{"id":1904742,"date":"2023-03-25T05:27:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T09:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-hits-peak-cherry-blossom-bloom-washington-photos-of-the-week\/"},"modified":"2023-03-25T05:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T09:29:06","slug":"dc-hits-peak-cherry-blossom-bloom-washington-photos-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-hits-peak-cherry-blossom-bloom-washington-photos-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"DC hits peak cherry blossom bloom: Washington Photos of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-hits-peak-cherry-blossom-bloom-washington-photos-of-the-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1904742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79698197\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"DC Cherry Blossoms: The cost behind maintaining these fleeting beauties\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"There are 3,700 cherry blossom trees lining the National Mall. As 1.5 million visitors come from all over the world to Washington D.C., to see the fleeting blossoms, we take a look at the cost behind maintaining these fragile beauties. \"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M2S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-24 22:38:03\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1269035_th_641e26dc4f076_1679697628.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1269035.mp4\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79698197\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1269035\"} }); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">T<\/span>ourists flocked to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, this week for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/dc-cherry-blossoms-top-places-events-around-washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Cherry Blossom Festival<\/a> as the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin hit peak bloom. <\/p>\n<p>The trees were a present from the Japanese men and were planted in 1912. Since then, the district&#8217;s pale blooms have signaled the beginning of flower. The celebration continues through April 16.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/graeme-jennings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIEW Past WASHINGTON PHOTOS OF THE WEEK BY CLICKING HERE.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Legislators <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/tiktok-finds-no-allies-in-congress-during-house-testimony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew<\/a> on Capitol Hill about the social marketing platform&#8217;s potential threats to national security. The Parents Bill of Rights Act&#8217;s passing was also criticized by House Democrats, who branded it a form of repression and authoritarianism. In addition to the House Freedom Caucus&#8217; demands for spending cuts as a prerequisite for raising the balance limits, Secretary of State <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/blinken-putin-should-be-arrested-war-crime-warrant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antony Blinken testified<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Ok.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here are some <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> shooter Graeme Jennings&#8217; images from the week of March 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/dc-cherry-blossoms-top-places-events-around-washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC cherry blossoms<\/a> hit peak bloom on Thursday<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">On March 20, 2023, the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, peach blossom trees started to blossom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">On March 20, 2023, the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, peach blossom trees started to blossom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Shou Zi Chew, the Director of TikTok, testifies in front of Congress as politicians debate a nationwide restrictions on the game.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">On March 23, 2023, in Washington, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gives a testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill. Legislators questioned Sohou Zi Chew for more than five years about the security and safety of the well-known social media app run by the Chinese provider Bytedance.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">On March 23, 2023, in Washington, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gives a testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill. Legislators questioned Sohou Zi Chew for more than five years about the security and safety of the well-known social media app run by the Chinese provider Bytedance.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/23\/parents-of-li-suicide-teen-break-down-during-tiktok-hearins-on-capitol-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grieving parents<\/a> who lost their teenage son to suicide attend TikTok hearing<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified at the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on behalf of Dean and Michelle Nasca, who filed a lawsuit against the company for the loss of their brother Chase. Legislators questioned Sohou Zi Chew for more than five years about the security and safety of the well-known social media app run by the Chinese company Bytedance.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Vladimir Putin of Russia may become detained while traveling abroad, according to Blinken.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">During a Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee reading on the Biden administration&#8217;s governmental 2024 funding request for the State Department, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives testimony on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>The Parents Bill of Rights Act, which was approved by the GOP-led House, is criticized by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries( D-NY ).<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">At a press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday, March 24, 2023, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries ( D-NY ) discusses the ban on books while presenting an excerpt from the graphic novel Maus. Extreme MAGA Republicans don&#8217;t want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust, Jeffries said while speaking on the House carpet.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\/ Graeme Jennings<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Conservatives in Congress get ready for a fight over spending and mortgage ceiling.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">On March 22, 2023, in the Senate studio of the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Ralph Norman( R-SC ) holds his wallet while discussing the debt limit and spending reforms with senators and House Freedom Caucus members.<br \/><\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">JENNINGS, GRAEME<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourists flocked to Washington, D.C., this week for the National Cherry Blossom Festival as the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin hit peak bloom. The trees were planted in 1912 and were a gift from the people of Japan. Their pink blooms have signaled the start of spring in the district ever since. 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