Federal workers stand in line for a free hot meal in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written President Trump to suggest his annual State of the Union message to Congress be delayed until the partial government shutdown ends. Wayne Partlow/AP hide caption
Jason Jones, left, with his roommates Joe Klein and Tamiko Panzella in their Oakland apartment. Tamiko and Joe are participating in a new program to provide housing to former inmates. Jason was released recently after nearly 14 years in prison. Courtesy Tamiko Panzella hide caption
Sriraja Panich is the brand name of one of two Sriracha sauces created by Saowanit Trikityanukul's family. The family sold the brand to Thaitheparos, Thailand's leading sauce company, in the 1980s. The brand has struggled to gain a foothold in the U.S., where the Huy Fong Rooster brand of Sriracha, created by Vietnamese-American David Tran, reigns supreme. Michael Sullivan for NPR hide caption
A filing by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey detailed the Sackler family's role in Purdue Pharma's marketing of OxyContin. Toby Talbot/AP hide caption
An explosion damaged a restaurant in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, shown in a screengrab from the Kurdish Hawar News agency, or ANHA. ANHA/AP hide caption
A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of The Washington Post distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday. Screenshot of my-washingtonpost.com hide caption
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, looks on during a press conference on Capitol Hill in December 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Announces 2020 Presidential Run
Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into Guatemala. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Kenyan security forces evacuate people after an explosion at DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday. Kabir Dhanji/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The ice disk is seen spinning on the Presumpscot River in drone video image provided by the City of Westbrook, Maine. Tina Radel/AP hide caption
Frank Ruopoli of Charleston, S.C., works at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. After the 2013 partial shutdown he earned an emergency medical technician certification. Now he's found a part-time job to earn money during this shutdown. Courtesy of Frank Ruopoli hide caption
D.C. Judge Tells Furloughed Workers They Must Stay On The Job
IRS Recalling 46,000 Workers To Handle Tax Returns Despite Partial Shutdown
U.S. soldiers traverse fields on the way to conducting house-to- house searches in 2007 in Mukhisa, Iraq. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing in U.S District Court in June 2018 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
William Barr, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Transportation Security Administration agents help passengers through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Monday. Agents have been working without pay since the shutdown began. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
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Johnny (Eugene Levy) and Moira (Catherine O'Hara) get some things to crow about in season 5 of Schitt's Creek. POPtv hide caption
Nate Wood "fOUR" performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 12, 2018. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption