A construction worker clears wood from a platform that spans the Penn Station railroad tracks in New York City on Nov. 18. Construction jobs rose by 20,000 according to the November jobs report. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
President Obama announced Friday that Ashton Carter is his nominee to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. Larry Downing /Reuters /Landov hide caption
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was a lead sponsor of a bill that would allow special savings accounts for people with disabilities. She spoke about her son Cole, who has Down syndrome, on the House floor. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Colleen Bradley Bell and her husband, Bradley Bell, attend an art and film gala in 2011. Colleen Bell, a big donor to Obama's campaign, has been confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Hungary. Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP hide caption
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, conducts a town hall meeting with employees after an October 2014 tour of Harris Products Group in Mason, Ohio. Al Behrman/AP hide caption