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WASHINGTON — The White House is moving forward with plans for President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union speech next week in front of a joint session of Congress — despite a letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting he delay it.
The White House sent an email to the House Sergeant-at-Arms on Tuesday asking to schedule a walk-through for the speech in anticipation of a Jan. 29 delivery, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the planning.

KELSO — Authorities are searching for a person who shot and killed a convenience store employee during a robbery in Kelso.

Finch, Juanita M., 92, Ridgefield, died Jan. 19, 2019. Vancouver Funeral Chapel, 360-693-3633.
Garcia, Arabella Maria, 88, Vancouver, died Jan. 18, 2019. Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home, 360-694-2537.
Morgan, Kenneth L., 83, Vancouver, died Jan. 16, 2019. Vancouver Funeral Chapel, 360-693-3633.
Peterson, Chad C., 38, Clackamas, Ore., died Jan. 17, 2019. All County Cremation and Burial Services, 360-718-7948.
Stout, Rex S., 66, Rainier, Ore., died Jan. 19, 2019. Cascadia Cremation & Burial Services, 360-213-2060.

According to CommonDreams.org, “the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services reported on Thursday that thousands more children were separated from their parents at the southern U.S. border by the Trump administration, long before it first publicly unveiled the family separation policy last spring.”
This past June, a federal judge in San Diego ordered the administration to end the policy and reunite families. However, the New York Times reports that, in violation of the order, the separations have continued.