This week in Washington (21 images)

President Donald Trump announces he will nominate acting VA secretary Robert Wilkie to take over permanently, delivers remarks at the 37th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service and visits first lady Melania Trump as she recovers from surgery the week of May 14, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

"Your moms and dads were among the bravest Americans to ever live," Trump said, addressing children whose parents had been killed in the line of duty. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Trump hugs Adrianna Valoy, whose daughter New York Police Detective Miosotis Familia, was killed in the line of duty. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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New York City Police officer Vincent Maher, Familia's partner the night she was killed, hugs Genesis Villella, Familia's daughter, as Trump speaks about her. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Trump (R) walks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. as he attends a Republican luncheon on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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