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  • Sen. Kamala Harris announces she will run for president in 2020

    Harris, a California Democrat, is the fourth woman to launch a bid.

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• Jan 21

  • Democrats will introduce a bill to help provide financial relief to unpaid workers

    This weekend, the number of TSA screeners skipping work hit a new high as the government shutdown enters week five. ABC News' Kenneth Moton reports.

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• Jan 21

  • The Note: 2020 Democrats looking back before looking forward

    No matter how the race turns out, nobody will be escaping their pasts.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • 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.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Billionaires got richer in 2018, as world's poorest got poorer

    Billionaire fortunes grew by about $2.5 billion each day last year.

    Jan 21

• Jan 20

  • 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 20

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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.

    Jan 20

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• Jan 20

  • Trump lashes out at Pelosi over rejected government shutdown proposal

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

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  • 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.

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • '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."

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

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

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

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • 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.

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

  • '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.

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

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

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

    Jan 20

• Jan 20

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

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

    Jan 20

• 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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• Jan 19

  • 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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• Jan 19

  • Trump meets with families of soldiers killed in Syria

    He traveled Saturday morning to Dover Air Force Base.

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• Jan 19

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

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

    Jan 19

• 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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• Jan 19

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

    Those who serve federal workers are also feeling the squeeze.

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • Government shutdown frays America's safety net

    Expert says uncertainty from shutdown could weaken social programs.

    Jan 19

• Jan 19

  • 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...

    Jan 18

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• Jan 18

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

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

    Jan 18

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• Jan 18

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

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

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

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • 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.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • 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.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • '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.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • 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.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

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

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Pelosi cancels trip, accuses White House of security leak

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

    Jan 18

• 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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• Jan 18

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

    Is America ready for a fresh round of attempted interference?

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

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

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • 3 Americans killed in bomb blast in Syria identified

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

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

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • 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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• Jan 18

  • 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.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • DNC alleges it was targeted in phishing attack after midterms

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

    Jan 18

• Jan 17

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

    Employees will not get paid until the government reopens.

    Jan 17

• 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.

    Jan 17

• 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...

    Jan 17

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