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WATCH: Pelosi addresses shutdown, postponed State of the Union

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference at 10:45 a.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here.

Native American activist says he forgives boys in videos

By Associated Press

Native American activist Nathan Phillips says he's prayed about what happened at the Lincoln Memorial last week and now he has good feelings in his heart for all the people who have been mean to him.

Maduro faces off with U.S. over Venezuela rival’s power claim

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for a fight with the Trump administration.

Votes on competing Senate bills seen as progress even if they fail

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

The Senate is taking a new approach to ending the partial government shutdown by actually taking votes.

Virginia’s redistricting plan, picked by court, could shift some districts toward Democrats

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

On Tuesday, a panel of federal judges chose new district lines from a series of proposals submitted by a special master. The judges gave all sides until Feb. 1 to file objections. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear…

WikiLeaks sues to unseal charges against founder Julian Assange

By Associated Press

The organization is seeking to force disclosure of any charges against Assange in an attempt to help him fight possible extradition to the United States.

House Democrats float new shutdown offer with more ’21st century’ border security

By Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The offer is a possible path toward a compromise even though it does not have the money the president wants for building the wall between the U.S and Mexico.

Read Pelosi’s response to Trump: No speech in House chamber until shutdown ends

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is officially postponing President Donald Trump's State of the Union address until the government is fully reopened.

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen delaying testimony to Congress

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, won't appear as scheduled before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 7.

Trump says delaying State of the Union would be ‘so very sad.’ Read his full letter to Pelosi

President Donald Trump says he is planning to deliver his State of the Union address next week in front of a joint session of Congress — despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request that he delay.