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U.S. officials delay departure to Davos meeting amid shutdown

By Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin is leading the delegation of Cabinet members and was scheduled to leave Monday for the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. President Donald Trump was planning to leave later in the week.

Tillerson sees progress in fixing Iran nuclear deal with Europeans

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that he sees progress in getting European support for tough new penalties against Iran that could prevent a U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

White House defends anti-immigrant Trump campaign ad, calling Democrats 'complicit' in killings

By Associated Press

The 30-second spot was released on Saturday's anniversary of Trump's inauguration and amid the government shutdown.

WATCH: Senate passes temporary measure to reopen U.S. government

By Zeke Miller, Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press

There will be a Senate vote today at 12 p.m. ET on a three-week deal that would end the shutdown. Watch the proceedings here.

Who's to blame for the government shutdown? A look at the political fallout

By Daniel Bush

Here’s an initial guide to the political winners and losers from the 2018 shutdown.

Party leaders trade jabs as senators continue discussions

By PBS News Hour

As the government shutdown entered its second day, a group of lawmakers were working on a deal to reopen the government. Both the House and Senate were in session Sunday and leaders from both parties said they wanted to end…

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The racial history of the Electoral College -- and why efforts to change it have stalled

By Kamala Kelkar

As conversations emerge about the history of slavery and the Electoral College, Republicans are losing interest in revisiting the system.

New York state will pay to keep Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open

By Associated Press

The state will spend $65,000 a day beginning Monday for the federal employees who operate the sites.

McConnell opposes Trump on ending filibusters

By Associated Press

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing back against President Donald Trump's calls to end Senate filibusters.

More texts turned over from FBI agent taken off Mueller team

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department has turned over to Congress additional text messages involving an FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team.