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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker walks in to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 in Washington. Democrats are eager to press him on his interactions with President Donald Trump and his oversight of the special counsel's Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Whitaker won’t answer ‘witch hunt’ question

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FILE - In a June 12, 1979 file photo, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., comments on President Jimmy Carter during an interview in his Capitol Hill office in Washington. Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history who mastered legislative deal-making and was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry, has died at age 92. Dingell, who served in the U.S. House for 59 years before retiring in 2014, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at his home in Dearborn, said his wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)

Key events in the career of US Rep. John Dingell

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2015 file photo, former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., speaks at an event marking the 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on Capitol Hill in Washington. Former Michigan Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, has died. He was 92. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says her husband died at his Dearborn home on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Former Rep. Dingell, US’s longest-serving lawmaker, dies

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2015 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., standing with former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., holds up the gavel Dingell used 50 years ago when Medicare legislation was passed during an event marking the 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history who mastered legislative deal-making and was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry, has died at age 92. Dingell, who served in the U.S. House for 59 years before retiring in 2014, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at his home in Dearborn, said his wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

John Dingell, longest serving member of Congress, dies at 92

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press

This Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) ** FILE **

ICE, shut out of border talks, warns Democrats’ plans would free thousands of criminals

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 29, 2015 file photo, former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., speaks at an event marking the 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on Capitol Hill in Washington. Former Michigan Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, has died. He was 92. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says her husband died at his Dearborn home on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Dignitaries praise former Congressman John Dingell

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, looks over while listening to Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speak during their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Dems will reinvestigate 2016 election, Russia-Trump allegations

By Stephen Dinan and Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump turns to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

A special kind of shade: Pelosi smirks, dismisses Trump

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2018 file photo, a man wears an unloaded pistol during a pro gun-rights rally in Austin, Texas. A House committee will hold its first hearing on gun violence in years. Two other panels will gavel in hearings on climate change. Three more will debate protecting pre-existing health conditions and the Affordable Care Act. And that’s all before noon on Wednesday as House Democrats prepare to uncork their bottled-up legislative energy after eight years in the minority. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

House Democrats examine ways to reduce gun violence

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Republicans stand as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

5 Takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump departs after the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Infrastructure bill faces many potholes in months ahead

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives in the House chamber before giving his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

The Dome of the US Capitol building is visible on the morning of the State of the Union, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

The Latest: Georgia’s Abrams contrasts Dems in SOTU response

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Border Patrol agent Vincent Pirro walks near where the border wall ends that separates Tijuana, Mexico, left, from San Diego, right, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in San Diego. President Donald Trump is expected to speak about funding for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border during his State of the Union address Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Border wall emergency declaration missing from Donald Trump pitch at State of the Union

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., watch, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump, in State of the Union address, calls on Democrats to help achieve ‘American greatness’

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The light from the setting sun is reflected in the windows of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

What to watch during Trump’s State of the Union address

By LAURIE KELLMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Separating fact vs fiction in Trump’s State of the Union

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on human trafficking in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: Trump likes to be unpredictable, the State of the Union address is his chance to do so

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he finishes his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP, File)

Some lofty goals from 2018 State of Union speech still unmet

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press