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Capitol Lens | Biden his time and a hiatus in Vegas

Some photos from a short week in Washington and Nevada

President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Wisconsin on Thursday.
President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Wisconsin on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 6, 2024 at 12:30pm

With Congress still in recess, this week was quiet in Washington, D.C. Roll Call’s photojournalists were snapping images of President Joe Biden on his way to Wisconsin to stump for the Harris-Walz campaign — and to tout his legacy — and in Las Vegas, following Republican Senate nominee Sam Brown.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown, left, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham arrive at the Cafe de Manila in Las Vegas on Tuesday, where Graham announced his resolution on Chinese aggression towards the Philippines. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Biden speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Brown speaks to attendees of his campaign event at the Cafe de Manila in Las Vegas on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Graham poses for photos with attendees at campaign event for Brown in Las Vegas on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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