This week in Washington (27 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Ireland's prime minister Leo Varadkar and Polish President Andrzej Duda visit the White House. Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew visits the Capitol amid debate over restricting the app. The Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on worldwide threats among the highlights of the week of this week in Washington.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office at the White House on March 15, 2024. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI

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Biden, who has Irish ancestors, sports a green tie for the meeting ahead of St. Patrick's Day. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI

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Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew speaks with the media after meetings at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as the House voted to restrict the app unless its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance sells it. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

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Celebrity chef Jose Andres (R) of World Central Kitchen walks with Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., after meeting with a group of Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on getting aid to Gaza, Haiti and Ukraine. Earlier this year, Democrats nominated Andres for a Nobel Peace Prize. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

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