2022 Politics

First Place
First Place

U.S. Capitol Police officers aim their weapons at a rioter trying to break through the main door of the House Chamber of the United States Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Second Place
Second Place

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with 94-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, after signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Third Place
Third Place

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) becomes emotional during a protest on the expiration of the eviction moratorium outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, August 3, 2021. Bush camped on the steps of the U.S. Capitol for nearly a week to protest the expiration of the COVID-19 eviction modicum.

Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention

ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Former President Donald J Trump looks in a mirror and sprays his hair back stage moments before walking out to speak during the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando on Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 in Orlando, FL. Thousands of political activists, pundits, and elected officials from around the nation and world gather in Orlando for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The 2021 headliner is former President, Donald J Trump, who gives his first public speech since leaving the presidential office. The assembly, held in Florida to avoid stricter COVID regulations in other states, was elated to be in the presence of Trump and undeterred by his recent electoral loss. TrumpÕs first post-presidency speech primarily centered around the 2020 election, which he repeatedly called ÒriggedÓ Ð a comment which was met by standing ovations and chants of, ÒYou Won!Ó by the crowd.