A picture of a spot news, general news or issue reporting event taken in the United States and its territories (i.e. Puerto Rico).
First Place
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Hurricane Michael: Local children scavenge for food left behind at the 15th Street Flee market after category 4 Hurricane Michael made land fall along the Florida panhandle Wednesday, on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Panama City, FL.
Second Place
Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Parkland Vigil: Marianna Guttierez, 14, center right, and other students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gather with others for a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the school shooting on Thursday February 15, 2018 in Parkland, FL. 17 people were killed in the mass shooting.
Third Place
M. Scott Mahaskey, Politico
Child witness: Children shout slogans against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court as they witness dozens of individuals being arrested during protests outside the Supreme Court Sept. 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Award of Excellence
Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg
Funeral Service For Former President George H.W. Bush: Former U.S. President George W. Bush chokes up while speaking about his father during a state funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Bush, the longest-living president in U.S. history at age 94, died at his home in Houston on November 30. In his one term in the White House he fashioned a restrained response to the Soviet Union's collapse and assembled the multinational coalition that liberated Kuwait from an Iraqi invasion.
Award of Excellence
Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
Lady Justice: A protester sits on the lap of ‟Lady Justice” on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building as demonstrators storm the steps and doors of the Supreme Court while Judge Brett Kavanaugh is being sworn in as an Associate Justice of the court inside on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2018.
Award of Excellence
Jacquelyn Martin, The Associated Press
Go Blue Dress, Go: Cassie Semyon, 21, an intern for NBC News, runs from the courthouse with results outside of federal court as jury deliberations are announced in the trial of the former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.