TOM BRENNER

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pauses before responding to a question from a journalist inside the Rayburn Room on October 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCarthy was voted out of the speakership following a vote earlier in the day. 

Photojournalists capture Senators walking through a hallway during the weekly Senate Policy Luncheons, on Capitol Hill in Washington. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exits the Old Senate Chamber following a closed-door meeting, alongside Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at the U.S. Capitol.  Zelenskyy met with lawmakers before meetings at the White House and Pentagon.

Demonstrators hold up signs representing the 11,400 victims of gun violence discussed by congressional members during a press conference with Democratic Lawmakers on gun violence, along the east front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

A bubble flies near Pro-life demonstrators, while cheering on the announcement of the overturn of Roe v. Wade outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. 

Journalists capture cell phone imagery of House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy after emerging from the House Chamber on Capitol Hill. McCarthy, running to be House Speaker, finally obtained the gavel following 15 rounds of voting over the course of four days.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), looks on at Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at right, during a verbal spar with fellow congressman Mark Meadows, (R-N.C.); not pictured. At the time of this photo, White House Special Counselor Kellyanne Conway failed to appear before the committee to testify about her alleged violations of the Hatch Act, in which she was later issued a subpoena by the committee as a result of her absence. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat before testifying to the U.S. Senate during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.  

A visitor lays down on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after speaking with Supreme Court Police officers on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The person, who had received a welfare check by officers, continued to walk towards the Capitol after sprawling out.

A coat hanger is illuminated by a camera flash, as demonstrators stand outside Supreme Court in Washington. Protesters gathered after receiving news that the Supreme Court leaked a draft noting the overturn of Roe v. Wade. 

Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) makes a face for the camera as the Senate Members Only elevator door closes on Capitol Hill in Washington. 

The talons of a giant inflatable U.S. flag-themed eagle hang in the air, as the U.S. Capitol building is seen in the background, during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, D.C.

The coffin of Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives at Andrews Air Force Base at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Earlier in the day, thousands of Arizonans gathered for a service honoring the late senator, who was eulogized by former Vice President Joe Biden.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers remarks during a campaign event at Simpson College on February 1, 2020, in Indianola, Iowa. Senator Sanders held the event days ahead of the Iowa Caucuses. 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during a radio interview inside the office of the Minority Leader on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Earlier in the day, Schumer attended a closed meeting with fellow lawmakers regarding the government shutdown as it entered it's thirteenth day.  

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerome Nadler (D-N.Y.) checks his watch as Ranking Member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) reacts during a brief recess, as the House Judiciary Committee holds its markup of articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. 

A Capitol Police Officer walks through Statuary Hall inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.