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Nancy Pelosi; Jim Clyburn; Steny Hoyer (AP/Getty)

Advocates reject "smart wall" plan

Matthew Rozsa
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pose for photographers after speaking on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump's address, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Dems may offer Trump a "smart wall"

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2016, file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi faces a challenge to her job as frustrated House Democrats meet to select a new slate of leaders. Pelosi is likely to be re-elected easily despite disenchantment among the Democratic caucus she has led since 2002. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file) (AP)

Pelosi agrees to limit Speaker term

Nicole Karlis
John Conyers; Al Franken; Nancy Pelosi (Getty/AP)

Dems face a Conyers-Franken dilemma

Sophia Tesfaye
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Don't tell us the truth

Matthew Sheffield
Mike Thompson, Gabby Giffords (AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Carolyn Kaster)

Anti-gun movement leaders

Michael Garofalo
Bernie Sanders, Cornel West (AP/John Locher/Richard Drew)

Cornel West goes John Lewis

Sophia Tesfaye
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