It's not every day that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) publicly breaks with one of his fellow Republican rivals for the presidential nomination. But the conservative firebrand did just that Sunday when he joined Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in rebuking Ben Carson after the famed neurosurgeon said the U.S. should not elect a Muslim president.
“You know, the Constitution specifies there shall be no religious test for public office and I am a constitutionalist,” Cruz said on Iowa public television. He also again declined to weigh in on President Barack Obama's faith, saying it was a matter between him and God.
Earlier Sunday, Graham reacted to Carson's remarks on Twitter by claiming the doctor "is not ready to be Commander-In-Chief. America is an idea, not owned by a particular religion."
The presidential hopeful further called on Carson to apologize to American Muslims, arguing that although Carson was a "good doctor," he was "clearly not prepared to lead a great nation."
Carson caused a stir Sunday after he told NBC's Chuck Todd that he would not support a Muslim becoming president. He claimed that Islam is "inconsistent with the values and principles of America" and is incompatible with the Constitution.
A campaign spokesman doubled-down later Sunday, saying "there is a huge gulf between the faith and practice of the Muslim faith, and our Constitution and American values."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which calls itself the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., will on Monday call for Carson to withdraw from the race.
UPDATE: 11:18 a.m. -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) issued a statement Monday saying he was happy to "indulge the media for a moment and play their gotcha game" by responding to Carson.
"If you can find me a Muslim candidate who is a Republican, who will fight hard to protect religious liberty, who will respect the Judeo-Christian heritage of America, who will be committed to destroying ISIS and radical Islam, who will condemn cultures that treat women as second class citizens and who will place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution, then yes, I will be happy to consider voting for him or her," he said. "If you can’t, I’ll settle for voting for a Christian Governor from Louisiana."
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Pure Joy(01 of94)
Rep.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) reacts after drawing the No. 4 chip during the New Member Orientation Room Lottery Draw for office space at the Capitol on Dec. 1, 2016. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Dabbing(02 of94)
Rep.-elect Anthony Brown (D-Md.) strikes a dab pose during the New Member Orientation Room Lottery Draw for office space at the Capitol on Dec. 1, 2016. Brown drew No. 34. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Pelosi Victory(03 of94)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to the media after winning the House Democratic leadership election on Nov. 30, 2016. (credit:Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Kaine Returns(04 of94)
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) arrives in the Capitol for the Senate Democrats' policy lunch on Nov. 16, 2016, after returning from the campaign trail. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
New Leadership(05 of94)
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) leaves after the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the Capitol on Nov. 16, 2016. Schumer was elected as the incoming Senate minority leader in the morning. (credit:Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Senate Visit(06 of94)
Sen.-elect Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is surrounded by reporters who were questioning Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) after the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership elections in the Capitol on Nov. 16, 2016. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Renominating Ryan(07 of94)
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is seen at a press conference at the Capitol on Nov. 15, 2016, after he was renominated by his conference to hold the position in the upcoming Congress. (credit:Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Just The Hats For The Job(08 of94)
Make America Great Again hats sit on chairs before the start of a morning Republican event at the Capitol on Nov. 15, 2016. (credit:Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
National Debt(09 of94)
As the number of the current U.S. national debt is seen on a screen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 28, 2016, on Capitol Hill. (credit:Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Hanks(10 of94)
Tom Hanks attends the launch of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation's "Hidden Heroes" campaign at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Sept. 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (credit:Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Wide-Eyed(11 of94)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing, "Fifteen Years After 9/11: Threats to the Homeland," on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2016. (credit:Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images)
'Doug Stamper' On The Job(12 of94)
Actor Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper on "House of Cards," take a selfie with a fan in the Capitol while on the Hill advocating for the Older Americans Act on Sept. 21, 2016. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Ivanka Trump(13 of94)
Ivanka Trump (center), daughter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, meets with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and other women GOP members of Congress at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill on Sept. 20, 2016. (credit:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rotunda Stroll(14 of94)
San Suu Kyi, state counsellor of Myanmar, and Frank Larkin, Senate sergeant-at-arms, walk through the Capitol Rotunda between meetings with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate leaders on Sept. 15, 2016. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Quacky Day(15 of94)
Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) speaks with reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting with GOP nominee for Vice President Mike Pence at the Capitol Hill Club as a man in a duck costume stands behind him on Sept. 13, 2016. The unidentified man in the costume holds a sign calling on Donald Trump to release his tax returns. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Back With Congress(16 of94)
