Posted March 31, 2017 at 2:39pm
As the cherry blossoms reached full bloom in Washington this week, so did the congressional investigations into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. After the House investigation faced obstacles , the Senate Intelligence Committee’s query began to ramp up , with the leaders conducting a bipartisan news conference and the entire panel holding its first full hearing on the matter.
Next week, Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch is expected to receive a vote on the Senate floor . Demonstrators both for and against the nominee made appearances in the capital this week.
Here’s the full week in photos:
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr , R-N.C., right, and Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner confer with staff as they arrive for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian intelligence activities Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Burr and Warner hold a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday to provide an update on the committee’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) From left, Sen. Richard Blumenthal , D-Conn., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , D-R.I., hold a news conference opposing the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) A group calling themselves Public Advocate of the U.S., dressed in robes, sings a song in support of Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed as associate justice of the Supreme Court in front of the high court on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The Public Advocate of the U.S. group on Wednesday raised flags to support Gorsuch. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The Capitol building amidst floral trees. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., arrives in the Capitol for the weekly Senate Republicans’ policy lunch on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Police mark shell casings on Independence Avenue near the U.S. Capitol after a woman nearly hit U.S. Capitol Police officers, resulting in two officers firing shots on Wednesday morning, March 29, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Jamie Dantzscher, left, 2000 Olympic Games gymnastics bronze medalist, wipes tears away as she listens to Jessica Howard, right, three-time national champion gymnast, testify during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting Young Athletes From Sexual Abuse” on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)