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Photos of the Week: Rain, National Police Week and Smokey Robinson

The week of May 14 as captured by Roll Call’s photographers

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen through rain drops on the skylight of the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen through rain drops on the skylight of the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A rainy week in Washington is coming to a close (though the rain seems intent on sticking around through the weekend). Some of the events this week on Capitol Hill included: a presidential visit to the GOP policy lunch, testimony from singer-songwriter legend Smokey Robinson, the premiere of Sen. John McCain‘s HBO documentary and oh, more rain.

Here’s the entire week in photos:

UNITED STATES - MAY 14: From left, Drum Major Ken Misch, Drum Sgt. Charlie Ezelle, and Roberto
From left, Drum Major Ken Misch, Drum Sgt. Charlie Ezelle, and Roberto “Boom Boom” Lopez, of the Los Angeles Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums, smoke cigars near the Capitol Reflecting Pool after participating in a competition that was part of National Police Week on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 15: Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, whispers to Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., before the start of the confirmation hearing for William R. Evanina, nominee to be director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, in the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., whispers to Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., before the start of the confirmation hearing for William R. Evanina, nominee to be director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, in the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 15: President Donald Trump, center, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrive for the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in the Capitol on May 15, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrive for the Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 15: Recording artist Smokey Robinson, left, gives Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a kiss as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, looks on before the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on
Recording artist Smokey Robinson gives Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a kiss as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, looks on before the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting and Promoting Music Creation for the 21st Century” on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
MAY 15: Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) exits the Center for American Progress 'Ideas' conference Tuesday May 15, 2018. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., exits the Center for American Progress ‘Ideas’ conference Tuesday May 15, 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

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UNITED STATES - MAY 16: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies during a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Dirksen Building on the proposed FY2019 budget for the EPA on May 16, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies during a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Dirksen Building on the proposed FY2019 budget on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 16: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., arrives for a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Dirksen Building on the FY2019 budget for the FBI featuring testimony by director Christopher Wray on May 16, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
 Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., arrives for a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Dirksen Building on the FY2019 budget for the FBI featuring testimony by director Christopher Wray. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 16: A staffer removes a 'net neutrality' sign after a press conference following the vote that would help stop the Federal Communications Commission's effort to reverse Obama-era regulations on net neutrality May 16, 2018. (Photo By Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)
A staffer removes a net neutrality sign after a press conference following the vote that would help stop the Federal Communications Commission’s effort to reverse Obama-era regulations on net neutrality. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)
Tourists walk past the dome of the U.S. Capitol as a light rain falls on the Washington area on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Tourists walk past the dome of the U.S. Capitol as a light rain falls on the Washington area on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 16: Christopher Wylie, a former employee of Cambridge Analytica, testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing in Dirksen Building titled
Christopher Wylie, a former employee of Cambridge Analytica, testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing in Dirksen Building titled “Cambridge Analytica and the Future of Data Privacy.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MAY 17: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attend a reception in the Capitol Visitor Center before a film screening of HBO's documentary
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attend a reception in the Capitol Visitor Center before a film screening of HBO’s documentary “John McCain: For Whom The Bell Tolls,” on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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