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 | License Photo

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 | License Photo

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 | License Photo

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 | License Photo

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-V.T., tweeted after the event, "Just a few years ago, we were told that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour was ‘radical.’ It is not a radical idea to say a job should lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it. We must increase the federal minimum wage from a starvation wage of $7.25 to $15 an hour." Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said, "The harsh truth of the matter is that minimum wage is no longer a living wage. It's a poverty wage in so many places and towns across the country, and no American who works hard should live in poverty." Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "The middle class and those who aspire to it are those we work for and that middle class is essential to the strength of our democracy." Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, said "What did we do in the last Congress? We took care of billionares and multi-millionares and multi-corperations before we reached out to those who are making the least." Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Pelosi (L) smiles as she speaks with Schumer during a press conference on Capitol Hill. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

A fake Washington Post that was distributed today outside the White House by activist is seen on Wednesday. The fake paper is full of anti-Trump stories including a headline that President Trump resigned his office. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

A demonstrator is detained by the Capitol Police while disrupting the confirmation hearing for Acting EPA Secretary Andrew Wheeler before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

A demonstrator is detained by the Capitol Police while disrupting Wheeler's confirmation hearing. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Acting EPA Secretary Andrew Wheeler testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works. Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, faces a tough confirmation battle. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

A demonstrator is detained by the Capitol Police during the hearing. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Wheeler was nominated for the permanent post by Trump in November, after he served as the agency's administrator for five months. He replaced Scott Pruitt, who resigned in July after accusations of lavish spending. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives for the second day of the confirmation hearing of William Barr to be Attorney General. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., arrives for the second day of the confirmation hearing. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., asks Acting EPA Secretary Andrew Wheeler a question as he testifies. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters as he departs the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Mnuchin was on Capitol Hill to discuss Russian sanctions. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer of New York speaks to reporters following the Democratic policy luncheon. Schumer spoke on the government shutdown. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks to reporters following the Republican policy luncheon. McConnell spoke about the government shutdown, funding for President Donald Trump's border wall proposal and Russian sanctions. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill.., speaks to reporters flanked by several fellow Republican members of Congress after meeting with Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., speaks to the media. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

Attorney General nominee William Barr is sworn in to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the first day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Barr will face questions regarding the use of presidential executive power and the Russian probe by the Justice Department into the 2016 presidential election. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Barr (L) talks to his wife, Christine, as he waits to testify. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Barr (R) shakes hands with retired Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, as he waits to testify. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., makes comments as Barr prepares to testify. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Barr said during his confirmation hearing Tuesday he'll act independently of Trump and won't be bullied into doing anything that violates the law. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

"I love the department and all of its components and the FBI," Barr said. "I think they are critical institutions. They are essential in preserving the rule of law, which is the heartbeat of this country." Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

"I feel like I'm in a position in life where I can provide the leadership necessary to protect the independence and reputation of the department and serve in this administration," Barr said. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

From left to right, Democratic Sens. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Richard Durbin of Illlinois, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota question Barr. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, questions Barr. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Members of the Clemson Tigers football team prepare to dine on fast food to celebrate their National Championship win at the White House on Monday. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo

Trump said the fast-food menu was necessary due to the recent snow and the partial government shutdown. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo

The president said one alternative would've been for first lady Melania Trump to make salads for the team. "I said, you guys aren't into salads." Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo

President Donald Trump speaks as he and Vice President Mike Pence (L) welcome the 2018 College Football Playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers to the White House. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney listens to Trump. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo

Trump speaks to Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney (L). Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo

Marine One helicopter with Trump on board arrives on the South Lawn of the White House after returning from New Orleans. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo

Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return from New Orleans, where he pledged at the American Farm Bureau Federation's convention to allow seasonal farmworkers to easily enter the country. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo

Snow covers the "closed" sign at the National Archives as the partial federal government shutdown continues. Congress and the White House cannot reach a deal on a spending bill over Trump's request for $5.7 billion for a southern border wall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Snowmen appear at the U.S. Capitol after a weekend snow storm hit the Washington, D.C. region. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

A hill near the Capitol draws sledders. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

A man walks near the snow-covered reflecting pool on the National Mall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Trump tweeted on Sunday about the snow, saying, "Wish I could share with everyone the beauty and majesty of being in the White House and looking outside at the snow filled lawns and Rose Garden. Really is something - SPECIAL COUNTRY, SPECIAL PLACE!" Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

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