Affirmative action was on the line this week as justices on the Supreme Court questioned whether colleges could continue to use race as a factor in admissions.
The justices heard lengthy oral arguments on Monday in a pair of cases involving the public University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the private Harvard University. The issue sparked students and activists to rally outside the 6-3 conservative majority court.
Also this week, the Federal Reserve conducted a massive interest rate hike of three-quarters of a percentage point, or 75 basis points — the fourth consecutive rate hike of that scale. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday the move was necessary to address inflation while acknowledging “no one knows whether there is going to be a recession or not.”
And in a touching tribute, World War II veterans traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight Network to visit the city’s memorials. The photographs of Jack Wilke, a World War II Marine Corps veteran, and Ken Schibler, a World War II Navy veteran, will also be featured in a forthcoming article for Veterans Day.
Here’s a look at scenes from around Washington the week of Oct. 31, captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings.
Students rally outside the Supreme Court for affirmative action oral arguments
Federal Reserve conducts another enormous rate hike amid growing recession fears
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Washington D.C.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III addresses mail and package theft in district
World War II veterans get a hero’s welcome in Washington through the Honor Flight Network
