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  • DACA to continue with Supreme Court mum on Trump request to act now

    The justices have not decided whether to hear DACA cases early.

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  • Aug. 15, 1996: Bob Dole accepts GOP nomination at RNC

    The senator from Kansas said, "My life is proof that America is a land without limits."

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  • US service member killed in Afghanistan

    This is the second U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan this year.

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  • Pres. Trump lashes out at Speaker Pelosi after Democrats reject offer to end shutdown

    Senate Republicans push to vote on Trump's proposal to end government shutdown this week. Trump's plan would provide temporary protections for...

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  • Supreme Court allows enforcement of Trump military transgender ban during appeals

    The court said Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan would have denied the request to stay the lower court's...

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  • Trump preparing two State of the Union speeches for different audiences: Sources

    Trump is preparing for two different State of the Union speeches

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  • 2020 Democratic candidates staff up with diverse hires

    Minorities could also factor heavily in determining the Democratic nominee.

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  • Jan. 17, 1997: Bob Dole awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997

    President Bill Clinton honored Bob Dole shortly after their 1996 presidential face-off.

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  • Supreme Court allows enforcement of Trump military transgender ban during appeals

    Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan and Sotomayor would have allowed a stay.

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

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

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  • Senate Majority Leader McConnell set to introduce bill to end shutdown

    Democrats have said they won't support the measure.

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  • Commerce secretary to testify on census dispute before House

    The commerce secretary is expected to face questions about the 2020 Census.

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• Jan 22

  • Trump attacks coverage of controversial Lincoln Memorial confrontation

    President Trump weighed in on the viral confrontation from the weekend.

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• Jan 22

  • The Note: Shutdown tests strength of gridlock in Trump’s Washington

    The impasse in Washington grows more shocking by the day.

    Jan 22

• Jan 22

  • US banker tied to Putin’s inner circle sought access to Trump transition: Sources

    Robert Foresman sought to meet with Trump’s team after the 2016 election.

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• Jan 22

  • Ta-Nehisi Coates and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discuss Martin Luther King Jr.

    The noted author and the congresswoman discuss the civil rights icon.

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• Jan 21

  • Giuliani walks back statements of Trump's involvement in Moscow project

    Giuliani now says his earlier statements were "hypothetical."

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  • Curious voters in Iowa take advantage of Gillibrand's whirlwind weekend trip

    The residents who gathered to hear her speak, came for a variety of reasons.

    Jan 21

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  • ANALYSIS: Martin Luther King Jr. Day spotlights diversity in 2020 Democratic field

    Republicans might take advantage of a Democratic Party boxed in ideologically.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • Cardi B and Tomi Lahren feud and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez steps in

    "Why do people think they can mess with Bronx women without getting roasted?"

    Jan 21

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  • Kamala Harris, the latest Democrat to run for president: Everything you need to know

    Kamala Harris announced Monday she will be running for president in 2020.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

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

    Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand and others honored the civil rights icon.

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• Jan 21

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

    A host of 2020 contenders are honoring the civil rights icon.

    Jan 21

• Jan 21

  • This day in history: Jan. 23, 1998

    New details emerge about the relationship between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

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• Jan 21

  • Joe Biden: White America 'has to admit there's still a systemic racism'

    The former vice president gave a speech Monday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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• Jan 21

  • Trump, Pence commemorate MLK Day with brief visit to national monument

    Trump spent a little over 90 seconds at the monument to pay his respects.

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• Jan 21

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

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

    Jan 21

• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Jan 20

  • 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

• Jan 20

  • 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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• 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.

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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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  • 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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• 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.

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• Jan 20

  • 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.

    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

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

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

    Jan 19

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  • Gillibrand highlights family, children issues in Iowa

    New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is meeting Iowa Democrats.

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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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• 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