U.S. Politics in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Capitol is illuminated by lights before sunrise in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The Senate returns today to take up Democrats' voting rights and election-overhaul legislation, a likely doomed effort amid party disunity over changing longstanding Senate rules. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Jan. 13, 2022 Capitol Hill

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Biden on Capitol Hill is stepping up pressure on Senate Democrats to change the filibuster rules and enable passage of voting legislation. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

SOTU

Customers and staff at a bar watch as U.S. President Joe Biden is displayed on a television while speaking during a State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Biden's first State of the Union address comes against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions placed on Russia by the U.S. and its allies. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Senate Confirmation Hearing For Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Jackson held her own against a barrage of Republican attacks centering on crime and race, inching closer to becoming the first Black woman on the Supreme Court in a marathon day of testimony before a Senate panel yesterday. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Senate Confirmation Hearing For Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, answers a question during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Jackson held her own against a barrage of Republican attacks centering on crime and race, inching closer to becoming the first Black woman on the Supreme Court in a marathon day of testimony before a Senate panel yesterday. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

USA POWELL FEDERAL RESERVE

Chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell arrives to a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building in Washington, DC, USA, 14 December 2022. The Federal Reserve announced it interest rates before the start of the holiday season. EPA-/EFE/Eric Lee

Post-luncheon press conferences

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, arrives to a news conference following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a deal to provide $10 billion for Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics after Democrats pulled a last-minute attempt to include global vaccination funds in the bill. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

SCOTUSABORTION

SCOTUSABORTION The U.S. Supreme Court is reflected in a person’s sunglasses during a rally in support of Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2022. A leaked memo by Associate Justice Sam Alito suggested that the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade potentially banning abortions in the United States. (Eric Lee for the Wall Street Journal)

Justices of the US Supreme Court during a formal group photograph

Justices during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Sept. 7, 2022. The court opened its new term Monday with a calendar already full of high-profile clashes, including two cases that could end the use of race in college admissions. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Protests at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is seen through an American flag in Washington, D.C., US, on Monday, June 27, 2022. A CBS News poll suggested that a majority of Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court's decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, which is inflaming a partisan divide on display in comments by senior lawmakers. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

People take videos and photos on their phones as Glenn Youngkin, Republican gubernational candidate for Virginia, speaks to supporters at a campaign stop at a shopping center in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. One of the final polls in the Virginia governor's race shows the contest essentially tied with education at the top of voters' concerns. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

SCOTUSABORTION

SCOTUSABORTION A member of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising uses his fingers to block sound from a megaphone during a rally in support of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2022. A leaked memo by Associate Justice Sam Alito suggested that the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade potentially banning abortions in the United States. (Eric Lee for the Wall Street Journal)

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SCOTUSABORTION “My body, my choice” is written on a woman’s face during a rally in support of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2022. A leaked memo by Associate Justice Sam Alito suggested that the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade potentially banning abortions in the United States. (Eric Lee for the Wall Street Journal)

Capitol Hill on March 29, 2022

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, calls on a reporter during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Senate Monday passed its version of a long-stalled bill to aid the domestic semiconductor industry and bolster U.S. competitiveness with China, a key step needed to kick off negotiations with the House on final legislation. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The hearing is titled "Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?" Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Capitol Hill on March 29, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Senate Monday passed its version of a long-stalled bill to aid the domestic semiconductor industry and bolster U.S. competitiveness with China, a key step needed to kick off negotiations with the House on final legislation. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Post-luncheon press conferences

Senator Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, holds notes as Senator John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, not pictured, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a deal to provide $10 billion for Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics after Democrats pulled a last-minute attempt to include global vaccination funds in the bill. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

January 6 Committee

Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, speaks during a business meeting of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 28, 2022. Two ex-advisers to former President Donald Trump should be held in contempt of Congress because they are withholding information that a House committee considers "central" to its investigation of events surrounding the attack on the Capitol. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

National Guardsmen stand guard at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Motion to proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of Executive Calendar #860 Ketanji Brown Jackson

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, talks to members of the press after voting on an executive session for consideration of Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a deal to provide $10 billion for Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics after Democrats pulled a last-minute attempt to include global vaccination funds in the bill. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, arrives to a vote for House Speaker in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his lieutenants abandoned plans to seek to adjourn the House immediately after convening at noon, moving instead to a fourth vote for the next speaker. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Demonstrators with Shut Down DC prepare to march to protest outside the home of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it can't guarantee all mailed ballots will arrive in time to be counted for the November election, adding to outcry among Democrats that President Donald Trump is deliberately trying to suppress voter turnout during the pandemic. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Day 3 of the 118th Congress

A man holds dumbbells as he walks past the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. The House's turmoil rolls into a third day, after GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's allies and opponents remain deadlocked after six failed speaker votes and adjourned on Wednesday. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg