The Week in Photos: Jan 23–29

A young girl is sliding on the West Lawn of the US Capitol on Jan 24, 2016. The storm – dubbed "Snowzilla" – killed at least 47 people after it walloped several states over 36 hours on Friday and Saturday, affecting an estimated 85 million residents who were told to stay off the roads and hunker down in doors for their own safety. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images

January 29

President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on Jan. 28, 2016. Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images