Al Drago
@Al_Drago
Photojournalist covering the White House, politics, & news in Washington, usually for @nytimes or @bloombergimages. Exploring the rise of news deserts in N.C.
President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing legislation that strengthens criminal penalties for fentanyl, hailing it as a “historic step toward justice” in his latest effort to address the public health crisis spurred by the deadly drug, in the East Room on Wednesday.

President Trump & Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have dinner in the Blue Room of the White House. Netanyahu told Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to DC to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza.

President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One after arriving back at Joint Base Andrews early Tuesday morning. Trump said he left the G7 Leaders' Summit a day early to return to Washington to try to deal with the conflict between Israel and Iran.

A @dcfireems firefighter from Engine 21 (Lanier Heights) sprays down a hotspot during a 2 alarm fire on the unit block of Seaton Pl. NW in #BloomingdaleDC Wednesday afternoon. Fire spread to attached home but was halted, no injuries reported.

A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to be used in the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration and Parade, prepares to land on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol at dawn Wednesday. #Army250

A staff member for Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, holds Kodak the Bear in a freight elevator, ahead of the "Experience New Hampshire" reception, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Firefighters from @FDNY Ladder Company 111 spray water during a defensive attack, at a a 3-alarm fire at 922 Lafayette Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, on Wednesday.

Visitors in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, on Monday. Significant changes are in store for President Donald Trump's signature $3.9 trillion tax-cut bill as the Senate begins closed-door talks this week on legislation that squeaked through the House by a single vote.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) departs with House Budget chairman Joey Arrington (R-Texas) following a meeting with House Republicans to continue negotiations on the “big, beautiful bill,” on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Restaurant workers watch as Robert Francis Prevost is chosen as the first American Pope, in Lucca, Italy, on Thrusday. Prevost chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium at sunset, on Wednesday. After nearly 3 decades of playing in Maryland, the Washington Commanders are headed back to the District of Columbia to build a new home at the site of RFK Stadium, where the club played until the mid-1990s.

Ivanka Trump walks through the Rose Garden with her children while arriving for an event welcoming the 2025 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles to the White House, on Monday.

The Port of Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday. Wall Street economists said the US risks a recession this year and inflation could return to pandemic levels following the Trump administration's announcement of major tariffs on global trading partners.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives prior to the Senate Republicans weekly policy luncheon on Tuesday. Republicans are meeting as the Trump administration faces blowback after defense plans were posted to a group chat that accidentally included a prominent journalist.

Members of the community "push in" the new @DurhamCityFire Engine 2 at Station 2 during a housing ceremony on Ninth Street on Saturday. The new Ladder 2 was also ceremoniously "pushed in". The tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn fire equipment in the 1800s.

Dismantled concrete at Black Lives Matter Plaza on Friday. The reconstruction of the mural, which comes after Republican Representative Andrew Clyde introduced legislation last week that threatened cutting federal funding if it was not painted over.
"Black Lives Matter" is seen painted on a street in Washington on Friday. Muralists commissioned by @MayorBowser painted the 35-foot-tall letters on the pavement of a two-block stretch of 16th Street NW, just north of the White House.
Emmanuel Macron, France's president, and President Donald Trump depart during a news conference on Monday. Macron is aiming to secure US security guarantees for Ukraine, slow down Washington's talks with Russia, and demonstrate Europe's commitment to increase defense spending.

As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/…
President Donald Trump rides in the Presidential limousine during a pace lap ahead of the start of the Daytona 500 Nascar race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

Photo by Al Drago/The New York Times/Redux of wreckage of the plane and helicopter crash being recovered in Washington DC - Time magazine, Feb. 24, 2025. @Al_Drago @nytimesphoto @TIME