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This week in Washington (16 images)

By Wade Sheridan

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden meet with the LSU women's basketball team. Joe Biden also announces his intent to nominate Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among the highlights of this week in Washington.



President Joe Biden (L) and first lady Jill Biden display their jerseys during an event with the Louisiana State University (LSU) women's basketball team in the East Room at the White House on Friday. The event is celebrating the LSU Tigers winning the 2022-2023 NCAA championship. The Tigers' Angel Reese is at right with Emily Ward at left. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI
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Joe Biden (L), accompanied by Jill Biden, makes remarks on the one-year anniversary of the shootings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two adults were killed, in the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday. Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI
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President Joe Biden (L), Vice President Kamala Harris (R), Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (L, rear) and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. (R, rear) arrive before an announcement to nominate Brown to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
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Brown is set to replace Army Gen. Mark Milley, making him the first Black chairman in 30 years. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
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