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This week in Washington (17 images)

Twenty new Americans celebrate their naturalization at the Smithsonian, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates and the Washington Capitals parade through the streets with the Stanley Cup the week of June 11, 2018, in Washington, D.C.



President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives at federal court on Friday to face arraignment on charges of witness tampering filed last week by special counsel Robert Mueller. Manafort also faces a hearing on whether his bail should be revoked. Photo Ken Cedeno/UPI
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Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks at a press conference on the Inspector General's Report on the Justice Department and FBI's activities in the run-up to the 2016 Presidential election, at the FBI Headquarters on Thursday. Wray said that white the report did not find any evidence of political bias the report did identify errors of judgment and violations of FBI policy. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Halima Beshir of Ethiopia (C) stands among some of the 20 new Americans during a naturalization ceremony in the flag hall of Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on Thursday. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
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The new Americans from 17 different countries take the citizenship oath. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
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