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On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 20, no compromise in sight as the government shutdown enters day 30, and troubling details emerge on how Purdue Pharma allegedly marketed prescription painkiller OxyContin. Also, after two decades, a paralyzed outdoorsman designs a bike and cycles through the woods again. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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Day 30 of shutdown: If compromise seems hopeless, what next?

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What it means for Trump if he ordered Cohen to lie to Congress

Shutdown’s lost pay, dwindling business send more people to D.C. food banks

Brooks and Marcus on shutdown stagnation, Michael Cohen report

Trump’s move to cancel congressional trip during shutdown raises debate

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

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

By Deb Reichmann, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

How the State of the Union became ‘leverage’ in shutdown debate

These 2 cities illustrate the shutdown’s profound national impact

New to Capitol Hill, Reps. Riggleman and Spanberger face shutdown’s added pressure

By Lisa Desjardins

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler addresses staff at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen

WATCH: EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas

Barr pledges to protect Mueller probe from partisanship and ‘personal interests’

Klobuchar ‘very concerned’ about Barr’s independence in light of Mueller memo

Barr’s Mueller probe memo shouldn’t be disqualifying, former deputy says

Why Republicans are rebuking Rep. Steve King now

Shutdown takes a bite out of business in South Florida

By John Yang

‘I really don’t’ believe Trump acts in ways that help Russia, Sen. Risch says

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By Associated Press

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By Associated Press

William Barr listens to a question as he testifies at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

WATCH: ‘I make the decision,’ Barr said on whether he’d recuse himself from Mueller probe

By Associated Press

WATCH: Barr says he declined to join Trump defense team

By Associated Press

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