U.S. Rep. John Lewis sheds a tear during a news conference with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday, July 8. Lewis, a civil rights icon, called for unity after the fatal police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier in the week. He also stressed order and peace following the deadly ambush of police officers in Dallas.
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FBI Director James Comey is sworn in before testifying to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday, July 7. Comey defended his handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation, which found that Clinton and her aides were "extremely careless" in the handling of classified information during her time as secretary of state. GOP lawmakers were frustrated, however, over Comey's decision not to seek charges against the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attend a campaign rally for her in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 5. Obama said he became a loyal Clinton convert years ago and that their Democratic primary fight from 2008 is all in the past.
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Presidential candidate Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, pumps his fists during a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 5.
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Police clear tourists and media from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as protesters stage a sit-in over gun violence on Tuesday, July 5.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, chats with U.S. President Barack Obama during a NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, July 8. Cameron announced his resignation last month after UK voters opted out of the European Union.
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, left, and Bob Casey Jr. talk on the U.S. Capitol's subway system on Wednesday, July 6.
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions talks with reporters after meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Senate Republican Conference on Thursday, July 7. Sessions was the first senator to endorse Trump, the GOP's presumptive nominee.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to make a statement on Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 6. Obama said he would draw down troops in Afghanistan to 8,400 by the end of his administration -- a change from the initial target of 5,500. Right now there are 9,800 U.S. troops supporting the Afghan government.
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U.S. Rep. Fred Upton leads the crowd in singing happy birthday to former Rep. John Dingell on Wednesday, July 6. Dingell was celebrating his 90th birthday in the hearing room of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The room is also known as the John Dingell Room.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, July 6.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves from his Secret Service vehicle as he arrives to meet House members in Washington on Thursday, July 7.
