Headlines for January 4, 2019
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- 116th Congress Sworn In as Nancy Pelosi Elected House Speaker
- House Democrats Adopt PAYGO Austerity Spending Rule
- House Democrats Approve New Ethics Rules, Form Climate Committee
- Trump Repeats Border Wall Demands as Gov't Shutdown Enters 14th Day
- Trump Admin Wants to Send More Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
- Brazil: President's Assault on Indigenous Rights Threatens Amazon
- Mexico: Mayor Assassinated Hours After Taking Office
- Trump Administration Threatens Iran over Its Space Program
- Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Faces Criminal Inquiry
- Google Uses "Double Irish Dutch Sandwich" Scheme to Avoid Taxes
- President Trump May Roll Back Federal Anti-Discrimination Rules
- Houston, TX: Police Seek Killer of 7-Year-Old African-American Girl
- Salvadoran Mother of Three Takes Sanctuary in Maryland Church