Graduating cadets celebrate during the United States Military Academy commencement ceremony in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, on May 23, 2026. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was announced as the 2026 commencement speaker just two days before the event. Adam Gray/Getty Images
Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the Supreme Court, swears in Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman at the White House on May 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
A Ventura County Fire Department helicopter drops water on a hillside blaze as firefighters battle the flames from a backyard overlooking the fire during the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, Calif., on May 19, 2026. A brush fire broke out May 18 in the suburbs of Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of residents. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images
A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment with help from her daughters places flags in front of each headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 21, 2026. Before dawn, soldiers begin the process of placing a flag in front of approximately 260,000 headstones ahead of Memorial Day. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
Evacuees arrive at a shelter after a chemical leak from a large storage tank threatened residents in Garden Grove, Calif. on May 22, 2026. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to leave their homes in California Friday after a huge chemical tank began leaking, with warnings it might blow up and send toxic fumes over a heavily populated area. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside posters of his proposed White House ballroom amid construction at the White House in Washington on May 19, 2026. The Senate parliamentarian ruled this week that taxpayer funds in the budget reconciliation package cannot be used for a $1 billion provision intended to fund security for the ballroom. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Flags of the United States and the former Republic of Vietnam fly over statues depicting U.S and South Vietnamese soldiers in Westminster, Calif., on May 22, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on May 22, 2026. The CDC has begun expanded Ebola screening measures at Washington Dulles International Airport for certain international travelers amid concerns over worsening outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Signage for the FIFA 2026 World Cup and a large ball installation are seen at a shopping mall in New York on May 22, 2026. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Police tape blocks off a crime scene with evidence markers seen on a sidewalk on 17th and Pennsylvania Ave. near the White House on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots being fired, AFP journalists said. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images
Joanna Fogg, owner of the Bar Harbor Oyster Co., dumps a basket of oysters she pulled from the water at her farm in Bar Harbor, Maine on May 21, 2026. In a recent report, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute notes that the Northeastern United States is the fastest-growing market for shellfish and that Maine is the fastest-growing producer among states in the Northeast, with annual revenue projected to reach $20 million by 2028. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Member of the Ukraine delegation veteran Yurii Tsyntylevych (C) runs in the annual Soldier Field 10 race and other commemorative activities to honor fallen American and Ukrainian service members during a Memorial Day tribute in Chicago, on May 23, 2026. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images
The SpaceX Starship V3 launches from Starbase in Boca Chica Beach, Texas on May 22, 2026. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s reusable rocket company has spent more than $15 billion on its Starship program. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., on May 22, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen ride aboard a Special Operations Craft Riverine boat during a capabilities demonstration at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Fla. on May 20, 2026. Members of the U.S. Special Operations Command, along with special operations soldiers from 10 partner nations, staged a mock hostage rescue utilizing forces on sea, air, and land in Tampa Bay. Luke Sharrett/Getty Images
Attendees during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2026. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson and his wife hosted a “Country Fair” celebration for children and grandchildren of members of Congress, Cabinet members, and other government officials. Since then, the picnic has provided a casual atmosphere for socialization and camaraderie among the president and those on both sides of the political aisle. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Fans watch “Top Gun” aboard the USS Midway Museum during the Top Gun 40th Anniversary celebration in San Diego, on May 22, 2026. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images
A young calf nuzzles an adult bison as snow falls in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on May 21, 2026. Affectionately known as “red dogs,” bison calves are normally born in April or May in Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park became the nation's first national park on March 1, 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a congressional act protecting the land “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Boasting the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states, Yellowstone stands as the only place in the U.S. where bison have roamed continuously since prehistoric times. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Trace Adkins performs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on May 22, 2026. Jason Kempin/Getty Images
An American Goldfinch flies off with a mouthful of cattail at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Md., on May 18, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
