WASHINGTON (AP) — A gray cat wearing a collar and a name tag that said “Sophie” wandered into the White House grounds.
After the cat meandered through the North Lawn on Friday morning, news reporters scooped it up and took it into the press area for safekeeping. The feline’s owner was called and went to pick it up.
This is a photo gallery curated by Associated Press photo editors.
Sophie, a cat, wanders through the White House North Lawn at the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Sophie, a cat that wandered onto the White House grounds, is held by Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, at the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sophie, a cat that wandered onto the White House grounds, is held by Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, in the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. The feline’s owner was called and went to pick it up. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Kate Sullivan, a reporter, carries Sophie, a cat that was found wandering the White House grounds, to its owner outside the White House, on the White House North Lawn driveway, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Reporter Kate Sullivan, right, delivers Sophie, a cat found wandering the White House Grounds, to its owner Alec Augustine outside the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Alec Augustine carries his cat Sophie outside the White House after she was found wandering the White House grounds, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
