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New Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has invited President Trump to deliver a State of the Union address on Jan. 29.

The big picture: The Democrats took control of the House Thursday as the 116th Congress was sworn into office. A partial government shutdown remains in effect and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as both sides dig in on the issue of funding for President Trump's border wall. 

Go deeper: Nancy Pelosi now has the hardest job in D.C.

Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Jan. 29

The government is still partially shut down and could remain that way for weeks.

Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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State of the Union

New Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="invited" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1080981329259433984" data-vars-content-id="3c8ee999-d77a-4466-a25a-d9f2422c2c39" data-vars-headline="Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Jan. 29" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1080981329259433984" target="_blank">invited</a> President Trump to deliver a State of the Union address on Jan. 29.The big picture: The Democrats <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="took control of the House" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/congress-historic-first-day-e6a8fbf1-6faa-49ef-873f-4963b42d5487.html" data-vars-content-id="3c8ee999-d77a-4466-a25a-d9f2422c2c39" data-vars-headline="Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Jan. 29" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/congress-historic-first-day-e6a8fbf1-6faa-49ef-873f-4963b42d5487.html" target="_self">took control of the House</a> Thursday as the 116th Congress was sworn into office. A partial government shutdown remains in effect and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as both sides dig in on the issue of funding for President Trump&#x27;s border wall. Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nancy Pelosi now has the hardest job in D.C." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/nancy-pelosi-first-and-second-house-speaker-62517d16-a7ad-4443-8612-8e191f7892cb.html" data-vars-content-id="3c8ee999-d77a-4466-a25a-d9f2422c2c39" data-vars-headline="Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Jan. 29" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/nancy-pelosi-first-and-second-house-speaker-62517d16-a7ad-4443-8612-8e191f7892cb.html" target="_self">Nancy Pelosi now has the hardest job in D.C.</a>

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.