It’s almost the middle of July, but there’s no summer slowdown on Capitol Hill. The president’s Supreme Court pick was in the Capitol on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as senators consider his nomination to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.But the joint committee in the House that heard testimony from Peter Strzok on Thursday possibly stole the show for this week on the Hill as sparks flew between members and the FBI agent Peter Strzok.Here’s the entire week in Washington: President Donald Trump introduces his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, here with his wife and daughters, in the East Room of the White House on Monday. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)Stephanie Clifford, also known as adult film star and director Stormy Daniels, arrives Monday, surrounded by security, for the first of a two-night appearance at The Cloakroom strip club in Washington. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives with Kavanaugh, off camera, for a photo-op in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Vice President Mike Pence is seen in the Senate Reception Room on Tuesday as Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., right, conducts a meeting after the Senate policy lunches in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Kavanaugh, Pence and former Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., meet in McConnell’s office in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Kavanaugh and Pence arrive at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Reporters swarm around Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, as she arrives for the Senate Republicans’ policy lunch in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Rep.-elect Michael Cloud, R-Texas, waits with his family before his mock swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talks with reporters after the Senate policy lunches in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)A staffer points the way as Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., makes his way through the Senate subway to one of the Senate office buildings on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)FBI deputy assistant director Peter Strzok prepares to testify before a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees on Thursday. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., writes notes on the Senate subway as it pulls into the Capitol on Thursday. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)Speaker Paul D. Ryan talks with staff as he walks to his weekly press conference in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
