Photos: The Big Picture – June 2017

Scenes from around the Washington area

Photos: The Big Picture – June 2017

Photos: The Big Picture – June 2017

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: People run laps on the track adjacent to the Banneker Pool in Washington D.C. on July 11, 2017. (Photo by Calla Kessler/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Two people walk past the Hotel Washington in Washington, DC / AFP PHOTO / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6: The National World War II Memorial, dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II, is located on the National Mall as viewed on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The nation's capital, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the country, draws millions of visitors each year to its historical sites, including thousands of school kids during the month of June. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

People visit the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum on July 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

In an image rotated 180 degrees, commuters pass through Union Station as rain falls on the nation's capital in Washington, DC. (photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6: A solemn crowd makes its way through The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the National Mall on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The nation's capital, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the country, draws millions of visitors each year to its historical sites, including thousands of school kids during the month of June. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 29: Members of the Wallenda Family Troupe (L-R) Isabel , Aurelia, Claire, Alex and Tino perform their high wire act at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - JUNE 28: A tourist takes a photo of John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" painting in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.(Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A young boy plugs his ears as his sister (C) and nanny (L) watch from Gravelly Point Park as planes land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on June 29, 2017.
President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from six mostly Muslim countries will come into force late Thursday, as controversy swirls over who qualifies for an exemption based on family ties. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Leo Sampson, 10, cools off in a mister at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC. Temperatures reached into the 90s. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: A paddle boarder launches from the Key Bridge Boathouse in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The two west towers of the National Cathedral are seen in Washington, DC June 20, 2017.
The official name of the Washington National Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was completed 83 years to the day after it was begun, September 29, 1907September 29, 1990. / AFP PHOTO / Eva HAMBACH (Photo credit should read EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport

A man enters the US Treasury Department building on Pennsylvania Avenue on January 24, 2017, in Washington, DC. / AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 8: A pedestrian strolls along the Yards Park pedestrian bridge at lunch time on a beautiful and temperate cloudy day in Washington, DC on June 8, 2017. (Photo Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Members of the military arrive before US Secretary of Defense James Mattis greets Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko outside the Pentagon on June 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Tourists visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Scenes from around Union Station

UNITED STATES - MARCH 2: The Capitol rotunda was tourist-free on Monday morning, March 2, 2015. An ice storm in Washington over the weekend led to the Federal government opening 2 hours late. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Media gather the scene of a shooting near a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice.

Renwick Gallery

Scenes from Georgetown and the K Street Waterfront in Washington DC.

People are seen along the National Mall during warm weather on February 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

BETHESDA, MARYLAND - APRIL 29: The Tastee Diner has been located at 7731 Woodmont Ave in Bethesda since 1958 but in Bethesda since 1935. It was drawing the weekend regulars April 29, 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by Jason Andrew for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building

The Washington National Cathedral is lit up by orange lights as the bourdon bell tolls 93 times in honor of the average number of American killed by guns every day June 2, 2017, in Washington, DC, calling attention to gun violence across the US by Gun Violence Prevention group and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: A Secret Service officer stands guard on the roof of the White House following a temporary lock down May 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. The reason for the extra security was not immediately given. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: Pedestrians cross the intersection of North Capitol St and H Street NE on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Washington, District of Columbia, USA: View of fountain at Dupont Circle in Washington DC with people visible. Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C.

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The Banneker Recreation Center in Columbia Heights (Calla Kessler/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Hotel Washington (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)

The World War II Memorial (George Rose/Getty Images)

The National Museum of Natural History (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Commuters pass through Union Station. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Visitors tour the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (George Rose/Getty Images)

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" painting in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

The National Mall (Lydia Chebbine for USN&WR)

Gravelly Point Park in Arlington, Virginia. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

A visitor cools off at the Smithsonian National Zoo. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

The Key Bridge Boathouse (Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

The National Cathedral (Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images)

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA Getty Images/iStockphoto

U.S Department of the Treasury (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

The Yards Park pedestrian bridge (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Members of the military outside the Pentagon (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain (Lydia Chebbine for USN&WR)

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

Media gathers near the site where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot in Alexandria, Virginia. (Brett Ziegler for USN&WR)

The Renwick Gallery (Brett Ziegler for USN&WR)

Georgetown Waterfront Park (Brett Ziegler for USN&WR)

The National Mall (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Patrons at Union Pub watch James Comey testify. (Lydia Chebbine for USN&WR)

Tastee Diner in Bethesda, Maryland (Jason Andrew/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

The Arts and Industries Building (Brett Ziegler for USN&WR)

The Washington National Cathedral (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

Secret Service at the White House (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Pedestrians on North Capitol street (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

The Dupont Circle Fountain (Getty Images)

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June 19, 2017, at 2:54 p.m.