Controversy and the government shutdown greeted marchers who gathered in the Washington cold Saturday for the third annual national Women’s March. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ OPTS OUT OF WOMEN'S MARCH: 'I CANNOT STAND ALONGSIDE IT'Sister marches in other cities included one in New York City. “Last year we brought the power to the polls, and this year we need to make sure that we translate that power into policy,” Ocasio-Cortez said at the New York Women's March in Columbus Circle. This year’s Women’s March has been hurt by accusations of anti-Semitism that have trailed the group’s organizers. Shannon Lydon, a recent Boston College grad, told NBC News that she was excited to be attending the Women’s March in Washington.

Source: Fox News January 19, 2019 18:54 UTC