Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
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With some shutdown pain points delayed for now, talks in Congress are ‘nowhere’
Some key impacts of the shutdown have been pushed back by moves by the Trump administration. But those efforts are temporary, and the pain could spread depending on how long the stalemate lasts.
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Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing at the beleaguered arts institution
The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.
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Senate Republicans turn to ‘nuclear option’ to speed confirmation of Trump nominees
The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.
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Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to ‘bully the institution’
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian’s secretary that the institution “is the responsibility of Congress.”


