Czech President Petr Pavel is not one given to rash pronouncements. The ex-head of the Czech armed forces and former chairman of the NATO Military Committee cuts a calm, unflappable figure.
Then-British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025.
House votes to end partial government shutdown, setting up contentious talks on ICE House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with reporters following a rules vote on funding the U.S. government, at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 3.
Presidential candidate Laura Fernández addresses supporters after polls closed in San José, Costa Rica, Sunday.
On Sunday, President Trump announced he will close the Kennedy Center in July for two years of renovation. Above, a tarp covers construction on the building's facade on Dec. 19, 2025, after Trump announced The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts would be renamed The Trump-Kennedy Center.
New York Republican met with jeers during town hall in hotly contested district Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images SUFFERN, N.Y. — Rep.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Mourners gather at the Bondi Pavilion as people pay tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and other Republican leaders discussed health care plans with a vote regarding an extension of the ACA subsidies looming. Heather Diehl/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Heather Diehl/Getty Images We've been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Rob Reiner speaks onstage at the screening of "The American President" during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in Hollywood.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters outside his office in the Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington.
Chile's presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition at her closing rally and Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party speaking during his closing campaign rally.