EditorialA person walks among flags near the Washington Monument in Washington on Thursday evening Sept. 15, 2021, that are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialKhalil Haqqani, a leader of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, center, leads a gathering of tribal elders in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) rides an elevator following a luncheon with other Senate Republicans in Washington, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
EditorialAdmiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington, Sept. 16, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
EditorialProtesters hold up signs as President Donald Trump's motorcade passes en route to the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., May 24, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)