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UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 3: Visitors gather at the Capitol Christmas tree at sunset on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. This year's tree, an Engelmann Spruce, came from the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Dec. 4, 2020

By Bill Clark, Caroline Brehman and Tom Williams
Posted December 4, 2020 at 2:09pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a ceremonial swearing-in of Rep. Kwanza Hall, D-Ga., as he fills the congressional seat of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., following a special election, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.

Photo of the day: Congressman for a month

By Caroline Brehman
Posted December 3, 2020 at 2:21pm
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 2: Faith & Action in the Nation's Capital holds its annual "Live Nativity on Capitol Hill," with actors portraying Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!

By Caroline Brehman
Posted December 2, 2020 at 3:30pm

Watch Mitch McConnell’s tearful tribute to retiring Lamar Alexander

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 2, 2020 at 12:36pm
“Operation Christmas Drop” checks off all the holiday movie cliches, but as an introduction to BRAC, it leaves something to be desired.

Cringeworthy Christmas: Netflix turns BRAC into a Hill staffer’s tropical romance

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 2, 2020 at 10:14am
The Capitol Christmas Tree is unloaded on the West Front of the Capitol on Nov. 20. The lighting ceremony on Wednesday will be closed to the public.

Mask up, gingerbread men: It’s Christmas at the Capitol

By Chris Cioffi
Posted December 2, 2020 at 6:00am
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 28: People dine in outdoor pods at Ted’s Bulletin in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Bubble brunch

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 30, 2020 at 4:26pm
The U.S. Capitol building and National Mall are seen from the top of the Washington Monument on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Through the looking glass

By Bill Clark
Posted November 24, 2020 at 1:32pm
Members of Refuse Fascism hold an event delivering fake body bags at the General Services Administration to protest Emily Murphy's blocking of the incoming Biden administration's access to funds, officials, agencies, equipment and office space needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Washington on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.

Photo of the day: Another week, another protest

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 23, 2020 at 3:28pm
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 19: Rudolph Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee, on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Trump attorneys, Jenna Ellis, far left and Sydney Powell, second from left, also appear. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Mask heckling, Bono and ‘My Cousin Vinny’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 20, 2020 at 1:59pm
A Trump supporter yells at counterprotesters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Million MAGA March in Washington on Saturday.

Photos of the week ending Nov. 20, 2020

By Caroline Brehman, Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted November 20, 2020 at 1:50pm
President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani holds a news conference Thursday on lawsuits surrounding the 2020 Presidential election results at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Sweating the election

By Tom Williams
Posted November 19, 2020 at 3:14pm
Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., was wearing an Arizona mask at a pre-election news conference.

Maskless photos overshadow McSally’s Senate farewell speech

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 18, 2020 at 6:17pm
A recycling bin filled to the top sits outside the empty office of Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., did not seek re-election in 2020.(Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Visclosky checking out

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 18, 2020 at 3:33pm
The Speaker’s Lobby is for lingering and mingling, but not as much anymore, with furniture removed to discourage such behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, workers remove portraits from the Speaker's Lobby in June.

Speaker’s Lobby stripped of seating to keep members on the move

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 18, 2020 at 12:57pm
Albert Pike’s pedestal remains empty after the statue was toppled by protesters at Judiciary Square in Washington. Above, a view of what remains of the monument on June 20, covered with graffiti.

Toppled, warehoused, waiting: Confederate statue still in limbo in DC

By Chris Cioffi
Posted November 18, 2020 at 7:00am
Sen.-elect Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is seen in the Cannon House Office Building tunnel while moving from his House office to temporary space on the Senate side on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Marshall has served in the House since 2017.

Photo of the day: Moving day

By Tom Williams
Posted November 17, 2020 at 3:32pm
Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez greets fans along Constitution Avenue during a parade to celebrate the World Series champions on Nov. 2, 2019.

Loving the Swamp: 13 things that keep Washington real

By Jason Dick
Posted November 17, 2020 at 6:29am
Volunteers from Families Belong Together and the Franciscan Action Network place teddy bears along a cage as part of a demonstration involving 600-plus teddy bears meant to represent “the children still separated as a result of U.S. immigration policies" in Washington on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the day: Caged bear

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 16, 2020 at 4:29pm
A Trump supporter yells at counter-protesters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the ÒMillion MAGA MarchÓ in on Saturday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos from the ‘Million MAGA March’ in Washington

By Bill Clark and Caroline Brehman
Posted November 16, 2020 at 11:14am