Photos of the week ending December 20, 2024 - Roll Call

Lawmakers had a lot on their plates this week, with the 118th Congress trying to wrap up before the holiday break. But the threat of a government shutdown overshadowed everything, and Roll Call’s photojournalists were on Capitol Hill to focus on all of the action.

A man dressed as Santa Claus rides his Onewheel skateboard Saturday at the base of the Washington Monument, where participants in the “Santarchy 2024” tour met. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, arrives outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday for a meeting with Florida Sen. Rick Scott. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Paris Hilton rides her motorized suitcase across the Capitol’s East Front plaza on Tuesday. The entrepreneur and activist earlier lobbied lawmakers to pass legislation known as the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act. The bipartisan bill cleared the House on Wednesday and is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks through the Capitol’s Senate Reception Room on Tuesday with assistance from an aide. The Kentucky Republican fell during the GOP policy luncheon and had to be treated for minor injuries. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Speaker Mike Johnson, center, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, left, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday after a meeting of the House Republican Conference. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP Reps. William R. Timmons IV of South Carolina, left, and Randy Weber of Texas pose with a copy of the first continuing resolution bill on the House steps on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Chip Roy of Texas talk with reporters about the continuing resolution bill to fund the government outside the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas is pictured outside the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson leaves the speaker’s office in the Capitol on Friday after a meeting to discuss a path forward for funding the government. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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