When asked about Mr. Portman's op-ed, Mr. Ryan told reporters Friday that he hadn't yet read it but planned to, pulling a printed copy out of his jacket pocket as he walked onto the House floor for a vote.
Two large backhoes scraped and pulled at the house Monday afternoon, with one gently removing possessions including a flag, a jacket, family photographs, a bicycle and a china cabinet.
At the Phillips de Pury auction house during a recent auction preview, dapper worldwide photo curator Philippe Garner straightened Mattis' disheveled leather jacket and beige corduroy shirt.