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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A migrant runs from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid members of the press covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Seema Verma, administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the changes will save taxpayers $690 million over 10 years. (Associated Press)

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A migrant carries a child past Mexican police who stand guard outside the Benito Juarez Sports Center which is serving as a shelter for migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Migrants cross the river at the Mexico-U.S. border after pushing past a line of Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, as they try to reach the U.S. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, listens to testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, also appears. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/POOL) ** FILE **

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Migrants wave at U.S. border control helicopters flying near the Benito Juarez Sports Center serving as a temporary shelter for Central American migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city.

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File - In this Nov. 16, 2018 file photo, concertina wire lines the top of a wall at the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. The dividing line between the United States and Mexico at the edge of the Pacific Ocean is now more than just a towering metal wall that cuts through the sandy beach. Overnight, workers stacked up rows of coiled wire, hoping to discourage the Central American migrants gathering in Tijuana from crossing illegally. It marks one of numerous spots along the U.S.-Mexico border where soldiers and contractors have been installing different versions of sharp wire barriers. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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Illustration on 1968's lingering influence on current culture and policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, dances to the music as she steps away from the podium past Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., far left, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., after speaking about Democratic wins in the House of Representatives to a crowd of Democratic supporters during an election night returns event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat, chairs the House Budget Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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A man, part of the Central American caravan, sits inside a police wagon after being detained, according to the police, for smoking marijuana, in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Migrants camped in Tijuana after traveling in a caravan reach the US are weighing their options after a US court blocked President Donald Trump's asylum for illegal border crossers. (AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa)

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Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, makes his concession speech at his election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I., as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. A Trump administration plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census has prompted legal challenges from many Democratic-led states. But not a single Republican attorney general has sued _ not even from states with large immigrant populations. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

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Central American migrants, part of the Central American caravan trying to reach the United States, continue their journey as they leave Mexicali, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months likely ahead of them while they seek asylum in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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President Trump wants $5 million in funding for his border wall, up from a previous request of $1.6 billion, as part of the congressional budget which faces a Dec. 7 deadline. Abortion policy, 2020 census, and asylum policies are other budget hurdles. (Associated Press)

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The middle-class tax relief that President Trump promised voters before the midterm elections has all but vanished from the conversation in Washington. (Associated Press)

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According to a survey, 48 percent of Americans say the media is unfair and biased against President Trump and the Republican Party. (Associated Press)

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A demonstrator carries a Mexican flag during a protest against the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an "invasion," and voiced worries that their taxes might be spent to care for the group as they wait possibly months to apply for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)