The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers to President Donald Trump during a roundtable meeting on antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in a heated discussion to endorse House bill H.R.5145 that would extend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)Robert Roberson waits to be interviewed in a locked visitation cell at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit prison in Livingston, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Roberson, who has maintained his innocence on death row for more than 20 years, is scheduled to be executed on Oct. 16, for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)Women react at the site where revelers were killed and kidnapped on the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack by Hamas militants at the Nova music festival, a day after the country marked the second anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Mahmud Karmar poses for a portrait with a basket of grass he spent the morning gathering to feed his family’s cow in the Tak province of Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)Nuns take a selfie as they attend the Pope Leo XIV holding his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A woman walks through shadows at the Galata bridge landmark as the sun sets in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor loses his cap after tagging out Detroit Tigers’ Kerry Carpenter, left, during the fifth inning in Game 4 of baseball’s American League Division Series Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)Chicago Cubs’ Michael Busch celebrates after hitting a home run during the first inning of Game 3 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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