Photos of the week | March 23-27, 2026

From a new senator to blooming cherry blossoms, there was a lot happening on and around Capitol Hill this week ahead of the long spring recess.

Here are some of the top images of the past week from Roll Call’s photojournalists.

Members of the Idaho National Guard greet runners on North Capitol Street during the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll half-marathon on Saturday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Cherry blossoms bloom outside of the Supreme Court building on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, right, prepares to shake hands with Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., during his swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol’s Old Senate Chamber on Tuesday. Armstrong’s wife, Shelly, stands in the center. Armstrong replaces former Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who was confirmed as secretary of Homeland Security on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

From left, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are pictured at a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday. The photos on display show Sheridan Gorman, right, who was allegedly killed by Jose Medina, left, an undocumented immigrant, in Chicago. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is seen at a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday, where she announced legislation along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that aims to pause the construction of new data centers until national AI safeguards are put in place to protect workers, consumers and the environment. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Guests and members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus attend a news conference outside the Capitol on Thursday, calling for “equal pay for equal work.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congressional Democrats bow their heads in a moment of silence in the Capitol on Wednesday in front of a plaque honoring Capitol Police and other law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. From left are: Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Sen. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., former Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the Capitol after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., is seen during a House Ethics investigative subcommittee hearing on Thursday regarding accusations against her. Her attorney, William Barzee, appears at right. The subcommittee later ruled that Cherfilus-McCormick had violated ethics rules. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)