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1. The House speaker says Congress will not pass a resolution for the State of the Union until the government is reopened

   

   

2. Trump: 'It's really a shame what's happening with the Democrats'

   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rebuffed President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying she would not allow him to give the State of the Union in the House chamber while the government is shut down.

   

   

3. Air traffic controller: I can't last months like this

   CNN's Scottt McLean talks with an unpaid air traffic controller who is worried about the impact the shutdown is having on safety, families, and the rest of the country.

   

   

4. Analysis: Shutdown teaching a hard lesson about inequality

   The month-long partial government shutdown is all about a standoff over a wall.

   

   

5. This government worker voted for Trump. Hear his take.

   CNN's Randi Kaye spoke to several federal workers not receiving a paycheck due to the now longest ever government shutdown.

   

   

6. Opinion: Nancy Pelosi should negotiate with Ann Coulter

   Donald Trump made a public offer on Saturday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Democrats in an effort to end the longest government shutdown. He proposed to extend protection for DACA recipients and individuals with Temporary Protected Status in exchange for funding for his beloved wall (yes, the same wall he promised that Mexico would pay for).

   

   

7. Michael Cohen delays testimony, citing 'threats' from Trump

   • Sources say Trump's not angry at Giuliani • Bash: Mission accomplished for Trump

   

   

8. Multiple people shot in hostage situation at Suntrust Bank in Florida

   

   

9. Trump officially recognizes Guaido as interim president of Venezuela

   

   

10. Late-night host roasts Trump's reported chyron fixation

    Late-night hosts had a field day with Rudy Giuliani's recent interview with The New Yorker, and President Trump's reported fixation with chyrons.

    

    

11. Opinion: Has Mueller eaten from the 'fruit of the poisonous tree'?

    As another dramatic week unfolded in the legal world, we asked for your questions, and the response was overwhelming.

    

    

12. Student in viral video says he respects elder, but he doesn't owe an apology

    Nick Sandmann, the Catholic school student in the center of the viral video showing him facing off with a native American elder, spoke for the first time to the "Today" show Wednesday, saying, "People have judged me based off one expression."

    

    

13. Priest: MAGA hats don't belong on school trip

    In a recent tweet of mine that went viral I made three simple points about the now infamous "Covington boys" incident in Washington DC:

    

    

14. Video shows passenger attempt to hijack Uber

    Dashcam footage caught the moment an unruly passenger attempted to grab the steering wheel from his Uber driver and caused him to swerve across two lanes of highway traffic.

    

    

15. Iowa's 'fetal heartbeat' abortion restriction declared unconstitutional

    An Iowa state judge on Tuesday struck down the state's so-called "fetal heartbeat" law, declaring one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans unconstitutional.

    

    

16. John Kerry to President Trump: Resign

    Former Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reacts to former Secretary of State John Kerry saying that if he could speak to President Donald Trump directly, Kerry would tell him to "resign."

    

    

17. Oversight Committee to investigate White House security clearances

    The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday announced it was launching a "wide-ranging" probe into the White House's handling of its security clearance process, kicking off one of the first high-profile investigations into the Trump administration by the new, Democratic-controlled chamber.

    

    

18. Keilar on shutdown: The irony is thick

    CNN's Brianna Keilar discusses all the affects of the partial government shutdown that make unsafe conditions.

    

    

19. First came the trade war, then the shutdown, but Iowa farmers still back Trump

    Like most Iowa farmers, Kate Edwards loves the rhythm of the seasons: planting in the spring, harvesting in the fall, planning it all over again each winter.

    

    

20. Giuliani: I am not lying for the President

    Rudy Giuliani talks to CNN's Dana Bash over the mass confusion he has created over the past few days on how long Donald Trump was discussing a Trump Tower Moscow project during the 2016 election.

    

    

21. Hulu to drop the price of its basic plan

    Hulu has dropped the price of its cheapest package by $2 — just a week after competitor Netflix raised prices for its services.

    

    

22. QB broke 10 school records. NFL scouts doubt him.

    

    

23. NFL star returning for 16th season

    

    

24. Why Anne Hathaway gave up drinking

    Actress Anne Hathaway talked about why she has stopped drinking, during an interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

    

    

25. This collision made life possible on Earth

    Earth didn't exactly start out ready to support life, but scientists now have a better idea of how the essential elements for life ended up on our planet, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

    

    

26. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tax plan dissed at Davos

    

    

27. Pop star: Designers said I'm 'too big' to dress

    Pop star Bebe Rexha called out fashion designers in an Instagram video, saying they told her she was "too big" to dress.

    

    

28. Alec Baldwin pleads guilty to harassment

    Alec Baldwin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a violation of harassment in connection with a dispute last year over a parking spot, according to a Manhattan district attorney's office spokeswoman.

    

    

29. Dozens of children get cancer in suburb

    An alarming number of childhood cancer diagnoses in an Indiana suburb have parents wondering whether their environment is safe and challenging the Environmental Protection Agency to do something about it. CNN's Miguel Marquez reports.

    

    

30. These are the first massive black holes from the early universe

    More than 13 billion years after they formed, distant massive black holes from the early universe are revealing themselves. The light that was released to create them is now reaching our telescopes.

    

    

31. Nurse accused of impregnating woman in a vegetative state

    A 36-year-old nurse has been arrested on suspicion of impregnating a woman in a vegetative state who unexpectedly gave birth last month at a Phoenix health care facility, police said Wednesday.

    

    

32. Police: We owed this arrest to the baby

    A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of impregnating woman in a vegetative state who gave birth last month at a Phoenix health care facility, Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said.

    

    

33. Doctors who cared for Arizona sexual assault victim no longer treating patients there

    Two doctors who led care for a woman who gave birth after being sexually assaulted at an Arizona health care facility are no longer treating its patients, Hacienda HealthCare said Monday.

    

    

34. 911 call: We had no idea patient was pregnant

    Phoenix police released audio of a frantic 911 call from a nurse at the Hacienda HealthCare facility moments after a 29-year-old woman in a vegetative state suddenly gave birth. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

    

    

35. How to protect a loved one from abuse or sexual assault in a nursing home

    It's the stuff of nightmares: Your loved one, who you thought was being well cared for in a long-term care facility or nursing home, was physically abused, raped or even impregnated. And you had no idea it was happening.

    

    

36. His 'last goodbye' tweet gathers added poignancy

    Emiliano Sala wanted to say goodbye one final time.

    

    

37. Push to locate the missing plane carrying soccer star now a recovery operation

    British police searching for missing Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala say they are prioritizing their search based on the possibility that Sala and the other person on board the aircraft, which went missing over the English Channel, have landed on water and made it onto the life raft which was on board the plane.

    

    

38. Fears for soccer player on board missing plane

    New Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala was on a plane that disappeared over the English Channel on Monday night, French authorities told CNN.

    

    

39. Passengers say man made flight attendants undress and clean him

    A Taiwanese airline says it may ban an overweight passenger who allegedly forced members of an all-female cabin crew to undress him in the lavatory and then clean him after he used the toilet.

    

    

40. Gandolfini's son cast to play young Tony Soprano

    A planned movie prequel to "The Sopranos" TV series is keeping it in the family.