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)