From left, U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence joins House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) for a news conference following a weekly policy meeting at the Republican headquarters on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (credit:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Push For Banning Assault Weapons(17 of94)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler joins members of MoveOn.org and other members of Congress at an event to demand that Congress renew an assault weapons ban. They delivered more than 1 million signed petitions to the Capitol on July 12, 2016. (credit:Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)
Attorney General Testifies(18 of94)
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is sworn in before giving testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on July 12, 2016. (credit:Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Black Lives Matter(19 of94)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), center, marches with a group of demonstrators from Capitol Hill to The White House on July 7, 2016. Protesters gathered in Washington in response to the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. (credit:Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
FBI Testimony(20 of94)
FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Oversight Committee on the agency's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email system on July 7, 2016. (credit:Bao Dandan/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
Protest For Gun Reform(21 of94)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wears a rainbow armband as she attends a news conference accompanied by members of the House Democratic Caucus to call on House Speaker Paul Ryan to allow a vote on gun violence prevention legislation on June 22, 2016. (credit:Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Democrats' Sit-In(22 of94)
A photo shot and tweeted from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. House Rep. Katherine Clark shows Democratic members of the House staging a sit-in on the House floor "to demand action on common sense gun legislation" on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22, 2016. (credit:U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark/Handout via Reuters)
India In The House(23 of94)
Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan look on as India Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledges applause as he arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2016. (credit:Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Hollywood On The Hill(24 of94)
Actress Helen Mirren testifies before a joint Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing to discuss legislation to "facilitate the return of stolen artwork by the Nazis during the Holocaust" on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 7, 2016. (credit:Gary Cameron/Reuters)
Subway Servicing(25 of94)
Capitol crews work to restore service to the Senate subway line running to the Russell Senate Office Building on May 17, 2016. The trains were out of service as senators made their way to the Capitol for the weekly Senate policy luncheons. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Rally By The Reflecting Pool(26 of94)
Bunny Woloszczak of Hurleyville, New York, places a protest sign near the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool as part of a "We The People Rally" to bring awareness about Lyme disease May 19, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (credit:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Fighting Addiction(27 of94)
U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta (R-N.H.) speaks during a news conference on the opioid epidemic on May 19, 2016, on Capitol Hill. Legislators held a news conference to discuss their support for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. (credit:Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Can You Tell Me How To Get...(28 of94)
Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita pose with Capitol visitors as they walk through the halls of the Rayburn House Office Building after participating in the USO event to assemble care packages for troops on May 17, 2016. Some 1,500 care packs were stuffed in celebration of the USO's 75th anniversary. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Standing Up For Young Athletes(29 of94)
Karen Zegel, whose son Patrick Risha (photograph on the table) took his own life after suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations during a hearing about concussions in youth sports in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2016. (credit:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The Donald Visits(30 of94)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at the Republican National Committee for a meeting with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2016. (credit:Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Silent Snickers(31 of94)
From left, Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) conduct a news conference on April 20, 2016, in the Capitol to discuss the federal government's role in strengthening drinking water infrastructure. They are reacting to Schumer's decision to not make remarks. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Anti-Trafficking Efforts(32 of94)
From left, Shandra Woworuntu, a survivor of sex-trafficking, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) prepare for a news conference to announce Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act on the East Front of the Capitol on April 20, 2016. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
GRAMMYs On The Hill(33 of94)
Singer, songwriter, actor and author Tyrese Gibson (left) and Kathy Sledge (center) of Sister Sledge lead participants of GRAMMYs on the Hill Advocacy Day in a busking demonstration in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill on April 14, 2016. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage for The Recording Academy) (credit:Paul Morigi/WireImage for The Recording Academy via Getty Images)
Democracy Spring(34 of94)
Activists of the grassroots Democracy Spring movement carry signs during a march near the Capitol on April 14, 2016. (credit:Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
Police And Protesters(35 of94)
U.S. Capitol Police officers push back Democracy Spring protesters calling for the end of big money in politics from the Capitol steps on the East Plaza of the Capitol on April 13, 2016. (credit:Al Drago/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
When Women Succeed(36 of94)
