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House Speaker Paul Ryan leaves the chamber as a revised spending bill is introduced that includes $5 billion demanded by President Donald Trump for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as Congress tries to avert a partial shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes stopgap bill with border wall funding to avert shutdown

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Capitol is seen under early morning gray skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Senate approved legislation to temporarily fund the government late last night, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. The House is expected to vote before Friday's deadline, when funding for a portion of the government expires. Without resolution, more than 800,000 federal workers would face furloughs or be forced to work without pay, disrupting government operations days before Christmas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: House approves wall funding as shutdown nears

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Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks during a media interview in the White House Press Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Senate approves stopgap spending bill

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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Ore., wait for Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., before a news conference to press Congress to intervene on behalf of the Affordable Care Act, after a federal judge in Texas ruled it unconstitutional, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama health law sign-ups beat forecast despite headwinds

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, U.S. Border Patrol officers detain Honduran migrants after they walked onto U.S. territory from Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

Judge blocks Donald Trump’s asylum crackdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, gamblers place bets in the temporary sports betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The federal government would regulate sports betting nationwide under a bill to be introduced Wednesday, Jan. 19,2018. The bill would have the U.S. Justice Department set minimum standards states must meet in order to offer sports betting, but denies the sports leagues the so-called “integrity fees” they have been seeking in new legislation, essentially a cut of sport betting revenue. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

Federal government eyes move to regulate legal sports betting

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, arrives to speak to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate approves bill to keep government running into 2019

By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

The Capitol is seen at twilight in Washington, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. The fight over President Donald Trump's $5 billion wall funds deepened Monday, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Shutdown talk recedes after White House eases wall threat

By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

File - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, greets supporters in Honolulu. Gabbard, a Democratic congresswoman, is eyeing a White House run. The Iraq war veteran has visited New Hampshire and Iowa in recent months and has written a memoir that’s due to be published in May. First elected to the state Legislature at age 21, Gabbard throughout her career has ignored suggestions that she wait her turn. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Used to bucking establishment, Gabbard eyes White House run

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

This Oct. 25, 2018 photo shows employees at the new sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J., preparing to take bets moments before it opened. On Dec. 18, 2018, Canadian firm theScore announced it will enter New Jersey's sports betting market next year, and the NBA and FanDuel announced a gambling agreement. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) ** FILE **

D.C. Council approves legalized sports betting in District

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, arrives to speak to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Shutdown threat recedes as Trump softens stance

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, arrives to speak to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Shutdown threat recedes as Trump softens stance on wall

By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meets with Democratic leaders the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Dems shun wall money from other parts of budget

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Restarting Trump’s promise to rebuild infrastructure

By Kenny Stein

Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Russians orchestrated several social media platforms in massive operation to influence U.S elections

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 11, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump meets with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distorted reality in expanding probes

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller boards Air Force One for campaign rallies in West Virginia and Indiana, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The White House is digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stand firm against it, pushing the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown. Miller says Trump is prepared to do “whatever is necessary” to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

GOP waits on Trump as clock ticks toward partial shutdown

By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

A federal judge's ruling that the Obama health care law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans. (Associated Press/File)

Obamacare ruling sets up health care fight

By Tom Howell Jr. and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times