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Duckworth to be first sitting U.S. senator to give birth

By Associated Press

The 49-year-old Democrat, a veteran who lost her legs in the Iraq War, announced her pregnancy in a news release Tuesday.

WATCH: Trump authorizes new tariffs on solar panels, washing machines

By Associated Press

The U.S. solar industry is split over the issue.

WATCH: White House says Trump will tell leaders at Davos summit America is ‘open for business’

By Associated Press

Trump departs Wednesday and arrives in Switzerland on Thursday.

U.S. says Russia to blame for Syrian chemical weapon attacks

By Matthew Lee and Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Russia is ultimately to blame for any use of chemical weapons in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday amid reports of a suspected chemical attack this week near the capital, Damascus.

Sessions interviewed by Robert Mueller team in Russia investigation

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Sessions is thought to be the highest-ranking Trump administration official, and first Cabinet member, to be interviewed by Mueller's team.

As Congress reaches shutdown deal, Trump stays out of sight

By Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The White House defended Trump's hands-off approach to the negotiations, one out of character for a president who made his reputation as the master of "The Art of the Deal," as he titled one of his books.

Sessions: DOJ will leave ‘no stone unturned’ on missing texts from agent removed from Russia probe

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The department last month began providing lawmakers with copies of text communications to and from the veteran counterintelligence agent, Peter Strzok, who was reassigned from Mueller's Russia investigation following the discovery of anti-Trump messages he had traded by phone with…

After Pence visit, can the U.S. get Palestinians back to the table?

By Larisa Epatko

What Pence's trip means for the future of U.S.-Palestinian relations and prospects for peace in the region.

WATCH: House approves agreement to reopen federal government

The measure now heads to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.

WATCH: White House says Trump is pleased Democrats have ‘come to their senses’ in shutdown fight

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders read a statement from Trump on Monday afternoon after roughly 25 senators from both parties helped negotiate an end to the federal government shutdown.