This week in Washington (62 images)

Trump administration officials honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a wreath-laying ceremony, Ivanka Trump hosts a panel on "Conversations with the Women of America," and former senator Bob Dole is honored with a Congressional medal of honor the week of January 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump return to the White House Monday following a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen with the Washington Monument in the background on the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI

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Martin Luther King III (C), joined by his daughter Yolanda and wife, Arndrea Waters King, speaks during the annual wreath-laying ceremony to mark what would be King's 89th birthday. Martin Luther King III is the son of Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI

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Yolanda King, the granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during the ceremony. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI

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