This week in Washington (62 images)

Trump administration officials honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a wreath-laying ceremony, Ivanka Trump hosts a panel on "Conversations with the Women of America," and former senator Bob Dole is honored with a Congressional medal of honor the week of January 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

President Donald J. Trump (C) makes a statement on the military prior to going into meetings at the Pentagon. Listening to the left is Vice President Mike Pence and to the right are White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Vice President Pence's Chief of Staff Nick Ayers. Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI

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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly listens as President Donald Trump makes a statement. President Donald Trump responded on Twitter that morning to comments from Kelly saying his campaign promise to build a border wall was "not informed." Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California delivers her weekly press conference where she spoke mainly on averting a government shutdown and government funding on Thursday. Congress is working on passing a funding bill before the Friday deadline. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., delivers his weekly press conference where he spoke mainly on averting a government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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