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Snow Plowed

Storm Gone, But Cold Will Stick Around Through Weekend

Mollie Lane carries a shovel-full of snow down the street to a pile while digging her car out in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Frigid
temperatures, some that could feel as cold as minus 30 degrees, moved across the East Coast on Friday as the region attempted to clean up from a massive winter
storm. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Trump to Huddle with Hill’s Top Republicans at Camp David

By JILL COLVIN great again,” Trump said funding deadline, and
ANDREW TAYLOR Friday afternoon as he left there is little visible progress
Associated Press the White House for the on several contentious is-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- presidential retreat in Mary- sues, including a budget
dent Donald Trump will land’s Catoctin Mountains. deal to boost spending on
huddle with congressional He will be joined by Vice both the Pentagon and
Republicans, Cabinet sec- President Mike Pence, Sen- nondefense agencies and
retaries and aides at Camp ate Majority Leader Mitch to extend protections for
David this weekend to dis- McConnell and House immigrants brought to the
cuss their 2018 legislative Speaker Paul Ryan, among country illegally as children.
priorities. others. Republicans are be- Talks are also expected to
A long list of high-stakes ginning the new year with touch on a range of other
topics are on the agenda, newfound optimism after fi- issues, including the opioid
including the budget, infra- nally scoring a win by pass- epidemic and health care.
structure, immigration, wel- ing the tax bill at the end of And lawmakers are expect-
fare reform and the 2018 last year. They face a pile ed to hash out the order in
midterm elections. of unfinished business that which they plan to tackle
“We’re going to Camp Da- was punted into this year President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves two top White House priori-
vid with a lot of the great during the push on taxes. the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, enroute to ties: a long-delayed infra-
Republican senators, and Just two weeks remain un- Camp David, Md., to participate in congressional Republican structure drive and welfare
we’re making America til a Jan. 19 government leadership retreat. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) reform.q