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- The partial shutdown of the federal government entered its fifth week.
- Though much of America took a break to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, several stories from the weekend continued to develop.
As the partial shutdown of the federal government reached its 31st day, President Donald Trump's "major announcement" for negotiations fell flat, social media erupted over an apparent confrontation in Washington DC, and Cardi B entered the arena of political commentary.
Get caught up on this weekend's biggest stories: