Photos this week: February 20-27, 2025
Samantha Power, former head of the US Agency for International Development, embraces laid-off employees and their supporters outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 27. The Trump administration has made rapid moves to dismantle the agency, which provides humanitarian assistance around the world.People perform Jhumur, an Indian folk dance, as they take part in a dress rehearsal Sunday, February 23, for the Jhumur festival in Guwahati, India. Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images
Local residents line up to collect water in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, February 21. Since January, some 7,000 people have died in fighting in the eastern part of the country, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka told the Human Rights Council on Monday. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
Venezuelan migrants Ysarlyn Molina and Lisbianny Amaya rest as they wait for a boat to take them to the Colombian border in Gardi Sugdub, Panama, on Sunday, February 23. They were hoping to reach the United States but decided to return to their country due to the Trump administration's new immigration policies. Enea Lebrun/Reuters
US Sens. Mitch McConnell, left, and Jim Justice high-five each other near an elevator at the US Capitol on Thursday, February 20. McConnell, the former Senate Republican leader, announced that day that he would not be running for reelection in 2026. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
Migrants bound for the Colombian border board a boat at the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, on Thursday, February 27. A growing number of Latin American migrants who have given up hope of reaching the United States are returning to their home countries in South America through a sea route in Panama, which poses new risks, according to authorities. Matias Delacroix/AP
Elon Musk holds a chainsaw gifted to him by Argentine President Javier Milei, right, during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Thursday, February 20. Musk used the prop to tout his efforts to shrink the federal workforce in the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux
A man uses a stick to sift through smoldering remains after widespread vandalism and looting at the World Food Programme warehouse in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, February 21. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
This aerial photo, taken on Friday, February 21, shows a beach in Mar del Plata, Argentina, that has turned an unusual reddish color because of a large amount of red algae. Diego Izquierdo/AFP/Getty Images
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer works in his office as the Senate conducts a "vote-a-rama" in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 20. During the late-night session, Democrats attempted to force tough votes for Republicans over a slate of contentious issues, including the war in Ukraine, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, and protecting Medicare and Medicaid from cuts as Republicans seek to enact President Trump's legislative priorities. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux
Tal Shoham waves from a helicopter in Reim, Israel, after he was released by Hamas on Saturday, February 22. Shoham was kidnapped from kibbutz Be'eri during the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023. Hamas released six Israeli hostages from Gaza on Saturday in two public ceremonies and one private transfer, the final return of live hostages in this first phase of a ceasefire deal that began last month. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Writer, comedian, cabaret performer and drag icon Verushka Darling poses near Qtopia Sydney on Wednesday, February 26. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is taking place through March 2. Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images
Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz, second from right, celebrates with Christian Social Union leader Markus Söder in Berlin after exit poll results were announced in Germany's election on Sunday, February 23. Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor after his center-right party and its sister party won 28.6% of the vote, according to preliminary official results. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
A rally takes place at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, February 21, to protest recent cuts made to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to federal health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
Leah Fauth gets a hug after leaving flowers in front of the West York Police Department in York, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, February 22. Police officer Andrew Duarte was killed and five other people were wounded when a man took medical staff hostage and opened fire at a York hospital on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunman was also killed, authorities said. Matt Rourke/AP
People visit the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig, Philippines, on Saturday, February 22. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Manila. See last week in 31 photos.
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A law enforcement source told The Post they 'have to be prepared for those kinds of numbers on Saturday.' The Port Authority is also beefing up security at the George Washington Bridge and Lincoln and Holland tunnels, as well as bus terminals and PATH stations. Advertisement The No Kings site notes that 'folks should stay on sidewalks and not block any traffic.' 7 More than 1,500 rallies are planned across the US as well as Canada. The law-enforcement source said the NYPD is less concerned about planned groups like Rise and Resist and more worried about unannounced potential 'troublemakers' in the mix. Here's where and when No Kings Day events are scheduled in NYC: Manhattan Advertisement The city main march planned is set to take place at 2 p.m. EST at Bryant Park and move down Fifth Avenue to Madison Square Park. 7 NYC's main protest will begin in Bryant Park. Tamara Beckwith A second 'spur march' will form one block north, at Grace Plaza. It will be 'a New Orleans-inspired funeral second line parade as a unique artistic delegation,' according to organizers. Another rally is planned at Columbia University, specifically for Columbia faculty, staff, students and alumni, at 1 p.m. outside the school's gate at 116th and Broadway. Demonstrators then plan to 'travel' to Bryant Park, and organizers have instructed attendees to bring a MetroCard. Advertisement A spokesperson for Columbia told The Post the demonstration is expected to occur off school grounds, and therefore is being managed by the NYPD. 7 A No Kings demonstration is planned for the gates outside Columbia University, which has seen many pro-Palestine rallies since Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Israel. James Keivom Brooklyn A No Kings Brooklyn protest is scheduled for 1 p.m. at a 'private' location, reported by Patch to be at Cadman Plaza West and Johnson Street. A stationary rally is also planned at Grand Army Plaza at 1p.m. Queens Demonstrators will meet at 12:30 p.m. at MacDonald Park in Forest Hills before marching along Queens Boulevard to Maple Grove Park, where a second rally is planned. 7 A No Kings demonstration, including a protester from Queens, took place in Longmont, Colorado, in April. Chris Goodwin/desrowVISUALS/Shutterstock Staten Island At 1 p.m., a No Kings protest is planned at 1698 Victory Boulevard, between Fairview Avenue and Manor Road, in Castleton Corners. No Kings is orchestrated by the 50501 Movement — short for 50 protests, 50 states, one movement — a grassroots group that reportedly formed on Reddit. They have held several No Kings rallies this year, including in on President's Day. Advertisement 'The No Kings movement is committed to a non-violent, peaceful expression of our horror at this administration's blatant and dangerous disregard for the Constitution,' Bauer said. 'The NYPD has been respectful of our first amendment rights in the past, and we don't expect that to change.' Long Island protests are planned in Port Washington, Mineola, Huntington, Babylon, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Hampton Bays, Sag Harbor, Orient and East Hampton. 7 There have already been several No Kings rallies this year, including this one in Philadelphia. AP Nearby marches will take place in Weehawken, Yonkers and Jersey City. Advertisement Other 'flagship' rallies are planned in Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Charlotte and Atlanta. 'From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like,' organizers declared on their website. Protest organizers have dubbed the Army parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, 'a made-for-TV display of dominance for [Trump's] birthday.' 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Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Trump tells Iran to make deal or face 'more brutal' attacks
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Axios
25 minutes ago
- Axios
U.S. military won't perform law enforcement at LA protests, Pentagon says
The U.S. military will not be responsible for law enforcement at Los Angeles protests, the Pentagon said on Friday. Why it matters: Nearly 5,000 National Guard members and Marines were deployed by the Trump administration in response to anti-immigration raid protests, despite disapproval from a plurality of Americans. "As of today, we have had no soldier or Marine detain anyone," Maj. Gen. Thomas Sherman said during a Friday press briefing. "They have watched federal law enforcement arrest personnel as they were protecting. They have not had to detain anyone at this point." Yes, but: The Department of Homeland Security previously said National Guard troops have the authority to make temporary arrests in certain conditions at the protests. Zoom in: Starting today, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines will be responsible for protecting federal property and personnel, Sherman said. Those previously performing those duties will transition to providing protection to federal law enforcement officers as they conduct their responsibilities. The National Guard members and Marines are trained in deescalation techniques and crowd control, he said. What we're watching: An appeals court on Thursday night allowed Trump's deployment of California's National Guard to continue by pausing U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's previous ruling.
