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WASHINGTON — As Congress tries to shift back into work mode, we wrap up a busy week, from President Donald Trump's acquittal in the Senate to the Iowa Caucus to the controversial State of the Union address.

"Before today, I would have told you my mission is to put on a festival every year and try to change the culture within faith in regard to LGBTQ issues. But now I feel like I have a new added mission, which is to try to change legislation and push bills, and make real changes within our politics as well."

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that foreign disinformation efforts against the U.S. "never stopped" after Russian actors used them on social media platforms during the 2016 elections.

The FBI chief also told lawmakers during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that malicious foreign influence campaigns are now targeting more than just elections.

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers aren't likely to cheer for many lines in President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, the way their Republican colleagues might.

But there's at least one section of the speech where the two parties' roles might flip: the promised section on lowering prescription drug prices.

WASHINGTON ― With the Senate preparing to acquit President Donald Trump, you might think Democrats would try to keep the focus on the Ukraine scandal by impeaching other administration officials involved in the scheme.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers quickly reacted after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at U.S. troops and coalition forces in Iraq on Tuesday, an apparent retaliation for a U.S. drone strike days earlier that killed one of Tehran's most powerful generals, Qasem Soleimani.