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  1. As the shutdown drags on, it’s jeopardizing the welfare of those who live in HUD-subsidized housing, including low-income families and the elderly.

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  2. There are currently 2 candidates who have formally declared they are seeking the nomination and there are 555 days before the party’s convention, which begins on July 13, 2020.

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  3. Sen. Pat Roberts, the long-serving Kansas Republican, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2020 and will retire at the end of his term.

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    TUNE IN to now: joins for an exclusive town hall.

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  5. Exclusive: US military plans to scale back its role in Somalia and curtail airstrikes against al-Shabab insurgents, two senior US officials tell , latest signal of US troop cuts worldwide.

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  6. There are plenty of losers when the government shuts down, but history shows that the president is usually the winner. But the current shutdown may be different.

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  7. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a video of herself dancing in the halls of Congress, a day after an old video of her dancing in college emerged on social media.

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  8. President Trump, VP Pence, and congressional leaders meet in the White House Situation Room on Friday. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

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  9. Speaker Pelosi said that a colleague's use of an expletive to describe President Trump was no "worse" than some of the language the president himself has used.

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  10. Fact check: What's a 'national emergency,' and can President Trump declare one to get his wall?

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    Warren talks about visiting detention facility at the border. "I saw cages full of women. It was unbelievable. It was like a giant Amazon warehouse that was dirty." Says U.S. needs immigration policy the distinguishes between criminals “and 9-year old girls."

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    Warren asked generally her foreign policy view and how she'd deal with challenges she'd inherit. "I want to talk about it in a little different way than most folks talk about it," she begins. "I think one of the biggest threats we face is the rise of autocracies."

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  13. WATCH: President Trump says he is considering declaring a national emergency as a potential attempt to circumvent Congress for border wall funding.

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  14. Longest government shutdown: 21 days in 1995-1996 Current government shutdown: 14 days The federal government has gone through 21 shutdowns and funding gaps since 1976. Here's a look at each one.

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  15. Analysis: A lawmaker's profane pledge to remove the president from office has spotlighted the party's internal debate over trying to dump Trump outside the ballot box.

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  16. Trump admin. meeting to discuss whether President Trump can declare a national emergency to deploy troops and Defense Dept. resources to build his border wall, according to two sources with knowledge of the discussions. -

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    Crowd filling in for the first stop in Iowa since she announced presidential exploratory committee.

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  18. VP Pence invites congressional staff for meeting Saturday at 11 a.m. ET at the White House to continue discussions on government funding, two congressional sources say -

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    WATCH: challenges President Trump on how his threat of a years-long government shutdown would impact government workers, and on reports that Cabinet members will be getting a raise.

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  20. President Trump on White House meeting with congressional leaders: "Good meeting," and both sides are on path to getting the US government back open.

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