Skip to content
RollCall logo

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week | October 31-November 6, 2025

An Architect of the Capitol worker lowers the flag over the Capitol to half-staff on Tuesday in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday at age 84. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
An Architect of the Capitol worker lowers the flag over the Capitol to half-staff on Tuesday in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday at age 84. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted November 7, 2025 at 8:55am

The government has been shut down for a record 38 days and counting. The House has been out of session for 49 days and counting. That hasn’t stopped CQ Roll Call photojournalists from covering the stalemate in Congress. Here are the best images of the week.

Activists in inflatable animal costumes wait along Columbus Circle to march in a demonstration on Wednesday. The protesters marched from Union Station to the National Mall on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s election. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Members of the Handmaid Army DC march in front of the Capitol on Wednesday in a protest against the Trump administration. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
From right, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., conduct a news conference about the government shutdown outside the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., is interrupted by Capitol Police while questioning Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during House Republicans’ news conference on the House steps of the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., cites a quote by President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to his office after opening the Senate floor in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference about the government shutdown and the announced retirement of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Capitol on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., holds a sign critical of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., outside of the speaker’s office in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
A plane flies in front of the moon rising behind the Capitol dome on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Recent Stories

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said other Republicans share his reservations about the president's approach to Russia.

Bacon calls Trump ‘the new Chamberlain’ over Russia policy

Gene Simmons’ testimony at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing on Tuesday highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Rock and Roll Call all nite (and political party every day) — Congressional Hits and Misses

Rep. Henry Cuellar, seen here in May, is now one step closer to regaining his senior subcommittee post.

Cuellar wins a key nod to regain a top House Appropriations post

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the Capitol as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 9.

Senate eyes NDAA passage next week amid aviation safety worries

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Penn., on Dec. 9. Trump discussed his administration’s economic agenda and its efforts to lower the cost of living.

FactChecking Trump’s economic speech

The ballroom construction project at the White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument in November.

Historic preservation trust sues Trump over White House ballroom