President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside posters of his proposed White House ballroom amid construction at the White House 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 Trump’s White House ballroom. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Bison walk along a roadway as drivers wait during a “bison jam” in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on May 19, 2026. Yellowstone has the most mammals in the lower 48 states and is the only place in the United States where bison have continuously lived since prehistoric times. It has been inhabited for over 10,000 years, with 27 Native American tribes tied to the park. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House on May 19, 2026. He warned Iran that the U.S. military is “locked and loaded,” awaiting Iran’s decision on which way the negotiations will go. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman delivers remarks at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ASCEND 2026 Conference in Washington on May 19, 2026. Isaacman spoke on the Trump administration’s space flight agenda and also about the successes of the Artemis project. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Passengers gather to board a crowded train at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, India, on May 19, 2026. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images
Farmers demonstrate in front of the European Parliament against the presentation of the fertilizer action plan by the European Commission in Strasbourg, France, on May 19, 2026. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump speak 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, known as Lady Bird, hosted a “Country Fair” celebration on the South Lawn 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
The European Order of Merit medals, prior to a ceremony to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the European unity, democracy, or to the promotion and defence of European values at the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Strasbourg, France, on May 19, 2026. Sebastien Bozon/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Tunisian lawyers hold a rally against the president and the regression in freedoms outside the courthouse in Tunis, Africa on May 19, 2026. Tunisia emerged from the Arab Spring as a democracy, but elected President Kais Saied staged a sweeping power grab in 2021 and rights groups have since criticised a major rollback of freedoms. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images
Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, attends a hearing at 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on May 19, 2026. Trent Nelson-Pool/Getty Images
Dancers wearing traditional clothing perform on a beach to commemorate the 107th anniversary of the massacre of Pontian Greeks by the Ottoman, in Thessaloniki, Greece, on May 19, 2026. The Greek government chose the date of May 19 as a national day of remembrance to commemorate the massacre of some 353,000 ethnic Pontian Greeks in 1919 by Ottoman forces. Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images
A healthcare worker administers polio drops to school children for vaccination during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 19, 2026. Arif ALI/AFP via Getty Images
Steam rises after sunrise at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on May 19, 2026. 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.” Today, the 2.2-million-acre park thrives as part of one of Earth’s last nearly intact large temperate ecosystems, famously preserving over 10,000 hydrothermal features and around 500 geysers—roughly 50 percent of the world’s total. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Attendees walk past a sign displayed at Google I/O in Mountain View, Calif., on May 19, 2026. The two day developers conference highlights Google’s new products and technologies including their AI developments. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images
An Afghan potter shapes a clay pot at a workshop on the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2026. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images
Speech with a megaphone during the protest against excessive suspensions in schools and a call for the implementation of several measures to support school public services from the Drasco headquarters to City Hall in Paris on May 19 2026. Basile Dubouis/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
Pedestrians cross a street under umbrellas to shelter from the rain in Hong Kong on May 19, 2026. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
Anne, The Princess Royal, meets WW2 veterans Kenneth Embleton, 101 and Robert Piper, 100, (R), during The Not Forgotten Association Annual Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 19, 2026. Yui Mok-WPA Pool/Getty Images
A man walks with his motorbike past a residential building along a canal in Bangkok on May 19, 2026. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
A man takes a ride on the merry-go-round outside of Saint Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna on May 19, 2026. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images
Foreign nationals gather at the Diakonia Centre, saying they have no safe place to return to and are appealing for help after South African Police Service officers fired rubber bullets and deployed tear gas to disperse hundreds of refugees and foreign nationals gathered outside the Durban Central Police Station in Durban, South Africa, on May 19, 2026. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images
Lightning strikes above Ukraine’s capital Kyiv during a thunderstorm on May 19, 2026. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
Workers from Kanyaruchinya take part in sanitation, renovation, and leveling work at the former Ebola treatment center, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, on May 19, 2026. The rehabilitation work, launched by AFC/M23 authorities, is part of preventive measures against the Ebola virus. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
