Capitol Lens | Twelve years ago

 (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 1, 2023 at 9:31pm

On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama informed the nation that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been killed. In this archival photo, a crowd celebrates the news in front of the White House following the president’s address.