Actress Patricia Arquette meets with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) pose for a photo during a "When Women Succeed, America Succeeds" discussion at the Capitol on April 13, 2016. (credit:Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Back On The Hill(37 of94)
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) meets with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in her office on Capitol Hill on April 5, 2016. (credit:Win McNamee/Getty Images)
On Watch(38 of94)
A Capitol Police officer watches from the Capitol steps on March 22, 2016. New York and Washington, D.C., stepped up security in the wake of the attacks in Brussels, deploying elite counterterrorism reinforcements to crowded areas and train stations, police said. (credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Beautiful Buds(39 of94)
A tourist takes a picture of a blooming Magnolia tree on the grounds of the Capitol on March 18, 2016, in Washington, D.C. National Park Service officials are concerned that a cold snap this weekend may harm the famous cherry blossoms, which were about to be at peak bloom. (credit:Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Gov. Rick Snyder Testifies(40 of94)
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy raise their hands as they take the oath prior to testifying about the lead water in Flint, Michigan, during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 17, 2016. (credit:Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Garland On The Hill(41 of94)
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), left, meets with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland on March 17, 2016, on Capitol Hill. Garland visited some Senate Democrats after he was nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia. (credit:Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Canadian Visitor(42 of94)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hold a brief photo-op in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2016. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Rally For Emergency Benefits(43 of94)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) greets guests on March 9, 2016, during a rally outside the Capitol to urge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to hold a vote on the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
A Serious Look(44 of94)
Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen looks over her papers during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2016. Yellen was delivering the Federal Reserve's semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to the committee. (credit:Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Budget Day(45 of94)
Eric Ueland of the Senate Budget Committee distributes copies of President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2017 budget on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2016. (credit:Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Hugs(46 of94)
President Barack Obama is greeted by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Obama arrives to deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Jan. 12, 2016. (credit:Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
SOTU Greetings(47 of94)
President Barack Obama is greeted by members of Congress as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the Capitol on Jan. 12, 2016. (credit:Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Oregon Standoff(48 of94)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) speaks about the current Oregon standoff, while U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2016. (credit:Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Pointed Remarks(49 of94)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after the House passed the omnibus spending bill on Dec. 18, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Running For The Exits(50 of94)
Congressmen and aides walk down the East Front steps of the House of Representatives after the last scheduled vote of the year on Dec. 18, 2015. The omnibus bill, or year-end spending bill to fund the government, passed in the House and the Senate. (credit:Al Drago/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
Jon Stewart On The Hill(51 of94)
Comedian John Stewart, right, speaks with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the Senate subway on Dec. 3, 2015, as he lobbies lawmakers to approve the extension of the James Zadroga Act. Stewart was on Capitol Hill along with New York first responders to call on Congress to fully fund programs that provide health care and compensation to 9/11 first responders and survivors. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Cheney's Bust(52 of94)
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, back left, his wife Lynne Cheney, back right, and their grandchildren applaud as his marble bust is unveiled in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill on Dec. 3, 2015. During the ceremony, congressional leaders and former President George W. Bush paid tribute to Cheney, who also served as a congressman from Wyoming. (credit:Al Drago/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Capitol Christmas Tree(53 of94)
The Christmas tree is seen in front of the Capitol during the ceremonial lighting Dec. 2, 2015. The 74-foot Lutz spruce is from the state of Alaska. (credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Bibi On The Hill(54 of94)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) poses for photographs with (from left) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in the Strom Thurmond Room at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 10, 2015. Netanyahu met with U.S. President Barack Obama a day earlier when the two leaders talked about fighting terrorism, the conflict in Syria and healing their rift over the Iran nuclear deal. (credit:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Speaker Ryan(55 of94)
Incoming speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) shakes hands with outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stands by in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 29, 2015. (credit:Al Drago/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Pope In The House(56 of94)
Pope Francis arrives in the House chamber of the Capitol before he addressed a joint meeting of Congress, Sept. 24, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
That Hair!(57 of94)
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz speaks while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2015. Kerry, Moniz and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew appeared before the committee to defend the Obama administration's proposed deal with Iran over the country's nuclear program.
(credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)PETA On The Hill(58 of94)
PETA activists leave after distributing vegan hot dogs on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2015.
(credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)Richard Gere On Human Rights(59 of94)
People hold photos of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who died in a Chinese prison, as U.S. actor Richard Gere testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing "Tibet & China: Searching for New Way Forward" on July 14, 2015, on Capitol Hill.
(credit:Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)Prayer Circle For Charleston Victims(60 of94)
From left: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pray with other members of the U.S. Congress during a prayer circle on June 18, 2015, in front of the Capitol to honor those gunned down inside the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
National Seersucker Day(61 of94)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky, center, rear, waves during group photo of Senators for National Seersucker Day, Thursday, June 11, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Back row, from left are, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., McConnell, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.. Front row, from left are, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., , Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Bomb Scare(62 of94)
U.S. Capitol Police gather after a suspicious package was found forcing a partial evacuation of the Dirksen Senate Office Building and of a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2015. (credit:Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)
Remembering Officers(63 of94)
President Barack Obama (from left), Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson attend the 34rd Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on Capitol Hill on May 15, 2015. (credit:Yuri Gripas via Getty Images)
Elton John(64 of94)
Singer Elton John (right), founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Pastor Rick Warren (left) of the Saddleback Church, arrive to testify about global health programs during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 6, 2015. (credit:SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Loretta Lynch Testimony(65 of94)
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch (right) appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 7, 2015. The committee is hearing testimony on the Justice Department's budget request for fiscal year 2016. (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
Bernie Runs(66 of94)
U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) leaves after a news conference to speak on his agenda for America on Capitol Hill on April 30, 2015, after announcing he would run for U.S. president. (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Japanese Prime Minister(67 of94)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves before he addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2015. (credit:Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Hotdish Competition(68 of94)
Members of the Minnesota delegation taste each other's entries during the Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition on Capitol Hill on April 22, 2015. Hotdish is a meal similar to a casserole. (credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Justice March(69 of94)
Henry Singleton of New York City holds up a sign as U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) speaks during a rally to mark the finish of March2Justice on April 21, 2015, on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Dozens of marchers took part in an eight-day, 250-mile march from Staten Island, New York, to the nation's capital to demand congressional intervention to tackle "the national crisis of police violence." (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Gyrocopter At The Capitol(70 of94)
Capitol Hill police officers and other officials lift a gyrocopter that landed on the U.S. Capitol's South Lawn, onto a trailer on April 15, 2015. A man identified as Doug Hughes, 61, illegally landed his aircraft on the Capitol lawn, triggering street closures around the building and prompting a police investigation. Hughes is described as a mailman, and a logo appearing to be that of the U.S. Postal Service was visible on the tail fin of the aircraft. (credit:Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
Ben Affleck(71 of94)
Actor, filmmaker and founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative Ben Affleck testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on "Diplomacy, Development, and National Security" on March 26, 2015. His wife, Jennifer Garner, looks on. (credit:Paul Morigi/WireImage via Getty Images)
Bill Gates(72 of94)
Bill Gates testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs hearing on "Diplomacy, Development, and National Security" on March 26, 2015. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Spring Cleaning(73 of94)
Code Pink peace activists discuss a letter to Iran's leaders written by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) outside his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 19, 2015. The group organized a "spring cleaning of Congress." (credit:Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
Supreme Women(74 of94)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) right, prepares to take a picture in her Capitol office with Supreme Court Justices, from left, Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, before a reception on March 18, 2015. The justices were in the Capitol to be honored at Pelosi's annual Women's History Month reception in Statuary Hall. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
When Irish Ties Are Smilin'(75 of94)
