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This week in Washington (27 images)

House Republicans pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies, and Trump returns from Asia the week of November 13, 2017, in Washington, D.C.



Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference about concerns over the current House of Representatives tax reform bill on Capitol Hill on Monday. Speakers urged Congress to preserve state and local tax exemption deductions, and private activity bonds. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
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Alexandria, Va., Mayor Allison Silberberg speaks at a news conference regarding the tax reform bill. President Trump also weighed in on Twitter, advising legislators to get rid of the individual mandate in the ACA, which would save $338 billion in taxes over 10 years, offering additional room to cut taxes. However, this would leave 13 million more Americans uninsured by 2027. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., points to a chart that shows how taxes would increase for individuals under the current House of Representatives tax reform bill. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol on Monday for a vote for the first time after he was attacked while mowing his lawn at his Kentucky home. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
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