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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The Latest: White House threatens executive action over wall

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Workers eat lunch at a restaurant along K Street in downtown Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The shutdown started in December over funding for President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump on Friday agreed to end the shutdown for three weeks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Shutdown Q&A: When will federal government workers get paid?

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

Transportation Security Administration workers screen airline passengers at Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, as federal workers and government contract workers return to work ending the record 35-day partial federal shutdown which began before Christmas. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Federal agencies, museums regain footing after lengthy shutdown

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate bill would require public report from Mueller probe

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Like President Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has defied the political establishment and numerous respected pundits to rise to the top of government. (Associated Press/File)

Jair Bolsonaro, ‘Brazil’s Trump,’ has rocky start

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Hispanic pastors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump sets odds of reaching deal on wall at less than 50-50

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., is followed by reporters as he heads to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Roy Blunt warns Donald Trump against invoking emergency powers to build border wall

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters as he returns to the Capitol from a meeting with President Donald Trump about border security and ending the partial government shutdown, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kevin McCarthy suggests not paying Congress during a government shutdown

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump reaches to shake hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerations on wall, NKorea, economy

By HOPE YEN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump announces a deal to temporarily reopen the government, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump’s conservative media boosters diverge on shutdown deal

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this courtroom sketch Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, second from right, attends a federal court hearing, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Stone was arrested Friday in the special counsel's Russia investigation and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe. (Daniel Pontet via AP)

Roger Stone to appear in DC federal court on Tuesday

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Government employees are asked to return to work

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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, Roger Stone speaks at the American Priority Conference in Washington. Stone, an associate of President Donald Trump, has been arrested in Florida. That's according to special counsel Robert Mueller's office, which says he faces charges including witness tampering, obstruction and false statements. Stone has been under scrutiny for months but has maintained his innocence. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Latest: Roger Stone set to be arraigned Tuesday in DC

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., third from right, speaks to reporters as she walks out of the Senate Chamber following two failed votes on ending the partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Longest shutdown over: Trump signs bill to reopen government

By JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at his practice in Northridge, California. Mumps has been reported in 42 states and the District of Columbia, despite a high compliance rate for vaccinations against the viral infection across the country. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Measles outbreaks shame Congress

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

A portion of a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 in Washington. Trump made it clear Wednesday that he intends to deliver his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a letter that there are no security concerns stemming from the government shutdown and “therefore I will be honoring your invitation.” (AP Photo/Wayne Partlow)

The Latest: Trump says he’ll give address once shutdown ends

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Furloughed workers wait in line to receive food and supplies from World Central Kitchen, the not-for-profit organization started by Chef Jose Andres in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. The organization devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters, has set up a distribution center just blocks from the U.S. Capitol building to assist those affected by the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Business Roundtable warns shutdown doing damage to U.S. economy

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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The media drools over new female members of Congress

By Cal Thomas

FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, sister of Congress party President Rahul Gandhi, waves to party supporters during an election campaign rally in Rae Barelli in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of India's most famous political dynasty, has formally entered party politics with opposition Congress party assigning her a position as it prepares for the national elections due before May. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, file)

Sonia Gandhi’s daughter enters India politics ahead of vote

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Cohen may be brought from prison to testify

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