What happened this week, in photos

Alexandra Petri and Stephen Stromberg review the week’s news, with jokes.

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"If this is a fishing expedition, then why aren't my father and I sitting around for seven hours in total, awkward silence?"

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) gavels in a Wednesday vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for declining to release documents on "Operation Fast and Furious."

Chip Somodevilla / GETTY IMAGES

"The Most Interesting Man in London may soon be the Most Interesting Man in Ecuador," said Julian Assange with characteristic humility, lovingly cradling a self-portrait.

Ecuador announced on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested asylum in the South American nation.

Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press

The Supreme Court this week declined to release its decision on whether the individual mandate in President Obama's health-care law is constitutional and, if not, whether the court can separate the requirement that every American purchase health insurance from the rest of the policy. Instead it ruled on, um, I want to say television, and, like, something else, maybe unions?

The Supreme Court.

Alex Brandon / AP

This story required lots of media attention this week.

After visiting this Wawa convenience store in Pennsylvania last weekend, Romney expressed amazement at the efficiency of the touch-screen hoagie ordering system.

Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/GETTY IMAGES

It was really hot this week.

A 6-year-old runs through a fountain in Washington.

Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press

Montana's still going through its Blue Period.

"But let's talk about the Wawa."

President Obama speaks at the Group of 20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Tuesday.

JEWEL SAMAD / AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Romney laid out his immigration plan -- to do something in some way different from Obama's immigration plan.

Mitt Romney at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials on Thursday.

Charles Dharapak / Associated Press

The flags are the right height in Michigan.

Mitt Romney campaigns in Michigan on Tuesday

Chris Clark

Other possible stand-ins for Romney included a stack of tea towels and a mahogany coat rack.

John Kerry will play Mitt Romney in President Obama's practice debates, a Democratic official said Monday.

Gerald Herbert / Associated Press

The photographer must have cut off the people holding the "Willard" signs off to the left.

Romney supporters in Michigan on Tuesday

Larry Downing / Reuters

All of Greece's money was spent on this man's outfit.

Greece's new prime minister on Wednesday bowing to an Orthodox archbishop during his swearing in ceremony.

Yorgos Karahalis / REUTERS

"Did you hear about Romney at Wawa?" "There is nothing more important happening here."

Spain on Thursday laid the groundwork for requesting a euro zone bailout of its banking sector

Andrea Comas / REUTERS

"Reinstate Sullivan" is the most First-World-problem protest sign ever.

U-Va. students and faculty protest the ouster of the university's president, Teresa Sullivan.

Norm Shafer / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

But does it work with Zune?

Microsoft unveils its answer to the iPad, Surface

Kevork Djansezian / GETTY IMAGES

But his heart hasn't been working for years.

Forner Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak went on life support on Monday.

Mohammed al-Law / Associated Press

FEATURED PHOTO GALLERIES

BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 18: Jockey Gary Stevens rides Oxbow out to the front of the pack on the first straight away during the 138th Running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)

Oxbow wins and infield fun at Preakness Stakes in Baltimore

Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple...

Graduating students' with rain soaked mortar boards from a driving rain, listen as US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address during a ceremony at Morehouse College on May 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Obama addresses Morehouse College graduates

President Obama gets personal about race and manhood in a speech to graduates of historically black Morehouse College.

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Singer Taylor Swift accepts the award for 'Top Billboard 200 Album' onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards red carpet and ceremony

Stars float down the red carpet in Las Vegas to make their way into a performance-filled awards ceremony with artists such as Prince, Justin...

New York Yankees' Travis Hafner bats during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

MLB power rankings

Barry Svrluga assesses the best teams in Major League Baseball through Thursday.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: Many seminary graduates are choosing not to become pastors. Rebecca J. Cole received her Master of Divinity and is becoming a community organizer on Capitol Hill. She hugs another graduate after the ceremony. The 2013 Commencement ceremony for Wesley Theological Seminary was held on May 13 at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Eager to minister, but not from the pulpit

An increasing number of divinity students who don’t plan to become pastors envision using their degrees to “minister” in a...

epa03704474 A Muslim woman at the ThetKalPyin temporary relief camp near Sittwe in Rakhine State, Western Myanmar, 17 May 2013. A total of 13 people were confirmed dead in neighboring Bangladesh as people began to return home from shelters, a day after Cyclone Mahasen hit the coast, officials said 17 May. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

Photos of the day

Cyclone Mahasen, Texas tornadoes, puffin census, melting Swiss glacier and more.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 16: American Idol Season 12 Winner Candice Glover (C) is seen onstage during Fox's 'American Idol 2013' Finale Results Show at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on May 16, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Candice Glover wins 12th season of ‘American Idol’

The 23-year-old vocal powerhouse from St. Helena Island, S.C., tops competition in her third try.

US actress Claire Julien smiles on May 16, 2013 while posing during a photocall for the film 'The Bling Ring' at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Cannes, one of the world's top film festivals, opened on May 15 and will climax on May 26 with awards selected by a jury headed this year by Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Eye on entertainment

Claire Julien, David Hasselhoff, Freida Pinto, Candice Glover, Martin Short and more.

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