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.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)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)The costume parade was a highlight of the 33rd Annual 17th Street High Heel Race on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/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)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)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)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)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)Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., presides as the House votes on the impeachment inquiry resolution on Thursday. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times/POOL)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)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)
