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Monday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration gives the Shell Oil Company the green light to start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean. Also: Fighting intensifies in Yemen, a U.S. doctor on surviving Ebola, new research to eliminate life-threatening food allergies, the week ahead in politics with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith and Denmark teams up with parents to stop radicalization.

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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

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Politics Jan 17

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Nation Jan 17

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Politics Jan 17

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World Jan 16

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Politics Jan 16

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Nation Jan 16

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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

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Politics Jan 16

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Politics Jan 16

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