
A moment of silence is held on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, June 13, to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. At least 49 people were killed in the massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee, arrives at a rally in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 14.

Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, introduces NASCAR great Richard Petty, left, at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday, June 14.

Kevin Travaline, a staff member for U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, moves a stuffed bear in Washington on Tuesday, June 14. The bear was part of the Experience New Hampshire event being held the next day at the Russell Senate Office Building.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders kisses his wife, Jane, as he prepares to make a video for his supporters Thursday, June 16, in Burlington, Vermont. Sanders is still running for President although Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul ducks under a pitch during a baseball scrimmage with other Republicans on Monday, June 13. The annual Congressional Baseball Game is June 23.

Police arrest some protesters outside a Donald Trump rally in Atlanta on Wednesday, June 15.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker hugs Sharon Risher, whose mother and two cousins were killed in the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting that took place in June 2015. Booker and other Democratic senators were holding a news conference about gun control on Thursday, June 16.

Actress Glenn Close imitates presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12.

House Speaker Paul Ryan talks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 14. Ryan said he continues to oppose Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims entering the country.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi greets the Dalai Lama before he spoke at American University in Washington on Monday, June 13. #tbt: See the Dalai Lama when he was 24

Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, appears before a Senate committee on Tuesday, June 14. The committee was hearing testimony regarding SEC oversight.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden place flowers at a memorial Thursday, June 16, for the victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando. See more reaction from around the world

CIA Director John Brennan speaks to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday, June 16. He said the ISIS militant group remains as dangerous as ever despite efforts to crush it militarily.

Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen, left, stands next to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as a break-dancer performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday, June 17.

The Marine One helicopter carrying President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha, and a support helicopter are silhouetted against the Half Dome rock formation at sunset as the first family arrives at Yosemite National Park in California, Friday, June 17. The Obama family traveled to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico before heading to Yosemite to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.




