President Joe Biden speaks at an anniversary event for the Affordable Care Act and Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris speak during a Women's History Month reception. Jason Sudeikis and the cast of "Ted Lasso" meet with Biden at the White House and address the press corps about the importance of mental healthcare, among the highlights of the week in Washington for March 20, 2023.

Service workers, students, parents and more held a massive labor rally over pay at Los Angeles State Historic Park on March 23, 2023. The rally was a part of the three-day strike launched by the Service Employees International Union, which represents 30,000 support workers including teacher's aides and cafeteria workers to bus drivers. The Los Angeles Unified School District resumed classes on March 24 without a deal being reached.

Spring has arrived, as cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington are beginning to bloom. The trees attract visitors to the park, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington has begun. The National Park Service is projecting peak bloom will happen from March 22 to March 25 this year.

President Joe Biden hosted the Arts and Humanities Award Ceremony at the White House on March 21, 2023, at which he awarded the National Medal of the Arts to 12 people, including Bruce Springsteen and Julia-Louis Dreyfus. The president also awarded the National Humanities Medal to 11 recipients.

The possible indictment of former President Donald Trump has resulted in demonstrators gathering in the streets in New York and Florida. Those who want to see Trump be arrested and those who support him came out holding signs as they gathered outside New York State Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office and near Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach on March 21, 2023.

Spectators dress in green for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023. The parade has been happening annually since 1762. Businessman Kevin J. Conway is this year's grand marshal.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. Biden speaks on the U.S. banking system after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Democrats and Republicans hold their weekly caucus luncheons at the Capitol, among the highlights of the week of March 13, 2023 in Washington

Intelligence agency leaders speak on worldwide security threats during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing and President Joe Biden speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters legislative conference among the highlights from Washington for the week of March 6, 2023.

President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War veteran after a 60-year delay. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy introduces a "Parents Bill of Rights." House members hear testimony about the rising power of the Chinese Communist Party. Supporters of student loan forgiveness rally at the Supreme Court and the White House celebrates Black History Month, among the highlights of the week in Washington for February 27, 2023.

NASA and SpaceX launch the Crew-6 mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. The Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station: NASA pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, mission commander Stephen Bowen, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

Jimmy Carter, at age 98, is the longest-living president in U.S. history. On February 18, 2023, Carter moved into hospice care at his home in Plains, Ga. Here's a look back at his career.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris host a Black History Month event at the White House on February 27, 2023. Biden and Harris said America is a stronger nation by fully examining its past. They opened their speeches by emphasizing the importance of learning and remembering Black history.

Don Rypka, a UPI photographer in Washington during the 1980s, has died at 73 in the city of Tucumán in northwest Argentina. His images capturing the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981 made him a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, along with UPI staff for news coverage of the event. Here is a collection of some of his work.

Christians around the United States celebrate Ash Wednesday on February 22, 2023, a holy day of prayer and fasting that marks the first day of Lent. Worshipers at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and a drive-through ritual in Manchester, Mo., are among those receiving ash on their foreheads.

Crowds packed the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2023 on February 21, 2023, known as Fat Tuesday. The annual event, which marks the end of the Carnival season and always falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, features colorful floats, costumes and more.

George and Martha Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Va., drew visitors on Presidents' Day, February 20, 2023, for re-enactments from the American Revolution and tours of the historic grounds.

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the mysterious aerial objects that were shot down, undergoes his annual physical exam and speaks to the National Association of Counties. And the White House hosts a screening of "Till," among the highlights in Washington for the week of February 13, 2023.

House Republicans hold a hearing on Twitter's handling of a news story regarding a laptop belonging to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and the president gives his State of the Union address, among the highlights in Washington for the week of February 6, 2023.

President Joe Biden gave his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023. Biden called for political unity, challenged Congress to ban assault weapons, pass immigration reform, protect abortion rights and help rebuild the middle class.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the January jobs report and celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act with former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Kamala Harris presents the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to two former NASA astronauts and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, are among the highlights in Washington for the week of January 30, 2023.