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Year in Review: Top 20 pictures that captured 2022

By Graeme Jennings


2022 was filled with history-making events ranging from a leaked Supreme Court abortion opinion sparking national uproar to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making a wartime appeal for help to Congress.

The House Jan. 6 committee approved historic criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Supreme Court allowed the release of his highly anticipated tax returns to House Democrats. And Republicans won back control of the House after the 2022 midterm elections but fell short of expectations by failing to capture the Senate.

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Here’s a look at memorable moments of 2022 captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings.

Anti-vaccination activists rally against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 mandates

Anti-vaccination activists participat in a rally after a Defeat The Mandates DC march at the Lincoln Memorial January 23, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Anti-vaccination activists participate in a rally after a Defeat The Mandates DC march at the Lincoln Memorial January 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Activists took part in the event for the preservation of personal sovereignty and to stop medical coercion and discrimination in response to the Biden Administration vaccination mandates.

Protests break out against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Activists rally against Russia's invasion and war in Ukraine during a protest in Lafayette Park near the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington D.C.
Activists rally against Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine during a protest in Lafayette Park near the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington D.C.


Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joins pro-abortion rights protesters after leaked draft Supreme Court opinion previews end of Roe v. Wade

Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins abortion-rights protesters during a demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, May 2, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins abortion-rights protesters during a demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, May 2, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.


Pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters flock to Supreme Court

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Abortion-rights and anti-abortion protesters display placards and shout during a demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, May 2, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.


Jan. 6 committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump lunged at Secret Service agent when told he couldn’t go to Capitol

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, arrives to testify at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, arrives to testify at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.


Virginia regulators approve Dominion Energy’s request to build wind farm off coast of Virginia Beach

Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (VOW) Commercial project is a proposed 2.6-gigawatt wind farm, located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, that will include 176 turbines standing slightly more than. 800 feet tall. Once Complete in 2026, it will be the largest project of its kind in the United States and power up to 660,000 homes, Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (VOW) Commercial project is a proposed 2.6-gigawatt wind farm, located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, that will include 176 turbines standing slightly more than 800 feet tall. Once complete in 2026, it will be the largest project of its kind in the United States and power up to 660,000 homes. Wednesday, August 24, 2022.


CEOs of nation’s largest banks grilled on Capitol Hill

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Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., arrives at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Lawmakers seized on recent political tensions and hot-button social issues in a hearing with the chief executive officers of America’s largest retail banks asking them on everything from the escalation of the Ukraine conflict and racial equity to fossil-fuel financing,

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) fends off challenge from Republican Adam Laxalt

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto holds a campaign outreach event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Thursday, October 20, 2022.


John Fetterman, recovering from stroke, beats Dr. Mehmet Oz in blue pickup for Democrats in Senate

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, speaks during a campaign event featuring a performance by Dave Matthews in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, speaks during a campaign event featuring a performance by Dave Matthews in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.
Members of the media and supporters of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, cheer during a campaign event featuring a performance by Dave Matthews in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.
Members of the media and supporters of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, cheer during a campaign event featuring a performance by Dave Matthews in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

Honor Flight organization races against time to get World War II veterans to Washington to honor their service

Jack Wilke, a WW2 Marine Corps veteran, at the the World War 2 Memorial in Washington D.C., Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Jack traveled to Washington as part of the The Honor Flight Network, which pays tribute to veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam with a trip to the nation's capital to visit and reflect at the memorials.
Jack Wilke, a WW2 Marine Corps veteran, at the the World War 2 Memorial in Washington D.C., Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Jack traveled to Washington as part of the The Honor Flight Network, which pays tribute to veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam with a trip to the capital to visit and reflect at the memorials.

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) beats Herschel Walker and bolsters Democrats’ Senate majority

Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia, Monday, November, 7, 2022
Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia, Monday, November, 7, 2022


Newly elected members of Congress arrive in Washington for freshman orientation

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Newly-elected members of Congress pose for a class photo on the East Front of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.


President Joe Biden pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip in White House Thanksgiving tradition

President Joe Biden holds the mic to Chocolate, the national Thanksgiving turkey on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, November 21, 2022.
President Joe Biden holds the mic to Chocolate, the national Thanksgiving turkey on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, November 21, 2022.


House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as leader

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, speaks to reporters after he was elected by House Democrats to form the new leadership when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, steps aside in the new Congress under the Republican majority, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, speaks to reporters after he was elected by House Democrats to form the new leadership when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, steps aside in the new Congress under the Republican majority, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.


Jan. 6 committee approves criminal referrals against Trump for his efforts to overturn 2020 election

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The January 6th Committee meets for its final session, Monday, December on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on December 19, 2022. The Jan. 6 committee conducted a business meeting and was expected to vote on referring criminal charges against former president Trump to the Justice Department for the first time in American history and releasing part of a report revealing 18 months of investigative work.


Supreme Court allows House Democrats to receive Trump’s long-awaited tax returns

Documents arrive as the House Ways & Means Committee holds a hearing regarding tax returns from former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, December 20, 2022.
Documents arrive as the House Ways & Means Committee holds a hearing regarding tax returns from former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, December 20, 2022.


Biden welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to White House on 300th day of Russia-Ukraine war

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President Joe Biden greets Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Biden will unveil nearly $2 billion in assistance and announce moves to deliver a Patriot missile battery to help Ukraine bolster its defenses.


Zelensky appeals to Congress for more financial assistance to defeat Russia

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy center, arrives to speak during a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. It is Zelenskyy’s first trip outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February. President Biden will unveil nearly $2 billion in assistance and announce moves to deliver a Patriot missile battery to help Ukraine bolster its defenses.


Zelensky delivers Ukrainian flag bearing signatures of soldiers on battlefield

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Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold a Ukrainian flag autographed by front-line troops in Bakhmut, in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

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