From left: Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), President Barack Obama (D) and Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Enda Kenny depart the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill on St. Patrick's Day 2015. (credit:Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Goldendoodle(76 of94)
Shawna Blair, of the Senate Periodical Press Gallery, holds her dog George Clooney, a 4-month-old Goldendoodle, for Kate Hunter of Bloomberg News to pet in the Capitol's Senate Press Gallery on March 13, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Giffords' Voice(77 of94)
Former Congresswoman and handgun violence survivor Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) speaks during a news conference about background checks for gun purchases at the Canon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2015. (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
Netanyahu Speaks(78 of94)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he steps to the lectern prior to speaking before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2015. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) applaud. (credit:Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)
Twinning(79 of94)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) chuckles as she starts a news conference by donning dark glasses, a teasingly sympathetic gesture to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as he recovers from a serious injury to his right eye, suffered while exercising at his Nevada home during the holidays. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (credit:J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Smooch(80 of94)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) responds to reporters about the impasse over passing the Homeland Security budget because of Republican efforts to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration on Feb. 26, 2015, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (credit:J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Space Socks(81 of94)
The socks of former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin are shown as he testifies before the Senate Space, Science, and Competitiveness Subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 24, 2015. (credit:Win McNamee via Getty Images)
Kerry Plots(82 of94)
Secretary of State John Kerry appears before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs on Feb. 24, 2015, to talk about fiscal year 2016 funding for the State Department. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Workers Rally(83 of94)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) attends a rally with labor groups, including the American Federation of Government Employees, in Upper Senate Park to support federal workers and the working class, on Feb. 10, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Group Hug(84 of94)
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) gives a group hug to students from the Richard Wright Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., during his National School Choice Forum in the Hart Senate Office Building on Feb. 9, 2015. (credit:Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Ukraine In Washington(85 of94)
Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015. Delegates from the Ukrainian Parliament joined members of the House of Representatives to appeal for lethal military aid from the U.S. (credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
That's A Big Hammer(86 of94)
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), left, reacts as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) brings out a giant gavel while making remarks during an executive business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22, 2015. Leahy ceremonially passed the gavel to Grassley who has taken up the chairmanship after the Republicans won the majority in the Senate. (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Hello, Mr. President(87 of94)
President Barack Obama, bottom right, is greeted by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), center, as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 20, 2015. (credit:Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Just A Joke(88 of94)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) fools around with colleagues upon arriving for a news conference on Guantanamo detainees in the Senate studio on Jan. 13, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Oh Boy!(89 of94)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 13, 2015. House Democrats spoke about U.S. President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration. (credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Frustration(90 of94)
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Paying Off The Bet(91 of94)
From left, Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) make symbols that spell "Ohio" on Jan. 13, 2015, as the result of a football bet. Ohio State beat the University of Oregon 42-20 in the NCAA national football championship. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Hats In The Hallways(92 of94)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) walks with her family through the Will Rogers Hallway after the swearing-in of the 114th Congress on the House floor on Jan. 6, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Baby Face(93 of94)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) holds Andrea Elena Castro, daughter of Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), second from right, before the 114th Congress was sworn in on the House floor of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2015. (credit:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Snowy First Day(94 of94)
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) leaves a church service on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2015, the first day of the 114th Congress. (credit:Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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