A "Hands Off Our Elections" rally is held outside the the U.S. Capitol. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel testify, among the highlights of this week in Washington.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks during a "Hands Off Our Elections" rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's main-in voting restrictions ahead of the midterm elections. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks during the "Hands Off Our Elections" rally. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., speaks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Organizers, voting rights advocates, election workers, community leaders, and congressional members attend the event. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

The scene outside the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

A woman holds a sign that reads, "Ice out. Votes in." Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Bessent offers remarks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn-in during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the FBI at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Patel speaks. Reports have surfaced that Patel took a VIP snorkeling trip in Hawaii around the wreckage of the USS Arizona during a visit to Pearl Harbor last summer and excursions Patel reportedly made on work trips, including a helicopter tour and jet skiing in Asia. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI