It's been a week of overdue legislation, surprise White House guests, and scandalous texts. Here's a GIFcap of the week.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this week faced calls to recuse himself from cases involving Jan. 6.

The reason? Recent revelations gleaned from texts between Thomas's wife, "Ginni" Thomas and Trump's top aide.

Per the WaPo, Thomas sent Mark Meadows several texts urging him to back efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Pres. Biden on Tue. signed into law a historic federal anti-lynching bill, 100+ years after its introduction in Congress.

The bill, AKA the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, would make, for the first time ever, lynching a federal hate crime. (Vox)

Biden's signing Tue. was a feat 100+ years in the making: anti-lynching legislation was first introduced in 1918. (Vox)

Maine Sen. Susan Collins on Wed. announced her support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to SCOTUS. (CNN)

Collins is the first Republican Senator to voice their support for Jackson's confirmation to the Court.

Collins' support officially sets Jackson on track to be confirmed to SCOTUS next week. (CNN)

"Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider visited the White House Thu. to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility.

During her visit, Schneider condemned the wave of anti-trans legislation sweeping state legislatures across the country.

Schneider: "Some of them in particular that are denying medical services to trans youth...[It's] really scary."

The House of Representatives on Fri. voted to pass legislation that would federally decriminalize marijuana.

The bill, AKA the MORE Act, passed the House by a 220–204 vote. The final vote largely fell along party lines. (CNN)

If signed into law, the bill would remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances. (CNN)

That's all for this week!