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McConnell survives leadership challenge: Washington Photos of the Week

By Graeme Jennings

Lawmakers returned to Washington after the midterm elections with Republicans blaming each other for disappointing results that fell short of red wave expectations.

House Republicans finally secured the majority on Wednesday after a week of close election calls, while Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) faced a leadership challenge after Republicans failed to flip the Senate.

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Freshman orientation for new members of Congress commenced during the chaotic week, which featured former President Donald Trump announcing his 2024 White House bid, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) earning enough votes to become his party’s nominee for House speaker, and longtime Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announcing her retirement from Democratic Party leadership.

Here’s a look at scenes from the post-midterm election aftermath captured by Washington Examiner photographer Graeme Jennings during the week of Nov. 14.

McConnell succeeds in earning another term as GOP leader, surviving a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell takes questions from reporters on the first day the Senate convened after the midterm elections. McConnell was reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, in the Senate Republican leadership elections on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Novembner 16, 2022.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell takes questions from reporters on the first day the Senate convened after the midterm elections. McConnell was reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, in the Senate Republican leadership elections on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Novembner 16, 2022.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, who led the Senate Republican campaign arm in the midterm elections failed in a bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, on Capitol, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, who led the Senate Republican campaign arm in the midterm elections failed in a bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, on Capitol, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, meets with reporters after being re-elected to his longtime role as Senate Republican leader and fending off a challenge by Senator Rick Scott, R-FL, an ally of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, meets with reporters after being re-elected to his longtime role as Senate Republican leader and fending off a challenge by Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, an ally of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, November 16, 2022.


Newly elected lawmakers, including 25-year-old Maxwell Frost, arrive for freshman orientation amid chaos

Newly elected member of Congress pose for the 118th Congress member-elect class photo on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
Newly elected member of Congress pose for the 118th Congress member-elect class photo on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
Representative-elect Maxwell Frost, D-FL, arrives at on the House steps of the Capitol to pose for the 118th Congress member-elect class photo on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Maxwell Frost will be the first Gen Z member of Congress
Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost, D-FL, arrives on the House steps of the Capitol to pose for the 118th Congress member-elect class photo, Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Maxwell Frost will be the first Gen Z member of Congress.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) secures the Democratic majority again, pushes same-sex marriage legislation

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on November 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Schumer remains majority leader after Democrats retained control of the Senate following critical wins in the midterm elections.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on November 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Schumer remains majority leader after Democrats retained control of the Senate following critical wins in the midterm elections.

Democrats and activists demand protections for DACA recipients in the lame-duck session

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, speaks at a press conference on legislation to make the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act permanent, Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in Nevada, which ensured the Democrats retained majority in the Senate.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, speaks at a press conference on legislation to make the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act permanent, Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in Nevada, which ensured the Democrats retained majority in the Senate.

It’s beginning to feel like Christmas at the Capitol

Workers helps to unload the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, November 18, 2022 This year's tree is a 78-foot red spruce from the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.
Workers helps to unload the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, November 18, 2022 This year’s tree is a 78-foot red spruce from the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.

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