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Photos of the week | March 17-21, 2025

Dayana Bergman, a military spouse, wipes tears after speaking during a town hall at Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday with Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen, Reps. Kweisi Mfume and John “Johnny O” Olszewski Jr., and Councilman Pat Young.
Dayana Bergman, a military spouse, wipes tears after speaking during a town hall at Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday with Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen, Reps. Kweisi Mfume and John “Johnny O” Olszewski Jr., and Councilman Pat Young. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 21, 2025 at 2:35pm

Even though this was a recess week for Congress, there still was a lot happening in the Washington area. Roll Call’s photojournalists were on hand to capture St. Patrick’s Day at the White House, a talk from the Fed chairman, and a town hall and “study-in” where people vented against more Trump administration cuts to federal departments and programs.

Tourists take a selfie in front of the White House on Monday when the fountain on the north lawn was dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell conducts a news conference on Wednesday where he announced the board will leave interest rates unchanged. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Attendees to the town hall with Maryland lawmakers sign in at Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Kweisi Mfume speaks during the town hall at Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, as Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen listen. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. John “Johnny O” Olszewski Jr. talks with a town hall attendee at Woodlawn High School in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Demonstrators participate in a “study-in” outside of the Department of Education on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s plans to close the department. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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