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President Trump Address March For Life Attendees

4:19pm January 19, 2018

by Pam Fessler

President Trump will address abortion rights opponents gathering for their annual rally, called the March for Life, on the National Mall. Trump will be the first president to address the rally via satellite from the White House.

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During the 2013 shutdown, tourists have to look at Mount Rushmore from the highway because the national memorial in Keystone, S.D., was closed.

Open Or Closed? Here's What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown

3:56pm January 19, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The mail will get delivered, Social Security checks will go out, and the National Park Service says it will try to keep parks accessible if there is a shutdown. But most federal agencies would close.

A small sledgehammer, bullet casings and broken glass are seen in this photo of the interior of Stephen Paddock's room at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, where he carried out a massacre in October.

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Las Vegas Police: No Other Suspects In October Massacre, And No Motive

3:45pm January 19, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The lack of a motive and other suspects persisted despite looking into nearly 2,000 leads and sifting through thousands of hours of video, police say in a newly released investigation report.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., returns to the U.S. Capitol after meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday afternoon.

Schumer Says There's Still 'A Good Number Of Disagreements,' As Shutdown Looms

3:31pm January 19, 2018

by Susan Davis

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with President Trump at the White House on Friday afternoon to discuss a plan to avert a government shutdown.

A rooftop is covered with solar panels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York last February. The Trump administration is considering whether to impose tariffs on imports of solar materials.

U.S. Set To Decide In Trade Dispute Threatening Booming Solar Industry

3:17pm January 19, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

President Trump is facing a Jan. 26 deadline to decide whether to impose tariffs on solar imports. While tariffs could help level the playing field for U.S. manfacturers, they could also raise prices.

Approval of U.S. leadership fell sharply in President Trump's first year — particularly in Canada, where the approval rating fell from 60 percent to 20 percent. In this photo, protesters demonstrate at a new Trump International hotel in Vancouver last y

World's Regard For U.S. Leadership Hits Record Low In Gallup Poll

1:55pm January 19, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The global approval rating for U.S. leadership fell to 30 percent — lower in President Trump's first year in office than under former President George W. Bush, and a sharp fall from the Obama era.

Daniel Ellsberg Explains Why He Leaked The Pentagon Papers

1:30pm January 19, 2018

In 1971, Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in the hope that they would help end the Vietnam War. His story is portrayed in the new film The Post. Originally broadcast Dec. 4, 2017.

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President Donald Trump speaks to the March for Life participants via satellite from the Rose Garden of the White House Friday.

'You Love Every Child': President Trump Addresses March For Life

1:15pm January 19, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Despite his history of previously expressing support for abortion rights, Trump carefully courted social conservatives and became an unlikely champion of the anti-abortion rights movement.

Already, Ripple has expanded its offerings to include a creamy half-and-half and, this month, a Greek-style yogurt, both of which can be used in cooking.

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A Peas Offering For The Dairy Aisle: Can This Milk Alternative Rival The Real Deal?

12:34pm January 19, 2018

by Whitney Pipkin

Yellow-pea milk might sound odd, but the founders of Ripple Foods think their protein-rich dairy alternatives could give cow's milk a run for its money and open the door to more plant-based products.

This photo taken from a U.S. military plane shows Chinese activity at Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. China is building military facilities on disputed reefs and islands in the South China Sea.

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U.S. Military Advantage Over Russia And China 'Eroding,' Pentagon Says

12:14pm January 19, 2018

by Tom Bowman

In the first update of the National Defense Strategy since 2014, the Pentagon is putting more focus on Russia and China, the "primary concern in U.S. national security," as opposed to terrorism.