Photos of the Week: Halloween and impeachment collide

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Photos of the Week: Halloween and impeachment collide

The week of Nov. 1 as captured by Roll Call’s photojournalists

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., walks by a protester outside the Capitol after the House voted on its resolution outlining the next steps in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark

Posted November 1, 2019 at 10:28am

Things are always a little strange in Congress. But throw in a dash of impeachment and a taste of Halloween into the cauldron, and you have a recipe for an extra strange week.

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 29: From left, Reps. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Scott Perry, R-Pa., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center outside the deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director of European affairs at the National Security Council, related to the House's impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — From left, Reps. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Scott Perry, R-Pa., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center outside the deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director of European affairs at the National Security Council, related to the House’s impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 29: Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, prepares to testify during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Hart Building on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 29: A person dressed in drag participates in the costume parade before the start of the 33rd Annual 17th Street High Heel Race on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — The costume parade was a highlight of the 33rd Annual 17th Street High Heel Race on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 30: Chaplain of the House Rev. Patrick Conroy blesses a white oak tree with holy water during the planting ceremony of the tree in honor of Theodore Roosevelt at the Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Chaplain of the House Rev. Patrick Conroy blesses a white oak tree with holy water during the planting ceremony of the tree in honor of Theodore Roosevelt at the Capitol on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 30: Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to Russia in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 30: Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., holds up a copy of the resolution while offering an amendment as the House Rules Committee meets in the Capitol to consider the procedures for impeachment on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., holds up a copy of the resolution while offering an amendment as the House Rules Committee meets in the Capitol to consider the procedures for impeachment on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 31: A worker adjusts the hands of the Car of History Clock in Statuary Hall before the vote on impeachment procedures in the House on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — A Capitol worker adjusts the hands of the Car of History Clock in Statuary Hall before the vote on impeachment procedures on Thursday. Oh — don’t forget to fall back on Sunday as Daylight Saving Time ends. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 31: Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., arrives to the Capitol for the House vote on an impeachment inquiry resolution on Thursday, October 31, 2019. This was Hill’s last series of votes before her resignation, for having an improper relationship with an aide, becomes effective. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., arrives at the Capitol for the House vote on the impeachment inquiry resolution on Thursday. Hill delivered her farewell speech after the vote. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as the House of Representatives votes on a resolution outlining the rules for the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on the floor of the House Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on October 31, 2019. Erin Schaff/The New York Times) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., presides as the House votes on the impeachment inquiry resolution on Thursday. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times/POOL)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 31: Republican lawmakers listen to Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., speak during a news conference with other Republicans on Capitol Hill on Thursday Oct. 31, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, and fellow House Republicans listen to Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., speak during a news conference after the House vote on the impeachment inquiry resolution. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 31: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., pets a dog in a baby shark costume during his Bipawtisan Dog Costume Parade in the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., pets a dog in a baby shark costume during his Bipawtisan Dog Costume Parade in the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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