Photos of the week

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Photos of the week

The week of Dec. 16 as captured by Roll Call’s photojournalists

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters as she passes the Merry Christmas, Happy New Year sign in the basement of the Capitol while leaving the House Democrats’ caucus meeting on Tuesday morning. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark

Posted December 20, 2019 at 2:49pm

It’s our final photos of the week for 2019 as we head into the holiday recess after a historic one culminating with the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 17: NCAA president Mark Emmert, center, Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, conduct a news conference in Russell Building on student athlete compensation on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — NCAA president Mark Emmert, center, Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, conduct a news conference in Russell Building on student-athlete compensation Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 17: Vice President Mike Pence chats with tourists in the Capitol Rotunda as he leaves the Senate Republicans’ policy lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Vice President Mike Pence chats with tourists and hands out White House sweets to children in the Capitol Rotunda as he leaves the Senate Republicans’ policy lunch Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 17: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., leave the Senate Democrats’ policy lunch in the Capitol on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., leave the Senate Democrats’ policy lunch in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: People rally in support of the impeachment of President Donald Trump in front of the Capitol as the House of Representatives begins debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday Dec. 18, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Protesters rally in support of the impeachment of President Donald Trump in front of the Capitol as the House begins debate on the articles Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor as House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor as the chamber takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., is seen in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall during procedural votes related to the articles of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks with staffers in Statuary Hall during procedural votes related to the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., right, wears his Make America Great Again hat as he walks with Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N. Dak., up the House steps to vote on the rules package as the House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., right, wears his Make America Great Again hat as he walks with Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., up the House steps to vote on the rules package as the House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., has his hair fixed by a staff before being interviewed on-camera in the Cannon rotunda as House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Wednesday Dec. 18, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., has his hair fixed by staff before being interviewed on camera in the Cannon Rotunda on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and legislative affairs director Eric Ueland speak to the media after attending the Senate Republican luncheon in the Capitol on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and legislative affairs director Eric Ueland speak to the media after attending the Senate Republican luncheon in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: Members of the public line up in the Capitol Visitor Center to go watch the House of Representatives articles of impeachment votes against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — Members of the public line up in the Capitol Visitor Center to go watch House votes on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 18: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Also appearing from left are, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., Judiciary Chairman Jerrod Nadler, D-N.Y., Foreign Relations Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump late Wednesday. Pelosi is flanked from left by House Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., Judiciary Chairman Jerrod Nadler, D-N.Y., Foreign Relations Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 19: A person walks by the newspaper front pages, from around the US, on display at the Newseum the day after the House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — The Newseum displays newspaper front pages from around the country Thursday morning after the House passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

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