EditorialLee Zeldin, speaking, the Republican nominee for governor, and Brandon Williams, clapping behind Zeldin, the party’s nominee for New York State’s open 22nd District U.S.congressional seat, during a campaign rally in Salina, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2022. (Benjam
EditorialPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk through a hall of clapping women as they head into the East Room to deliver remarks on Equal Pay Day to celebrate Women’s History Month at the White House in Washington, March 15, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialNurses working at Mount Sinai Hospital, on a break and sharing a bucket of fried chicken, clap and cheer along during the daily 7 p.m. public clapping to honor essential workers, May 22, 2020. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times)