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News Wrap: House moves toward holding Barr, Ross in contempt

In our news wrap Wednesday, House Democrats have moved closer to holding Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress. The two men had refused to provide documents behind the administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Meanwhile, Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison, without parole.