The American flag flies at half-staff and a black band is displayed over a badge at the U.S. Capitol in honor of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, 42, who died after being injured during clashes with a pro-Trump mob at the Capitol. Photo by Oliver Contreras /Sipa USA

Did you miss these pictures of Biden making a visit to Walter Reed’s vaccination center this week? No surprise. They’re actually striking in their mundanity—as compared to the Covid-positive Trump arriving there for his own self. Oliver Contreras The New York Times

This shot of Karoline Leavitt by Oliver Contreras as much about ridding us of big personalities like Spicer, Sanders, McEnany & Trump himself as WH Press Sec. The profile might have its own enamoring qualities, but pic of Jen Psaki facing the press also says no more lightening rods.

This portrait seems fitting as CPAC’s toxicity, cult worship & racist symbology otherwise dominates the social this weekend. In a simple pic by Oliver Contreras from the South Lawn yesterday, a masked president seems to carry the weight of the (reality-based) world.

7/ Perhaps the most powerful and certainly most artful shot of Biden’s first presser involved him exiting the room. Using the floor as a mirror, it equates Biden’s success so far with “walking on water.” This shot by Oliver Contreras. #BidenOptics

Suited and booted. I get the White House Puddle treatment from the talented ⁦Oliver Contreras⁩

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Bill O'Leary M Robinson Chavez Amanda Andrade-Rhoades Amanda Voisard Evelyn Hockstein Jabin Botsford .Oliver Contreras was at the Capitol overnight and the mood echoed the one following an earthquake wapo.st/32MJhux

Taoiseach photographed alongside Speaker Nancy Pelosi at tonight’s Ireland Funds dinner, before news of his positive PCR test came through. Virgin Media News (📸: PA’s Oliver Contreras)

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President Ruto and I believe technology should be developed and deployed with transparency, accountability, and human rights in mind. We met with American and Kenyan business leaders to move that belief forward and deepen the ties between Silicon Valley and the Silicon Savannah.

We are stronger – and the world is safer – when Kenya and the United States work together.

Today, we join our grief with gratitude. Gratitude to our fallen heroes, to their families, and to the brave souls who continue to uphold the flame of liberty around the world. It is because of them, all of them, that we stand here today. We will never forget that.

Today, we are not just the fortunate heirs to our fallen heroes' legacy. We have the responsibility to be the keepers of their mission. The truest memorial to their lives are the actions we take every day to ensure that our democracy and the very idea of America endures.

I sat down with President Zelenskyy to announce a new package of security assistance, which includes air defense interceptors, artillery ammunition, and more critical capabilities. Our support for Ukraine is unwavering and I look forward to continuing our discussion at the G7.

America’s ties with France run deep – through 246 years of vital work together. With our shared vision, we will continue to address the challenges of today.

I said we’d move heaven and earth to reopen the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge. And today, thanks to the work of our Unified Command, the Port is fully open for business. Baltimore can count on us to stand by them until the bridge is

In 2022, when Putin unleashed his brutal war on Ukraine, the world was tested. Would we stand with Ukraine? Would we stand for sovereignty and against tyranny? The United States, the G7, and countries around the world answered yes. Today, we say yes again.