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This week in Washington (36 images)

President Donald Trump advocates for a wall along the border with Mexico as talks continue to avoid another government shutdown the week of February 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.



President Donald Trump declares a national emergency on the southern border in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Gen. Paul Nakasone (R), Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service testifies alongside Owen West, Assistant Secretary Of Defense, Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command and the U.S. Cyber Command including threats to the the United States and the Defense Authorization Act, on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Sen. Rick Scott (R), R-Fla., greets Gen. Raymond A. Thomas, III, Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, before the committee hearing. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI Defense Strategy
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President Donald Trump speaks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference on Wednesday. Trump took the opportunity to deliver remarks on his border-security and immigration policy. Republican leaders are asking Trump to sign legislation that allocates about $1.375 billion for over fifty miles of physical barriers along the border. Signing the agreement would prevent another partial shutdown of the federal government that would begin 16 February. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI
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