This week in Washington (30 images)

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced his resignation amid controversy over his involvement in negotiating a deal in the Jeffrey Epstein case in Florida; Chairman of the Federal Reserve testifies before House and Senate Committees; President Donald Trump meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White House, the week of July 8, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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General Mark A. Milley testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on the Federal Reserve's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, on Capitol Hill. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Powell told the House financial services committee Wednesday that uncertainty around trade policy, tariffs and the global outlook will factor into the Fed's decision whether to cut rates when the next meetings begin July 30. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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