Updated: Jan. 11, 2019 at 8:09 AM
This week in Washington (25 images)
President Donald Trump gives his first televised address from the Oval Office, Rep. Mike Thompson introduces gun safety legislation and the partial federal government shutdown continues the week of January 7, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Members and supporters of the National Air Controllers Association and other aviation industry associations protest the partial federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Congress and President Trump remain at a budget stalemate as Democrats refuse to provide Trump with the $5.7 billion funding request for a southern border wall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Mass., speaks at a rally to protest the partial federal government shutdown. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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The Federal Aviation Administration closed its training academy in Oklahoma City because of the shutdown, which has slowed down training and placed recent graduates on furlough. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House for a day trip to the southern border on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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