NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 25, 2024, as they prepare for their upcoming flight to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Liftoff is scheduled for May 7.

Carp streamers now cover the Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree in Japan on April 25, 2024. Carp streamers symbolize the wishing of good health and strength for children.

President Joe Biden gives remarks at the North America's Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference and signs a $95 billion package that includes military aid to Ukraine and Israel, among the highlights of this week in Washington.

Pro-Palestine protests continue for the sixth day at Columbia University in New York City on April 22, 2024. President of the Ivy League school Minouche Shafik announced that all classes were to be held virtually Monday in an attempt to simmer the conflict after more than 100 protesters were arrested last week.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer meets with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. The Senate dismisses both impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. President Joe Biden meets with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala and the Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani at the White House, among the highlights of this week in Washington.

U.S., Japan, and Philippines Tri-lateral Meeting at the White House. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan addresses a joint meeting of Congress and attends a state dinner. President Joe Biden gives remarks about increasing pay for care workers, among the highlights of this week in Washington.

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state dinner at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. The event was spring-themed and highlighted the deepening relationship between the United States and Japan.

Palestinians gather to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Rafah, southern Gaza, on April 10, 2024. Large groups attended a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes an official state visit to the White House in Washington, meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on April 10, 2024. The visit underscores the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship as tensions grow in the Indo-Pacific.

People in at least 15 U.S. states are in the path of a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the first to occur in seven years. Americans will next be able to experience total solar eclipses in 2044 and 2045.

Israelis gather at a memorial event on April 7, 2024, for those killed by in the Hamas terrorist attack at the Nova dance and music party in Re'im in southern Israel. The memorial marks six months since the October 7 attack.

Hundreds of dancers participated in auditions to become a Radio City Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 3, 2024. The dance company was first founded in 1925.

President Joe Biden speaks about lowering healthcare cost and hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, among the highlights of this week in Washington.

Thousands of Israelis join a protest against the government in Jerusalem on April 2, 2024. They have set up tents outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament, and are demanding the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza and the removal of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening a new exhibition featuring Renaissance paintings titled "Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance" in New York City on April 1, 2024. The exhibit, which runs through July 7, explores portraits that were concealed or hidden from view.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host the 2024 Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 1, 2024. The tradition was started in 1878 during President Rutherford B. Hayes' administration.

Pope Francis delivers the Easter Sunday Mass from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 31, 2024. Francis, who made an appearance following health concerns, delivered a message of peace and called for an end to violence in Gaza and Ukraine.

Christians observe Good Friday in Jerusalem's Old City on March 29, 2024. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and takes place just days before Easter.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 1, 2024. The theme will be "EGGucation." The tradition was started 1878 during President Rutherford B. Hayes' administration. Here's a look at some of the events through the years.

Longtime senator and former vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died at age 82. Lieberman served in the U.S. Senate for 24 years, first as a Democrat and then later as an Independent. He was Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 presidential campaign. Here's a look back at his career in Washington.