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The White House press secretary was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant Friday. Earlier this week, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House adviser Stephen Miller were heckled at restaurants.

The list of nominees for the 80th Academy Awards are announced. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood both earn eight nominations, leading the field.

Former Vice President Joe Biden was steadier than in past debates; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg came under attack; and the candidates defended their least diverse debate stage yet.

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman called the system a "relic of another time," and said prosecutors have been unable to shake a perception that they are not objectively presenting cases to grand juries.

The last time the monument's height was measured was in 1999. And with scaffolding in place for earthquake repairs, engineers have a rare opportunity to take official measurements of the iconic obelisk.

Even though Republicans promise to preserve the deduction for charitable donations, nonprofits say other proposed changes in the bill could discourage as much as $13 billion in annual giving.

Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.

Also: Debate on gun laws continues in Washington; North Korea vows to shut jointly run factories; men's and women's college basketball championship games set.

Also: George Saunders wins the Story Prize; and the murder trial continues for "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius.

Also: Inaugural aftermath; it's Election Day in Israel; 'Roe v. Wade' turns 40.