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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s plan to mark up the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, which is aimed at protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, is pushed back by a week.

The House meets for a pro forma session. No legislative business is scheduled.

During her weekly briefing at the U.S. Capitol, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats cannot support the Farm Bill reported out of the Agriculture Committee on a 26-20 party-line vote Wednesday, in part because of the SNAP changes.

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Former first lady Barbara Bush lies in repose at Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, where she and former President Bush regularly attended church services. Her funeral takes place at noon Saturday. Watch live coverage on C-SPAN.

Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary Raj Shah talks about his life and career, including growing up in Connecticut and his early beginnings in politics. He also discusses his relationship with the press and working for President Trump.

Funeral services are held for former first lady Barbara Bush at Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Bush died April 17 at age 92.

Zepnep Tufekci, associate professor of information and library science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses social media companies' use of personal user data against the backdrop of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony.

Former professional basketball player and author Etan Thomas discusses his book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism, a series of interviews Mr. Thomas conducted on the interaction between sports and politics.

Landmark Cases tells the story of five Des Moines, Iowa, students who wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. The Supreme Court ruled students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at school.

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) became the first senator to cast a vote on the Senate floor with her newborn baby, Maile. Senator Duckworth voted against Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) to be the next NASA administrator, who was confirmed 50-49.

President Trump begins his joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Abe by delivering remarks on the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush, who died yesterday at age 92.

In concluding her memorial remarks for her late mother, Robin Slaughter Minerva jokes that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) loved serving in Congress so much that "she wouldn't have retired to spend more time with her family," a light jab at Speaker…

Speaking at a working luncheon with the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, in Mar-a-Lago, President Trump responds to questions about the fate of Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo, saying he believes that his confirmation will "come through"…