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  • Who is interpreter Marina Gross and can she shed light on Trump's meeting with Putin?

    Interpreters are concerned a Congressional subpoena would set a bad precedent.

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  • Government shutdown enters 5th week

    President Trump's latest proposal - which the Democrats quickly rejected -- will be brought to a Senate vote this week.

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  • Trump lashes out at Pelosi over rejected government shutdown proposal

    President Trump tweeted Sunday that Speaker Pelosi behaved "irrationally."

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• Jan 20

  • Family of American man held in Syria appeals to Trump to intervene

    The family of Majd Kamalmaz has not heard from him in two years.

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  • 'I would not rule out a wall in certain instances': Top House Homeland Security Dem

    Thompson said President Trump keeps evolving "his description of the wall."

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  • 2020 hopefuls set to honor Martin Luther King Jr. as campaign pace intensifies

    A host of 2020 contenders will give speeches honoring the civil rights icon.

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  • Democrats 'willing to talk about' pathway to citizenship for 'Dreamers': Gillibrand

    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said the president's proposal is a nonstarter for her.

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  • Trump's shutdown proposal a 'reasonable compromise': GOP Sen. James Lankford

    The senator from Oklahoma said the Senate should take up the plan and debate it.

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  • 'This Week' Transcript 1-20-19: Sen. Gillibrand, Sen. Lankford, Rep. Thompson

    This is a rush transcript for "This Week" airing Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

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  • Trump would extend 'Dreamers,' TPS protection for full wall funding; Dems reject plan

    Democrats are already calling the proposal a "non-starter."

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  • For Democratic senators eyeing 2020 bids, committee hearings become campaign platform

    There could be as many as eight senators running for President in 2020.

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• Jan 19

  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at Women's March in Iowa: 'We would change everything'

    "We would change everything," Sen. Gillibrand says at Women's March in Iowa.

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Trump: DACA extension for full wall funding

    President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that in exchange for border wall funding, he would extend temporary protections for "Dreamers' and those...

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• Jan 19

  • Trump will extend 'Dreamers,' TPS protection in exchange for full border wall funding

    President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that in exchange for border wall funding, he would extend temporary protections for "Dreamers' and those...

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  • Special counsel: Parts of Buzzfeed story tying Trump to Cohen lies to Congress wrong

    Buzzfeed's editor stands by his team's reporting.

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  • Trump meets with families of soldiers killed in Syria

    He traveled Saturday morning to Dover Air Force Base.

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  • Sunday on 'This Week': Sen. Gillibrand, Sen. Lankford, Rep. Thompson

    This is a listing for "This Week" airing Sunday, January 20, 2019.

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• Jan 19

  • President Trump announces travel to Dover Air Force Base

    President Trump announced on Saturday morning he will be leaving for Dover Air Force Base to meet with the families of the four Americans killed in...

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  • Government shutdown having a 'rippling effect on the community'

    Those who serve federal workers are also feeling the squeeze.

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  • Government shutdown frays America's safety net

    Expert says uncertainty from shutdown could weaken social programs.

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  • George W. Bush plays pizza delivery man, makes rare political statement

    The 43rd president thanked his security officers who are working without pay.

    Jan 19

• Jan 18

  • Fact Check Friday: Picking fights with Pelosi, prayer rugs and parsing border crime

    Amid the border wall funding fight, the dubious claims mounted.

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• Jan 18

  • White House announces second summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un

    White House press secretary Sarah Sanders issued a statement confirming the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...

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  • Furloughed workers in rural areas struggle to make ends meet in shutdown

    Soy bean farmer affected by shutdown weighs in on border security crisis.

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  • Trump to make 'major announcement' on shutdown, border

    The announcement will come from the White House at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

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  • American-born, Iranian journalist held as ‘material witness,’ court documents show

    The order confirms that Franklin has not been accused of any crime.

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  • Federal workers line up for free meals, visit food banks as shutdown hits Day 28

    There was no end in sight to the political standoff that led to the furloughs.

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  • White House sets record for time span with no press briefings during Trump presidency

    The White House hasn't held a single briefing during the government shutdown.

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  • 'Depth of the horror of family separation is unknown': Congresswoman in border area

    Rep. Veronica Escobar said she was suspicious of the family separation numbers.

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  • Trump and Kim to hold second summit on North Korean denuclearization: White House

    The announcement came after Trump met with North Korea's chief negotiator.

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  • Senator wants DHS chief investigated for perjury on border kids testimony

    Memo challenges claims by DHS chief that separating families was never policy.

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  • Pelosi cancels trip, accuses White House of security leak

    Trump stopped Pelosi from using a military plane at the last minute Thursday.

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• Jan 18

  • Pelosi cancels trip, accuses White House of security leak

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi charged that President Trump and his administration endangered the lives of Americans, including her own, by publicly...

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  • America avoided election hacking in 2018. But are we ready for 2020?

    Is America ready for a fresh round of attempted interference?

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  • Under Trump, more kids separated at border than originally estimated: Report

    Tough Trump-era policies contributed to the family separations, HHS says.

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  • 3 Americans killed in bomb blast in Syria identified

    The deaths raised new questions about U.S. policy in Syria.

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  • Candidacies, committees and criticism. Here's the weekly roundup on the 2020 field.

    Without much fanfare, the latest 2020 entrants made history this week.

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  • US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat

    The Army Ranger's death is first military fatality in Afghanistan this year.

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  • Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015

    President Trump's estranged former lawyer is acknowledging that he paid a technology company to rig Trump's standing in two online polls.

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  • The Note: Democrats marginalizing and ignoring Trump as 2020 heats up

    House Democrats and 2020 contenders feel less of a need to respond to Trump.

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  • DNC alleges it was targeted in phishing attack after midterms

    The DNC's latest complaint is part of an ongoing lawsuit.

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• Jan 17

  • Tens of thousands more federal employees called back to work during shutdown

    Employees will not get paid until the government reopens.

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• Jan 17

  • Trump postpones Pelosi's overseas trip after she proposed State of the Union delay

    Pelosi initially invited Trump to deliver the traditional address on January 29.

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• Jan 17

  • Trump strikes back, postpones Speaker Pelosi's overseas trip due to shutdown

    One day after Speaker Pelosi pushed President Trump to delay the State of the Union address, Trump retaliated by suspending her use of a military...

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  • 'One little earthquake': The grim reality for many disabled, furloughed workers

    While Congress is stuck in gridlock over the government shutdown, furloughed workers continue to face the grim reality of getting by without...

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  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez schools House Democrats on Twitter

    The youngest woman in Congress gives Twitter tips to her peers.

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  • Former VA secretary improperly used government resources for wife: Report

    A 2018 report found other ethics issues before Secretary Shulkin left the job.

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