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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.

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.

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.

Women of color at the forefront as Women’s March rally encourages voter registration

By Rebecca Oh

Thousands attended the Women’s March “Power to the Polls” event in Las Vegas, which kicked off a nationwide voter registration campaign.

50 years ago, a U.S. military jet crashed in Greenland – with 4 nuclear bombs on board

By Timothy J. Jorgensen for The Conversation

In what came to be known as the Thule incident, an American bomber crashed in Greenland, spreading radioactive wreckage across 3 square miles.

Trump’s attempts to show voter fraud appear to have stalled

By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

President Donald Trump hasn't backed away from his unsubstantiated claim that millions of illegally cast ballots cost him the popular vote in 2016, but his efforts to investigate it appear to have stalled.

After huge U.S. crowds, European women join chorus for change

By Danica Kirka, Sandy Cohen and Tamara Lush, Associated Press

Thousands of people have turned out in central London despite sleet and snow to show solidarity with women around the world in demanding equality, justice and an end to harassment.