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Thursday on the NewsHour, a massive winter storm blasts the East Coast with blizzard conditions stretching from the Carolinas to Maine. Plus: Judy Woodruff sits down with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Trump administration proposes opening large swaths of ocean to offshore drilling, and business leaders get a lesson on teamwork through music.

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Read Jan 17 57 percent of voters say they won’t support Trump in 2020
Read Jan 17 Michael Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015
Read Jan 16 Compare Democrats’ many Medicare-for-All proposals with this chart
Read Jan 16 Why more millennials are becoming caregivers
Read Jan 17 ‘I never said there was no collusion,’ Trump lawyer Giuliani says

Democrats and the president both appear to be digging in their heels as the shutdown enters its 20th day. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Jan 17

House votes overwhelmingly to maintain Russian sanctions

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Nation Jan 17

Shutdown ongoing, State Department sends diplomats back to work with pay

By Matthew Lee, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Arts Jan 17

An annotated page from ‘Heart’

By Elizabeth Flock

World Jan 17

At least 9 killed in car bombing at police academy in Colombia capital

By Cesar Garcia, Associated Press

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, arrives at federal court for his sentencing hearing, December 12, 2018 in New York City. Cohen is set to be sentenced by a federal judge after pleading guilty in August to several charges, including multiple counts of tax evasion, a campaign finance violation and lying to Congress. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Politics Jan 17

Michael Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015

By Associated Press

Nation Jan 17

Federal workers seeking unemployment aid doubles in number

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden after a meeting with congressional leaders about the U.S. government shutdown on Jan. 4, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Politics Jan 17

WATCH: Trump says U.S. will develop space-based missile defense

By Deb Reichmann, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

Rudy Giuliani, seen speaking to reporters at Trump Tower in November 2016, has sparked controversy since joining President Donald Trump's legal team last month. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Politics Jan 17

‘I never said there was no collusion,’ Trump lawyer Giuliani says

By Associated Press

Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma LP sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy in Provo, Utah. Photo by George Frey/Reuters

Nation Jan 17

Drug maker pushed OxyContin despite danger signs, prosecutor says

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Politics Jan 17

57 percent of voters say they won’t support Trump in 2020

By Laura Santhanam

Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during an event to introduce the "Medicare for All Act of 2017" on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2017. Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Making Sen$e Jan 16

Compare Democrats’ many Medicare-for-All proposals with this chart

By Philip Moeller

World Jan 16

Analysis: Why Brexit isn’t all that different from the wall fight

By Ryan Chilcote

The entrance of Trump International Hotel is seen in downtown Washington, D.C. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Jan 16

Government agency ignored Constitution when it approved Trump hotel lease, inspector general says

By Stephen Braun, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "roundtable discussion on border security and safe communities" with state, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2019. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Nation Jan 16

Trump signs bill giving federal workers back pay once shutdown ends

By Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers on "Cutting the Red Tape, Unleashing Economic Freedom" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters/File Photo

Politics Jan 16

WATCH: EPA nominee Wheeler says climate change ‘not the greatest crisis’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

William Barr is sworn in to testify at the start of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be attorney general of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

Nation Jan 16

Barr defended Mueller’s investigation. But a fight over the final report could get ugly

By Daniel Bush

OroBOT, a robotic model made of 3D-printed parts and 28 individual motors, can demonstrate how Orobates might have walked 300 million years ago. Image courtesy of Tomislav Horvat and Kamilo Melo

Science Jan 16

300 million years ago, our ancestors walked tall. This robot shows you how

By Vicky Stein

More young Americans are becoming caregivers to elderly or disabled family members, according to a recent study. Photo by GettyImages

Health Jan 16

Why more millennials are becoming caregivers

By Zoe Rohrich

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, January 15, 2019. Photo by Peter Nicholls/Reuters

World Jan 16

May wins no-confidence vote, but is still beset by Brexit

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a sign, signifying hundreds of thousands of federal employees who won’t be receiving their paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown, during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in Washington, U.S., Jan. 10, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters/File Photo

Nation Jan 16

Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet

By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press