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Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky over the National Mall in Washington on Thursday. — Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky over the National Mall in Washington on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams

Posted July 8, 2024 at 2:19pm

It was a hot and humid Independence Day in the Washington area. But that didn’t stop folks from enjoying the fireworks and festivities. Nor did it deter politics, as candidates for Senate and the open House seat in Virginia’s 10th District canvassed voters amid the heat.

Here are a few photos from the Fourth of July weekend in the DMV, and one from DEN.

Suhas Subramanyam, Democratic candidate for the open U.S. House seat in Virginia’s 10th District, greets the crowd at the Leesburg Independence Day Parade on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Mike Clancy, the Republican nominee for the open House seat in Virginia’s 10th District, walks in the Leesburg parade on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Hung Cao, GOP nominee in Virginia for the U.S. Senate, waves to parade spectators in Leesburg on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Later, on Saturday, passengers at Denver International Airport wait to board their delayed flights. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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