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A portion of a letter sent to President Donald Trump from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Washington. Pelosi has asked President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation, set for Jan. 29, until the government reopens. (AP Photo/Wayne Partlow)

The Latest: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone State of the Union

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FILE - This Jan. 25, 1988 file photo shows President Ronald Reagan holding up 14-pound continuing resolution for the budget, part of a total package weighing 43-pounds, which the president said was two months late from Congress, during his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. Vice President George H.W. Bush, left, and House Speaker James Wright of Texas listen behind him. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)

Q&A: Trump and the State of the Union address

By JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

In this June 8, 2018, file photo, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, the House voted 416-1 for a resolution repudiating King’s words expressing puzzlement about why terms like “white nationalist” are offensive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

White House denounces Rep. Steve King’s white supremacy remarks

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

White House calls bipartisan meeting on partial government shutdown ‘constructive’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with antitank rocket

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., center, speaks accompanied by House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., left, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of La., during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Government shutdown may upend State of the Union speech

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee William Barr speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Barr will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his relationship with Trump, his views on executive powers and whether he can fairly oversee the special counsel's Russia investigation. Barr served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barr seeks to assure senators he won’t be a Trump loyalist

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks to the media about the table full of fast food in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, for the reception for the Clemson Tigers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Burger King trolls Trump for ‘hamburger’ misspelling

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democrats stiff Trump’s invitation to White House for shutdown talks

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th Annual Convention, Monday Jan. 14, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

High drama, few results as Trump warns of ‘long’ shutdown

By LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, listen during a reception for the Clemson Tigers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Dem freshmen seek out McConnell to talk shutdown

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President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House names scaled-back delegation for Swiss forum

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Burger King trolls Trump on Twitter

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, July 12, 2018. NATO leaders gather in Brussels for a two-day summit. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Ted Lieu blasts Trump floats pulling out of NATO report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee William Barr departs after a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s attorney general nominee: ‘I will not be bullied’

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Guests attending a reception for the Clemson Tigers grab fast food sandwiches in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trevor Lawrence blasts false quote on Clemson White House visit

By Beatrice Dupuy - Associated Press

In this Jan. 11, 2019, photo, Vice President Mike Pence speaks to U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees at their headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pence tested in role of messenger for Trump policies

By JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, meets with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Capitol Hill in Washington. As attorney general a quarter century ago, William Barr promoted more police and prisons to address violence ravaging American cities. He bemoaned a &quot;moral crisis” and rising secularism. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Barr as attorney general: old job, very different Washington

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney along with members of the 2019 National Championship football team address the crowd during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Clemson and Virginia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

Trump’s burger-fest brings roasting from late-night TV hosts

By LAURIE KELLMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, meets with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he’s qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AG nominee sent memo on Mueller probe to Trump’s lawyers

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press