The trees were planted in 1912 and were a gift from the people of Japan. Their pink blooms have signaled the start of spring in the district ever since. The festival runs through April 16.
(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) The cherry blossom trees have begun to bloom along the Tidal Basin Monday, March 20, 2023, in Washington, on the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) The cherry blossom trees have begun to bloom along the Tidal Basin Monday, March 20, 2023, in Washington, on the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington. Shou Zi Chew faced over five hours of questioning by lawmakers about the safety and security of the popular social media app owned by the Chinese company Bytedance. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington. Shou Zi Chew faced over five hours of questioning by lawmakers about the safety and security of the popular social media app owned by the Chinese company Bytedance.
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(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) Dean Nasca and Michelle Nasca, who filed a lawsuit against Tik Tok and Bytedance Inc. for the death of their son Chase Nasca, attended the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing where TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified. Shou Zi Chew faced over five hours of questioning by lawmakers about the safety and security of the popular social media app owned by the Chinese company Bytedance.
(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on on Capitol Hill March 22, 2023, during a Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee hearing on the Biden administration's fiscal 2024 budget request for the State Department.
(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a copy of the graphic novel, Maus, while speaking at a press conference about banned books, on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 24, 2023. While speaking on the House floor, Jeffries said "Extreme MAGA Republicans don't want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust."
(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) holds his wallet while speaking at a news conference with senators and members of the House Freedom Caucus on the debt limit and spending reforms in the Senate studio of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
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