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Increasingly Bitter Showdown Continues Between President Trump And Speaker Pelosi

7:23pm January 18, 2019

by Susan Davis

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump are engaged in increasingly hostile negotiations over the government shutdown. What does this mean for the new Congress?

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Discusses New Allegations That Trump Told Cohen To Lie To Congress

5:07pm January 18, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about allegations that President Trump instructed his attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about his Russian real estate negotiations.

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As The Shutdown Continues, A Look At Trump's Claims About Fixing A Broken System

5:07pm January 18, 2019

by Tamara Keith

As a candidate, President Trump famously said "I alone can fix it." Two years into his presidency and he's tweeting about being all alone in the White House as the government shutdown drags on.

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Buzzfeed Reports Trump Directed Cohen To Lie To Congress

4:33pm January 18, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

President Trump allegedly directed his onetime lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the project to build a Trump tower in Moscow, according to new reporting from Buzzfeed News.

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Week In Politics: The Buzzfeed Report, Trump And Pelosi And A 2nd Summit With North Korea

4:33pm January 18, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post and Politico reporter Eliana Johnson about a report from Buzzfeed News that Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress, the feud between President Trump and Speaker Pelosi, and the second summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un.

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Who Is North Korean Diplomat Kim Yong-Chol?

4:33pm January 18, 2019

A top North Korean Diplomat Kim Yong-chol met with President Trump Friday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Jean Lee of the Wilson Center about the diplomat's background.

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Looking Back On The First Government Shutdown In U.S. History

4:33pm January 18, 2019

by Sarah Gonzalez

The first government shutdown in history was in 1879, when former Confederate Democrats in Congress refused to fund the government unless protections for black voters went away.

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White House Says There Will Be Another Summit With North Korea

4:33pm January 18, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. and North Korea are working out the details for a possible second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

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Lake Elsinore, Calif., was drenched Thursday by a storm that dropped rain and snow across much of the state. The National Weather Service is providing forecasts and warnings as usual, but employees are working without pay.

Back-To-Back Storms And No Pay For Federal Weather Forecasters

4:15pm January 18, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

Despite the shutdown, the National Weather Service is putting out forecasts and helping local officials prepare for dangerous weather, even as employees worry about making ends meet at home.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has postponed plans to travel to Afghanistan charging the White House leaked plans.

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Pelosi Says Trump Administration Leaked Plans To Fly Commercially To War Zone

4:00pm January 18, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The speaker's office says a congressional delegation was prepared to take a commercial flight to Afghanistan after Trump revoked a military flight.