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5 January 2019
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As president says government closure could last months or years, key services are coming under threat -
The Massachusetts Democrat is off and running in the race to face Donald Trump for the White House
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Head of immigration authority says Mexico has ‘asked for answers’ on ‘catch and return’ – but shutdown isn’t helping -
Enes Kanter will not travel for his team’s upcoming game in London because he believes he could be assassinated for his opposition to the Turkish president -
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Deaths reported at several sites amid staffing shortages, as local teams lend a hand at Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and elsewhere -
Government-funded museums and zoos have been forced to shutter, and can’t reopen until a federal budget is agreed
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Elizabeth Warren might be the second woman nominated by a major party to run for president – but she would be the 32nd woman nominated by a party -
Two contrasting images of Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump taken on Thursday captured the mood amid a government shutdown and new Congress
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Trump wants to keep the nation divided. It won’t work – but it will get worse before it gets better -
Thursday felt like the start of something truly new and important and it was clear that it rattled the president
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The claim that a woman candidate is not ‘likable’ is code for saying she defies our shared cultural understanding that power and authority are implicitly male, says writer Moira Donegan
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Enes Kanter will not travel for his team’s upcoming game in London because he believes he could be assassinated for his opposition to the Turkish president
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Minute-by-minute report: Can Reading be the first team to beat Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United? Join Scott Murray now to find out
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When the team’s owner announced plans to move the Crew 1,000 miles south to Texas, supporters vowed he would not get his way -
This year the wildcard match-ups look particularly even, making it even trickier to make forecasts, but here’s how things could go down over the weekend
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The Favourite, A Star Is Born, The Wife and Bohemian Rhapsody are likely winners for various awards on Sunday; but Widows, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Shoplifters and Roma deserve recognition too -
The Goldfinch takes flight in cinemas, Robert Macfarlane goes underground and Margaret Atwood continues The Handmaid’s Tale … what to look forward to in the world of books -
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President threatens to declare national emergency and build wall without congressional approval: ‘I can do it if I want’
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The 89 female Democrat members ushered in a new day in Washington as they gathered for a group picture, but the aftermath was all too common
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As US officials fly to Beijing for negotiations, the president says the Chinese ‘sort of have to’ make a deal on tariffs -
Newly elected head receives decree of autocephaly in elaborate ceremony in Istanbul -
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Analysis: as the shutdown’s toll becomes clearer, the president aims to keep his pledge – but Democrats have reason to resist
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez before the opening session of the House of Representatives, New Year celebrations from around the world, migrants climbing the border fence in Tijuana and the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists -
Rescued turtles, piggybacking toads and a sadly missed rhino feature in this week’s gallery -
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world
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