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A pedestrian walks outside of the U.S. Capitol building Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Washington, as Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of ending their standoff over immigration and spending Saturday as Americans awoke to the first day of a government shutdown. In the background is the Washington Memorial.

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Democrats, GOP exchange charges of blame for shutdown

by Alan Fram Associated Press, Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Zeke Miller Associated PressJanuary 21, 2018

President Donald Trump waits to be introduced to speak to the March for Life participants from the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Gov’t shutdown looms; Senate fails to OK funding

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, Alan Fram Associated Press, Staff Report Associated Press, and Zeke Miller Associated PressJanuary 20, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, accompanied by his Press Secretary AshLee Strong, right, walks to the Capitol Building from the Capitol Visitor's Center, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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House votes to avert federal shutdown, Senate chances dim

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Andrew Taylor Associated PressJanuary 18, 2018

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pauses for a reporter's question at the Capitol in Washington, as Congress moves closer to the funding deadline to avoid a government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018.

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Trump tweets on CHIP, adds more confusion

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Andrew Taylor Associated PressJanuary 18, 2018

Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, following a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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’Very strong’ Democratic sentiment to oppose GOP budget bill

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Andrew Taylor Associated PressJanuary 17, 2018

President Donald Trump arrives to an event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump’s remarks lambasted from left, right

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressJanuary 12, 2018

FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Trump used profane language as he questioned Thursday, Jan. 11, why the U.S. should permit immigrants from certain countries as he rejected a plan by a bipartisan group of senators that would have changed rules affecting entrants from Africa and Haiti, according to three people briefed on the conversation. The White House did not deny the comment. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Trump: Why allow immigrants from ‘s—hole countries’

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressJanuary 11, 2018

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., speaks about immigration, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The news conference was on Goodlatte's immigration bill that would impact recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Immigration deal seems possible

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressJanuary 10, 2018

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington.

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Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’

by Ken Thomas Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressJanuary 9, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters after House Republicans held a closed-door strategy session as the deadline looms to pass a spending bill to fund the government by week's end, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.

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GOP leaves little doubt they’ll prevent government shutdown

by Alan Fram Associated PressDecember 7, 2017