Colbert Says CBS Barred Interview With Democrat, and Search Teams Scramble After Lake Tahoe Avalanche

Plus, Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise? 

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Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress, by Annie Karni

U.S. Kills 11 in Boat Strikes in Pacific and Caribbean, by Carol Rosenberg

Democrats and White House Trade Offers but Deal to Reopen D.H.S. Remains Elusive, by Carl Hulse

Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally, by Annie Karni

Colbert Says CBS Pulled Senate Candidate Interview, by John Koblin

Nine Skiers Still Missing After Lake Tahoe Avalanche, by Francesca Regalado, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Nazaneen Ghaffar and Rylee Kirk

Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood, by Derrick Bryson Taylor

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