Karine Jean-Pierre is announced as the new White House press secretary and becomes the first Black and openly gay woman to hold the position; celebrities arrive on the red carpet for the Met Gala in New York; abortion rights advocates and antiabortion advocates demonstrate in D.C.
Anna Zaitseva, with her 6-month-old baby, Svait, is comforted by Vlada, behind her, as the two university friends reunite at a reception center following Zaitseva’s evacuation from the Azovstal steel factory in Mariupol.White House press secretary Jen Psaki, right, announces during the daily media briefing that her deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, will replace her when Psaki leaves in the coming weeks.
President Biden greets visitors following his remarks at an event celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, in the East Room of the White House.Blake Lively, center, and Ryan Reynolds, left, arrive at the Met Gala celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Children cross the street in front of a horse-drawn carriage delivering a variety of beer made by Windsor & Eton Brewery.