Tense moment during a recess of the Jack Smith hearing on Capitol Hill as former DC Poloce Officer Michael Fanone confronted Trump supporter Ivan Raiklin threats he said Raiklin was making. Raiklin can be seen holding a phone, recording video. For @bloomberg.com

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is sworn in before the House Committee on the Judiciary “My approach has always been the same: follow the facts & the law, without fear or favor.” For @bloomberg.com

Good news, everyone. I've updated my publicly-available 119th Congress calendar so that it now includes House session days for 2026. Here's the link: calendar.google.com/calendar/emb... If you want it in ical format (to import): calendar.google.com/calendar/ica...

A Secret Service agent stands guard as President Trump waves form the beast, as he prepares to depart following what aides described as a “routine health checkup” that will nonetheless draw close scrutiny of the 79-year-old U.S. president's vitality. (📷 for @reuters.com)

Birds fly as a helicopter with HMX-1 lands ahead of the arrival U.S. President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the President's annual physical exam, in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., October 10, 2025. (📷 for @reuters.com)

The #HarvestMoon is the full moon nearest the autumn equinox, lighting fields for evening harvests. Here, it rises over the National Mall during the sixth day of a shutdown of the U.S. Federal Government. (📷for @reuters.com)

It’s back.

The plaque at the base of statues of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein reads “In Honor of Friendship Month”

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fact checks POTUS during a tour of the Federal Reserve Building. Powell: "You just added in a third building." Trump: “It’s a building that’s being built.” Powell: “It was built 5 years ago.” 📷 for @reuters.com

People gather outside security fencing near the White House as PM Netenyahu dines with Pres. Trump. The two leaders are meeting to discuss Iran, Gaza ceasefire efforts and upcoming U.S. tariffs on Israeli goods. (📷 for @gettyimages.com)

Meanwhile in Washington at 0124AM.

U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine. (📰: @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/h...

Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs — Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies. (📰: @wsj.com) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Hawaii’s Prized Kona Coffee Fields Have Become a Target for ICE. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...

President Trump returns to the White House Friday, May 16, 2025, following his whirlwind four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which notably sidelined Netanyahu, marking a new Middle East order. (📷 for @nytimes.com)

Meanwhile, at the Narrows in Zion National Park.

What does the American home look like without Chinese products?. This very smartly executed build by the @nytimes.com looks at the many essentials that are likely to become more expensive with the new tariffs. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

F.B.I. agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on Friday, accusing Hannah Dugan of shielding an immigrant from federal authorities — a major escalation of the Trump administration’s fight with local officials over deportations. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Fantastic photo by Eric Lee.

For @propublica.org with @alecmac.bsky.social: A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords www.propublica.org/article/kush...

The Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included @theatlantic.com’s Jeffrey Goldberg. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

White House moves to pick the Pool journalists who can cover Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...

The AP has sued Trump officials over the White House ban. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...

Fox News, CNN and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The Associated Press. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

To journalists: Flashes is launching next Tuesday, February 25th! I’ve set up a website where you can find the Press Kit (under “In the Press”) and a link to the FAQs: www.flashes.blue

"The fact that the owner of this paper uncritically agreed, and laughed, while someone else denigrated and lied about one of our staffers is a low point for this newspaper." "It's hard enough to be a journalist these days without Dr. Patrick disparaging us." www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

How it started how its going

“The Stringer” is going to turn history on its head, questioning credit for the photograph, “Napalm Girl,” that has been attached to AP photographer Nick Ut Nguyễn Thành Nghệ, 87, left (The Stringer) and Carl Robinson, 81, in Park City, Utah #photojournalism #AP #Pulitzerprize #thestringer

Freshly pardoned and recently released from jail, Oathkeeper founder Stewart Rhodes spotted in the Canon rotunda after a doing a television intrview. In the background, you can see the dome of the US Capitol. (📷 for Getty Images)

House Republican Conference leadership, during a news conference, discussed President Trump’s agenda, as criticism grows from Senate Republicans over the President’s pardons of January 6 rioters. (📷 for Getty Images)

I guess I’ll never know what those two messages in my inbox say…as TikTok starts to go dark in the US.

Citing cold weather, and at the requst of President-elect Trump, the JCCIC moves the 60th Inauguration ceremonies indoors. The last time this happened was in 1985. (📷 for @afpnews.bsky.social)

Ooooh. I’m interested!

Good morning from the US Capitol, where a joint session of the 119th Congress is expected to certify the 2024 Presidential election; a ritual that was disrupted by violence in 2020 by a violent mob inflamed by Trump’s lie about a stolen election. (📷 for @bloomberg.com)

Scoop: Layoffs are slated to hit The Washington Post this week, I'm told. Dozens are expected to be impacted. Details here: www.status.news/p/washington...

Fencing for your anti-scale fencing. (📷 for @nytimes.com)

Anti-scale fencing is seen being staged for deployment at the Capitol Complex as DHS declared Jan. 6, 2025 to be a special event that requires added security measures when Congress meets to certify the winner of the 2024 presidential election. (📷 for @nytimes.com)

Annual PSA: Photographer’s make sure your camera clocks are up to date and use the {iyr4} or {wdat} variables in photo mechanic to make sure your captions reflect the right year/date! Happy New Year!

Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral at Washington National Cathedral will be held on 1/9, featuring a eulogy by President Biden and will cap more than a week of remembrances honoring the 39th president of the United States, who died at 100 on Sunday. (📷 for @nytimes.com)

Former President Jimmy Carter, 100, has passed away. www.ajc.com/news/former-...

THE NATIONAL: Five journalists killed in Gaza as Israel 'targets marked press bus' www.thenational.scot/news/2481848... @scotnational.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism

I bought my first pair of shoes from Hoka in August. It’s now December… Are #Hoka shoes supposed to wear thru this fast?

Ah, SFO, where everyone is individually on a conference call talking as loud as they possibly can.

Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...

At a #Costco in Taiwan, munching on a Bulgogi bake, wondering why Costcos in the US aren’t this good.

Statement from Bresident Biden: www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...