Updated: Jan. 22, 2019 at 12:54 PM

This week in Washington (45 images)

Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the national college football champion Clemson Tigers visit the White House and Washington is covered in snow as the government shutdown continues the week of January 14, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Anti-abortion activists participate in a "die-in" protest demonstration in front of the Supreme Court, on the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision federally legalizing abortion, on Friday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Anti-abortion activist participate in a "die-in" protest. Abortion rights activists said they're concerned the new court, featuring Trump-appointed Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, will impose more restrictions on the procedure and uphold state laws that have been previously ruled unconstitutional. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Anti-abortion activists participate in a "die-in" protest. Vice President Mike Pence, an evangelical Christian, will speak at the March for Life dinner Friday night. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Tiffany Lowe, a fast food worker from Tennessee, speaks during an event held by Congressional Democrats to announce the introduction of the "Raise the Wage Act," on Wednesday. The proposed legislation aims to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI

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