Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds her weekly press conference with the media, during which she expressed deep support for the nuclear agreement reached with Iran that was announced earlier in the week. The day before, Vice President Joe Biden met with House Democrats to gather legislative support for the nuclear accords. (The Hill)
HIllary Clinton spends Tuesday on the Hill meeting with Congressional Democrats, taking a brief break from the campaign trail in order to give caucus members the opportunity to have private a question-and-answer session with her. (The Hill)
Sen. Cory Booker returns to the Capitol following a prayer vigil held on the west lawn in honor of the Charleston, S.C. shooting victims. (The Hill)
Sen. Mark Warner arrives at the hallway outside the Senate chamber doors as senators prepared to hold several votes related to the National Defense Authorization Act. (The Hill)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds her weekly press conference as the House begins a series of votes on the Obama Administration’s request for fast-track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. A week earlier, Pelosi and a majority of Democrats were successful in blocking the trade bills, but Republicans pushed forward in their efforts to get legislation to President Obama’s desk. (The Hill)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) speaks with a reporter outside the Senate elevators before the weekly policy luncheon. (The Hill)
President Barack Obama departs from a closed-caucus meeting with House Democrats. The President pleaded with his party to support the legislation required to grant his administration fast-track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) arrives for a press conference on reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. Heitkamp is one of the leading Democrat’s pushing for a renewal of the bank’s charter before its expiration. (The Hill)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) waits for her colleagues to arrive for a press conference on the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization. (The Hill)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) walks through the Capitol basement. (The Hill)
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