This week in Washington (16 images)

President Donald Trump signs three executive orders to address affordable housing, transparency in healthcare costs and to issue sanctions on Iranian officials the week of June 24, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Trump listens during a meeting on the the opioid epidemic in the Oval Office. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order establishing a White House council on "Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing" in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Trump talks to the media after signing the executive order. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Trump speaks alongside medical professionals and patients before signing the "Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First" executive order on Monday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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