A mourner ties balloons to a memorial and vigil where a 7-month-old baby, Kaori Patterson-Moore, was killed by a stray bullet on April 1 while sitting in her stroller, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 4, 2026. The shooting has been described as gang-related, and both suspects, who were on a scooter at the time of the shooting, are now in custody. The death of Kaori has shocked and angered the community, where gang violence has been a constant presence. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Farmworkers harvest strawberries in a field on Farmworkers Day, the holiday formerly known as Cesar Chavez Day, near Oxnard, Calif., on March 31, 2026. California legislative leaders renamed the holiday to reflect the broader farmworker labor movement amid recent sexual abuse allegations against deceased labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Traders signal offers in the S&P options trading pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago on March 31, 2026. Markets surged after both U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signaled a willingness to make concessions to end the war. Scott Olson/Getty Images
The sun sets over the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin with cherry blossoms in bloom in Washington on March 30, 2026. Last week, the National Park Service announced the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin had reached peak bloom. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
CEO and Chair of the Board of Turning Point USA Erika Kirk (R) and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (L) walk onstage before having a conversation as part of a Turning Point USA stop in the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington on April 2, 2026. The conservative youth organization kicked off its spring tour, which will visit multiple cities. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Children race to pick up marshmallows dropped from a helicopter during the annual Marshmallow Drop event held at Nankin Mills Park in Westland, Mich., on April 3, 2026. Mike Householder/AP Photo
Sir David Beckham, co-owner of Inter Miami CF, hugs a fan prior to a match between Inter Miami CF and Austin FC at Nu Stadium in Miami on April 4, 2026. Megan Briggs/Getty Images
The U.S. Capitol Building in the early morning hours before Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill by unanimous consent in Washington on April 2, 2026. The Senate has sent a bill to fund all of DHS except for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection back to the House. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
A memorial for Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington sits at the front of the Fort Carson Soldiers Memorial Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., on April 2, 2026. Pennington passed away on March 8 after succumbing to injuries sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia during Operation Epic Fury. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
Altadena resident Rene Amy inspects California poppies growing on the site of his former home on March 30, 2026, more than a year after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. Over the past few months, Amy has sown 250 million poppy seeds across more than 750 empty lots, spending $12,000 of his own money. He said it’s his way of bringing color to the somber landscape and boosting the spirits of survivors. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
A New Jersey State Police officer holds a bear cub that was rescued from a ditch alongside a busy interstate highway in northern New Jersey on April 1, 2026. New Jersey State Police via AP
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the Opera House of the Trump Kennedy Center for the opening night performance of the musical “Chicago” in Washington on March 31, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images
First full bloom of cherry blossoms at Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J., April 3, 2026. Mark Zou/The Epoch Times
Worshippers from numerous denominations walk through the streets of the Brooklyn borough of New York City in a candlelight procession for the Way of the Cross on April 3, 2026. The annual procession through the Italian neighborhood of Bensonhurst commemorates the Italian devotion to the Via Crucis on Good Friday. The traditional Catholic procession recalls the suffering and death of Jesus Christ and often includes Gospel readings, choral music, and readings at stations along the way. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A sign reading “how” is seen at the headquarters for the National Public Radio (NPR) in Washington on March 31, 2026. Recently, NPR announced it would replace its logo at its headquarters with the words “why” and “how” in coordination with their new national “For your right to be curious” campaign. A federal judge announced a block of the Trump administration's defunding of NPR and PBS on March 31. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
National Capital Planning Commission members join in during a meeting to vote on the proposal for a new $400 million ballroom at the White House, in Washington on April 2, 2026. The commission approved Trump's White House ballroom project after a vote. Previously, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking any further construction at the site of the former East Wing of the White House. Al Drago/Getty Images
A woman gazes at the Statue of Liberty while riding the Staten Island ferry in New York City on March 30, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on March 31, 2026. Hegseth said that talks on ending the Iran war were making progress as the more than month-long U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime continued. Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images
A commercial passenger plane approaches runway 19 as it comes in for landing at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington on March 31, 2026. Nearly one year after the midair collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner operating as American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. military Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter, one-third of the controller positions in the tower are unfilled, according to figures from the Federal Aviation Administration. Ken Cedeno/AFP via Getty Images
A group of teens run into the ocean on a warm spring afternoon at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 1, 2026. On Coney Island, one of the nation’s oldest beach and amusement park communities, both Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park held opening ceremonies last weekend as the area prepares for the busy beach season. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
President Donald Trump addresses the nation on the Iran war in the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images
A bird bathes in a puddle at Branch Brook Park, in Newark, N.J., April 3, 2026. Mark Zou/The Epoch Times
