This week in Washington (32 images)

Left to right, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., look on during a Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday. The ceremony honored the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Services Company, known collectively as the Ghost Army, who used inflatable tanks, sound effects, and other fake equipment to lure the German Army away from Allied troops during World War II. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

The Congressional Gold Medal is presented to Bernie Bluestein, a veteran of the Ghost Army. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Martin O'Malley, speaks during a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

President Joe Biden steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. The president is returning to the White House from Houston, where he participated in campaign events. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI