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Freelance photojournalist covering events in Washington, DC Member of NPPA Insta: rihar_photo substack.com/@riley576865

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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Mayday Movement hosted Reps Al Green & Shri Thanedar to speak about impeaching Trump. Comedian Cliff Cash and others also spoke to a crowd of Mayday participants and veterans who arrived for the Unite4Veterans rally later in the day. #maydaymovementusa #protest #unite4veterans
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The @dropkickmurphys.com performing at the #unite4veterans rally!
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The Unite4Veterans rally is underway in Washington, DC. Veterans from across the country have gathered to protest President Trump and his cuts to the VA and other veterans benefits.
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Some of the street medics of SMASH (partnered with Mayday)
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
24/7 Sit-In Calls for Impeachment of President Trump open.substack.com/pub/riley576...
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24/7 Sit-In Calls for Impeachment of President Trump
Mayday Movement USA, a grassroots organization seeking Trump's impeachment through lobbying, art, and mutual aid, holds sit-in on National Mall.
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Street medics working the 50501 Philadelphia rally against ICE yesterday. Local EMS is usually not assigned to protests, so certified people volunteer to provide medical support to protesters who may need those services while EMS is called. Credit: Riley Harty #50501philadelphia
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Yesterday protesters with 50501 Philadelphia rallied to protest against ICE arrests of immigrants. The rally began at Independence Hall, with protesters then marching with police escort to the local ICE facility in Philadelphia. Credit: Riley Harty #50501philadelphia #protest
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
“Half a dozen current and former Department of Labor (DOL) employees gathered outside the agency’s headquarters Friday morning to protest staffing and budget cuts that they say are jeopardizing the department’s ability to safeguard American workers.” Full article: open.substack.com/pub/riley576...
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Labor Department Employees Protest Deep Budget Cuts
Former and current employees warn of cybersecurity risks and reduced protections for Americans as Secretary of Labor enforces the Trump Administration’s budget cuts.
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Some photos from the Mayday Movement USA 24/7 sit-in on the National Mall. Credit: Riley Harty @maydaymovementusa.bsky.social #maydaymovement #washingtondc #protest
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The White House’s talk of suspending habeas corpus goes against a century and a half of legal precedent; the Supreme Court has made clear only Congress has that authority. But this is emblematic of how President Trump has operated: take the powers you want, and see if anybody stops you.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12/05/2025
In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages in Sunday appeal
Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the globe today, saying it was a “third world war in pieces.”
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
On May 2, Dusty Gannon of Vision Video Band spoke to @maydaymovementusa about service to the nation, civic responsibility, and “to rebuke … outright authoritarianism.” Dusty is also known by his TikTok, Goth Dad. @visionvideoband @maydaymovementusa #gothdad #visionvideoband Credit: Riley Harty
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10/05/2025
The trend has translated into an emphasis on family-friendly benefits like parental leave and health care coverage, as well as protections against sexual harassment.
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More Black and Latina women are leading unions — and transforming how they work
The trend has translated into an emphasis on family-friendly benefits like parental leave and health care coverage, as well as protections against sexual harassment.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/05/2025
A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.
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Court rules Alabama redistricting intentionally discriminates against Black voters
A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/05/2025
NEW: The probe comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation that revealed the General Services Administration was eyeing a tech firm with strong ties to the Trump administration to remake a massive, $700 billion federal credit card program. By @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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House Committee Leader to Investigate Agency for Preferential Treatment of Politically Connected Startup
The probe comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation that revealed the General Services Administration was eyeing a tech firm with strong ties to the Trump administration to remake a massive, $70...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10/05/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government, a significant setback as the Trump administration works to downsize.
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Judge pauses Trump's effort to reduce the size of the federal government
A judge in California temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 09/05/2025
President Trump’s last-minute push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans is running into a buzzsaw of opposition in the Republican Party, where such proposals have long been opposed.
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Trump's float of a tax hike for the wealthy quickly runs into GOP resistance
Trump and his aides have sent mixed signals about an idea that runs counter to decades of Republican orthodoxy.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/05/2025
New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social: When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
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The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The Mayday Movement USA met today with Rep. Thanedar (D-MI-13) to present him with its first “Good Trouble” award, which recognizes individuals who take bold, often unpopular actions in defense of the Constitution. substack.com/@riley576865... @thanedar.house.gov @maydaymovementusa.bsky.social
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 08/05/2025
Cameron Hamilton, the acting head of FEMA, has been removed from his job. Hamilton's removal comes one day after he testified at a congressional hearing that he did not believe FEMA should be eliminated, which is something President Trump says he is considering.
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Trump administration live updates: President announces first post-tariffs trade deal; House passes 'Gulf of America' bill
Live updates and the latest news as Trump signs a trade deal with the U.K. and the House votes on renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction. www.propublica.org/article/trum... 🧵
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Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 08/05/2025
In a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, Bill Gates addressed Elon Musk's recent cuts to USAID. Gates criticized the shuttering of the agency, accusing Musk of risking a resurgence of diseases such as measles, HIV and polio.
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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of killing poor children as he says he’s giving away his wealth
Gates also announced that his Gates Foundation will cease operations in 2045, sooner than previously planned.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 08/05/2025
The U.S. Naval Academy’s culling of hundreds of library books to comply with a Trump administration order is whipping up waves of discontent.
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Locals Fight Back After Naval Academy Removes Books in DEI Cull
After the pulling of 381 titles to comply with a Trump administration directive, many in Annapolis are rallying around the slogan “Don’t give up the book.”
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A protester at the Refuse Fascism rally in Washington, DC chants and holds a poster decrying ICE arrests on April 19, 2025.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/05/2025
President Trump said Thursday that he would rename May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II.” His proclamation came a week after he said he also wanted to rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I.”
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Trump Says May 8 Will Be ‘Victory Day for World War II’
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/05/2025
NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
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Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“Out of many, one” — Washington, DC #refusefascism #50501 #handsoff #protest #rally #washingtondc
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Two children hold hands while marching in the Refuse Fascism rally in April, 2025, in Washington, DC. #refusefascism #50501 #handsoff #washingtondc #protest #rally
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Protesters gather for the Refuse Fascism rally in Washington, DC near the Washington Monument in April, 2025. #refusefascism #50501 #rally #protest #washingtondc #washingtonmonument #handsoff
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
People rally outside the Capitol Building to protest the closure of USAID in February, 2025 in Washington, DC. #usaid #protest #rally #capitol #washingtondc
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
National Education Association holds a rally in front of the Capitol Building in February, 2025, to protest cuts to the Department of Education. @neatoday.bsky.social #nea #nationaleducationassociation #washingtondc #rally #protest
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Sen Bernie Sanders speaks to the National Education Association in DC in February. @sanders.senate.gov @neatoday.bsky.social #berniesanders #nea #rally #protest #washingtondc
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
People’s March, Washington, DC 2025.
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Inauguration Day in DC, Jan 20, 2025. #washingtondc #inauguration
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
April 5 Hands Off protests in Washington, DC
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riharphoto.bsky.social @riharphoto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Protesters gathered in Washington, DC, on May 1 for the May Day protests to denounce labor standards and practices throughout the US and DC. #protest #mayday #washingtondc
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