2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

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First Place: Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

From Minority Leader to Speaker of the House and back Rep. Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker in US history to be ousted from the position. Round Hill, VA - November 8 : House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Hung Cao, Republican candidate for Virginia's 10th Congressional district, speak to voters on midterm Election Day at Tammy's Diner on Tuesday, Nov. 08, 2022 in Round Hill, VA.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Washington, DC - November 8 : Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., watch Congressional midterm election results from a war room at the Madison Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 08, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

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Washington, DC - November 9 : House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walks out to give a speech on the results of and claim victory of the midterm election at the Westin Hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 09, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

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Washington, DC - November 9 : House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., makes calls to Republican House members asking for support of his bid to be the next Speaker of the House and continues to watch results come in following Election Day at his office on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Nov. 09, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Washington , D.C. - January 7 : Newly-elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) celebrates in his office with staff, family, friends and other House Republicans after he was elected in 15 rounds of votes in a meeting of the 118th Congress, Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. The House reconvened Friday night after adjourning earlier for a fourth day of voting after Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy failed to earn more than 218 votes on 11 ballots over three days.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Sierra Vista, AZ - February 16 : House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is reflected in a camera lens as he speaks to reporters after leading a Republican Congressional Delegation tour at the US-Mexico Border in Cochise County on Thursday, Feb 16, 2023, in Sierra Vista, AZ.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), with Vice President Kamala Harris, by his side stands as he waits for President Joe Biden to enter the chamber ahead of the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

New York, NY - April 17 : House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) practices his speech with Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., as he rides to go speak about the debt ceiling at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 17, 2023, in New York, NY.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Washington, DC - March 8 : House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., meets with 6th grade students from the Carlthorp School of Santa Monica, California, in the Rayburn Room on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 08, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Washington, DC - April 17 : House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walks out to an event to mark a 100 days of the Republican majority in the House on his 100th day as Speaker on Capitol Hill on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Washington, DC - May 23 : House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks with reporters as he walks to his office following an off campus event, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

First Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Washington, DC - October 3 : Former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announces he will not run for speaker after an earlier vote to oust him from the role at the U.S. Capitol on October 3, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

Second Place: Rick Bowmer / Associated Press

Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

In early August 2023, a series of wildfires, referred to as the Hawaii Firestorm by the United States government, broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations, caused widespread damage, killing at least 97 people and leaving at least 31 persons missing. Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Summer Gerlingpicks up her piggy bank found in the rubble of her home following the wildfire Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town.

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Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

A woman walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed multiple people and wiped out a historic town. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations but widespread power and cellular outages may have limited their reach.

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Wildfire devastation is seen outside the city Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.

Rick Bowmer / Associated Press

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A man reacts as he sits on the Lahaina historic banyan tree damaged by a wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Rick Bowmer / Associated Press

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Wildfire damage is shown, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

JP Mayoga, right, a chef at the Westin Maui, Kaanapali, and his wife, Makalea Ahhee, hug on their balcony at the hotel and resort, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, near Lahaina, Hawaii. About 200 employees are living there with their families.

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Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

A group of volunteers who sailed from Maalaea Bay, Maui, form an assembly line on Kaanapali Beach on Aug. 12, 2023, to unload donations from a boat. When the most deadly U.S. fire in a century ripped across the Hawaiian island, it damaged hundreds of drinking water pipes, resulting in a loss of pressure that likely allowed toxic chemicals along with metals and bacteria into water lines. Experts are using strong language to warn Maui residents in Lahaina and Upper Kula not to filter their own tap water.

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Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Burnt boats sit in waters off of Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.

Rick Bowmer / Associated Press

Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Vicente Rubio receives a hug after performing a blessing to greeting the day Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Kihei, Hawaii.

Rick Bowmer / Associated Press

Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

A boy rides along Main Street past wildfire damage on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Rick Bowmer / Associated Press

Second Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Myrna Ah Hee reacts as she waits in front of an evacuation center at the War Memorial Gymnasium, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Wailuku, Hawaii. The Ah Hees were there because they were looking for her husband's brother. Their own home in Lahaina was spared, but the homes of many of their relatives were destroyed by wildfires.

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Third Place: Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Xiomara Merchan and her mother Tatiana, migrants from Ecuador, embrace emotionally after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States 6 weeks after leaving their home country, in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 27, 2023. STORY SUMMARY: After a journey of weeks, months and even a year to get there, migrants wade across the Rio Grande near a railroad bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, only to face coils of sharp razor wire laid along the banks. Eventually Border Patrol agents cut an opening in the razor wire allowing the migrants to be taken into custody, and immediately after members of the Texas National Guard close the opening with more razor wire, as the physical barriers put up by Texas, coupled with the Biden administration message that crossing illegally could have tougher immigration consequences, seemed to do little to deter the hundreds of migrants crossing from the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras. US Customs and Border Protections fiscal year 2023 came to a close with a new record of 2,475,898 encounters, surpassing the previous record from 2022.

