This week in Washington (16 images)

Protestors gather at the Rally to Stop Kavanaugh on the West front of the Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Brett Kavanaugh has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo by Tasos Kapodis/UPI

Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks at the rally. Schumer later tweeted, "What is @SenateGOP trying to hide in Kavanaugh's record? To go to such lengths to deny simple documents really makes people ask: what are they hiding? What are they afraid of? Why can't we have impartial access to docs as we did for Justices Kagan and Sotomayor? #WhatsAtStake." Photo by Tasos Kapodis/UPI

Schumer (L) meets with activist Ady Barkan. Photo by Tasos Kapodis/UPI

Senator Ed Markey, D-Mass., tweeted, "If Judge #Kavanaugh is confirmed, women’s freedom to make decisions about their bodies, reforms to our health care system, the quality of our air and water, and much more will be at risk. We must #StopKavanaugh." Photo by Tasos Kapodis/UPI