DC hits peak cherry blossom bloom: Washington Photos of the Week

Conservative News DailyMarch 25, 2023

Tourists flocked to Washington, D.C., this week for the National Cherry Blossom Festival as the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin hit peak bloom.

The trees were a present from the Japanese men and were planted in 1912. Since then, the district’s pale blooms have signaled the beginning of flower. The celebration continues through April 16.

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Legislators grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Capitol Hill about the social marketing platform’s potential threats to national security. The Parents Bill of Rights Act’s passing was also criticized by House Democrats, who branded it a form of repression and authoritarianism. In addition to the House Freedom Caucus’ demands for spending cuts as a prerequisite for raising the balance limits, Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified.

Here are some Washington Examiner shooter Graeme Jennings’ images from the week of March 20, 2023.

DC cherry blossoms hit peak bloom on Thursday

On March 20, 2023, the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, peach blossom trees started to blossom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

/ Graeme Jennings

On March 20, 2023, the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, peach blossom trees started to blossom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

/ Graeme Jennings

Shou Zi Chew, the Director of TikTok, testifies in front of Congress as politicians debate a nationwide restrictions on the game.

On March 23, 2023, in Washington, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gives a testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill. Legislators questioned Sohou Zi Chew for more than five years about the security and safety of the well-known social media app run by the Chinese provider Bytedance.

/ Graeme Jennings

Grieving parents who lost their teenage son to suicide attend TikTok hearing

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified at the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on behalf of Dean and Michelle Nasca, who filed a lawsuit against the company for the loss of their brother Chase. Legislators questioned Sohou Zi Chew for more than five years about the security and safety of the well-known social media app run by the Chinese company Bytedance.

/ Graeme Jennings

Vladimir Putin of Russia may become detained while traveling abroad, according to Blinken.

During a Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee reading on the Biden administration’s governmental 2024 funding request for the State Department, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives testimony on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023.

/ Graeme Jennings

The Parents Bill of Rights Act, which was approved by the GOP-led House, is criticized by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries( D-NY ).

At a press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday, March 24, 2023, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries ( D-NY ) discusses the ban on books while presenting an excerpt from the graphic novel Maus. Extreme MAGA Republicans don’t want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust, Jeffries said while speaking on the House carpet.

/ Graeme Jennings

Conservatives in Congress get ready for a fight over spending and mortgage ceiling.

On March 22, 2023, in the Senate studio of the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Ralph Norman( R-SC ) holds his wallet while discussing the debt limit and spending reforms with senators and House Freedom Caucus members.

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