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Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Migrants wait behind razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande as they attempt to enter the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 27, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Migrants climb over the final razor wire barrier after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 28, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Migrants cross the Rio Grande amid strong currents from Mexico to Eagle Pass, Texas, September 29, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Members of the Texas National Guard add more razor wire to block migrants from Venezuela after they crossed the Rio Grande into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 26, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Venezuelan migrants Lisbeth Perozo and her one year-old daughter Lucia, line up for the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande and being let through the razor wire, two months after leaving their home country, in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 28, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Migrants walk to turn themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 29, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Migrants from Venezuela surrender to authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 26, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Migrants help each other cross the Rio Grande amid strong currents from Mexico to Eagle Pass, Texas, September 29, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

A migrant with her feet covered in mud walks to turn herself in to the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande and being let through the razor wire in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 28, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Asylum seekers are met by razor wire and the Texas National Guard after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 27, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Third Place - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Joel, part of a large group of migrants from Venezuela who made their way though the razor wire after sundown, gives thanks after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, September 26, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Honorable Mention: George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

In August 2023, Tennessee lawmakers abruptly ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of the deadly mass shooting that took place at The Covenant School in Nashville, but it quickly unraveled into chaos over the course of a week as the GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures and instead spent most of the time ensnared in political infighting. Parents from The Covenant School comfort each other and hold signs above the House floor advocating for gun law reform during a special session of the state legislature on public safety Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Rep. Todd Warner, R-Chapel Hill, left, argues with Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis, right, in a House committee meeting during a special session of the state legislature on public safety Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Melissa Alvarez has a the words "Protect My Babies" written on her arms before a meeting of the House Civic Justice Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session during a special session of the state legislature on public safety Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

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Covenant School parent Abby McLean testifies in a House committee hearing during a special session of the state legislature on public safety, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

A demonstrator yells in a State Trooper's face in the lobby of the State Capitol during a special session of the state legislature Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speaks on the House floor during a special session of the state legislature, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Rep. Rebecca Alexander, R-Jonesborough, left, comforts Covenant School parent Melissa Alexander after a House Public Service Subcommittee meeting during a special session of the state legislature Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The committee approved House Bill 7007 that specifies reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of victims of violent crime who are minors are not public documents.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

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Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, left, and Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, yell with protesters outside the House chamber during a special session of the state legislature on public safety Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Democrats walked off the floor after Republicans voted to silence Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, for the remainder of the day after he was twice ruled out of order by House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville leaves the House chamber after a special session of the state legislature on public safety was adjourned Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Covenant School parent Sarah Shoop Neumann, right, hugs Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, during a special session of the state legislature on public safety Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Covenant School parent Mary Joyce is overcome with emotion as she speaks outside the House chamber a special session of the state legislature on public safety adjourned Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, looks up to the gallery from the House floor during a special session of the state legislature Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Deeply divided Tennessee lawmakers returned to the state Capitol Monday, kicking off a special session that many hoped would address the state's relaxed gun laws but instead quickly devolved into bitter fighting over procedural rules and limits on public access into the building.

George Walker IV / Associated Press

Honorable Mention: Brian Snyder / Reuters

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley listens as she is introduced at a campaign town hall meeting in Merrimack, New Hampshire, September 6, 2023. STORY SUMMARY: Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has received a bump in opinion polls since a well-received debate performance in late August. She is the daughter of two immigrants from India who ran a clothing store in rural South Carolina, and has spoken occasionally about the discrimination her family faced.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley casts a shadow while speaking at a campaign town hall meeting in Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S., September 5, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks in front of a photograph of former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign town hall meeting at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., February 17, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

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Voters listen as Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign town hall meeting in Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S., February 16, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley listens as she is introduced at a Veterans for Nikki campaign event at VFW Post 1631 in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., May 24, 2023.

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Eight month-old John Henry DeVito and his mother Sayra take part in a campaign round table discussion with Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Moms for Liberty at the Founders Academy charter school in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., September 6, 2023.

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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley pose together before the start at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 23, 2023.

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Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley poses for a photograph as the next in line of a display of portraits of U.S. Presidents at a Moms for Liberty campaign town hall event at the Founders Academy charter school in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., September 6, 2023.

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Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at a Women for Nikki campaign event at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S., May 24, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Honorable Mention - 2023 Domestic (US) General News Picture Story

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is reflected in a mirror while speaking at a Veterans for Nikki campaign event at VFW Post 1631 in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., May 24, 2023.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hugs seven year-old Lily Boissonneau after speaking at a campaign town hall meeting in Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S., April 26, 2023.

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley fist bumps senior advisor Rick Wiley after a Moms for Liberty campaign town hall at the Founders Academy charter school in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., September 6, 2023.

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