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Photos of the Week: Pre-Memorial Day weekend edition

The week of May 20 as captured by Roll Call’s photojournalists

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arrives for his 2020 campaign kickoff rally at the Eakins Oval in Philadelphia on May 18. He and President Trump are offering a possible 2020 general election preview with their brawl over Ukraine and corruption charges. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

By Bill Clark, Caroline Brehman and Tom Williams

Posted May 24, 2019 at 11:23am

We started off the week with politicians throwing articles of clothing from the stage, and wrapped it up with a tornado warning in Washington.

Here’s the entire pre-Memorial Day recess week in photos:

UNITED STATES - MAY 20: President Donald Trump throws a MAGA hat to the crowd during a rally at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa., on Monday, May 20, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — President Donald Trump throws a MAGA hat to the crowd during his rally at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa., on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 21: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at an abortion-rights rally at Supreme Court in Washington to protest new state bans on abortion services on Tuesday May 21, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at an abortion rights rally at the Supreme Court in Washington to protest new state bans on abortion services on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 22: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves the Capitol for a meeting at the White House with President Trump on infrastructure on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves the Capitol for a meeting at the White House with President Trump on infrastructure on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 22: Secretary David Bernhardt testifies during a Senate Appropriations on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the FY2020 budget proposal for the Interior Department in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt testifies during a Senate Appropriations on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the FY2020 budget proposal for the Interior Department on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 22: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., walks along Constitution Ave. towards the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., talks on his phone as he walks along Constitution Ave. toward the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 23: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and chef Jose Andres hug after running into each other in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Andres was on Capitol Hill for a briefing held by the Power 4 Puerto Rico Coalition, calling on Congress to help Puerto Rico achieve future growth and prosperity after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and chef José Andrés hug after running into each other in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday. Andrés was on Capitol Hill for a briefing held by the Power 4 Puerto Rico Coalition, calling on Congress to help Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 23: Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., waves as he leaves the Capitol following the final votes before the Memorial Day recess on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., waves as he leaves the Capitol following the final votes before the Memorial Day recess on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 23: Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., talks to the media after the last vote before the Memorial Day recess at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday May 23, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., talks to the media as he leaves the Capitol after the last vote before the Memorial Day recess on Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - MAY 23: Rainwater runs on Delaware Avenue NE, after a storm passed over Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Rainwater rushes down Delaware Avenue Northeast after a thunderstorm, which prompted a tornado warning for Washington, passed over Capitol Hill on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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