This week in Washington (20 images)

The White House unveiled "The Spirit of America" holiday decorations and impeachment hearings continued on Capitol Hill against President Donald Trump among the highlights for the week of December 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Detail of the luncheon place setting on Thursday at the White House. Pool photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

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From left to right, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, Trump and U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Kraft listen during the luncheon. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

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Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., attends a House Judiciary Committee on the impeachment of Trump on Wednesday. Photo by Saul Loeb/UPI

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From left to right, law Professors Noah Feldman, Pamela S. Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan Turley are sworn in to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

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