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Elana Schor / Politico:
House, Senate vote to end shutdown — UPDATE: — The House passed legislation to end the government shutdown, hours after Senate Democrats dropped their opposition to the plan. — In return for Democratic support for the bill, which would fund the government through Feb. 8 …
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The Daily Beast:
Dems Fold on This Shutdown, But the Next One Could Be Worse — Dems Fold on This Shutdown, But the Next One Could Be Worse — Chuck Schumer accepted Mitch McConnell's promise to vote on Dreamers in exchange for reopening the government. If he breaks that promise, all hell will break loose.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is facing a big moment of truth. And no amount of spin and lies can change it. — THE MORNING PLUM: — Once you get past all the finger-pointing, spin and lies, there is no escaping a basic fact about the government shutdown. President Trump and Republicans are soon …
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The Federalist, Vox, Breitbart, The Week and Splinter
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
'It's Morally Reprehensible': Liberals Livid With Senate Dems Over Shutdown Deal — Progressives and immigrant advocates are furious at Senate Democrats for agreeing to end a short-lived shutdown without any guarantee that they'll win protections for undocumented immigrants brought …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
DEMOCRATS ARE ALLOWING REPUBLICANS TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS ON THE DREAMERS
DEMOCRATS ARE ALLOWING REPUBLICANS TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS ON THE DREAMERS
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Vox, Politico, CNN, The Mahablog and Eschaton
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Democrats' Bold Fold Shifts the Pressure on to Trump and His GOP Enablers
Democrats' Bold Fold Shifts the Pressure on to Trump and His GOP Enablers
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American Prospect and Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
Full text: Chuck Schumer's speech declaring government shutdown over
Full text: Chuck Schumer's speech declaring government shutdown over
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Daily Wire and Patterico's Pontifications
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
House votes to end government shutdown, sending legislation to Trump
House votes to end government shutdown, sending legislation to Trump
New York Times:
Congress Passes Stopgap Bill to End Government Shutdown
Congress Passes Stopgap Bill to End Government Shutdown
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Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
'We're Back at Square One' — Pro-immigrant activists reacted …
'We're Back at Square One' — Pro-immigrant activists reacted …
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New York Times:
A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse
A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“I've Got Another Nut Job Here Who Thinks He's Running Things”: Are Trump and Kelly Heading for Divorce? — With the president and his chief of staff arguing in public, Ivanka Trump takes charge of finding a replacement. — Donald Trump's relationship with John Kelly, his chief of staff …
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CNN:
Susan Collins had senators in bipartisan meetings use talking stick — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)During bipartisan talks between senators to discuss passing a funding bill to end the government shutdown, Sen. Susan Collins whose office was being used for the negotiations, figured out a civil way to create discussion.
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP — Republicans had consistently received a 13-5 advantage in the state's congressional delegation since 2012. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state's congressional map went …
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania court throws out congressional boundaries
Pennsylvania court throws out congressional boundaries
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Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune and The Week
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court just gave Democrats a big win on redistricting
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court just gave Democrats a big win on redistricting
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New York Times and IJR
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump voting commission bought Texas election data flagging Hispanic voters — President Trump's voting commission asked every state and the District for detailed voter registration data, but in Texas's case it took an additional step: It asked to see Texas records that identify all voters …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Pence calls report on Trump affair baseless — JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's interview with The Associated Press (all times local): — Vice President Mike Pence says reports that an adult film star had an alleged affair with President Donald Trump are “baseless allegations.”
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
George Papadopoulos is the ‘John Dean’ of the Russia investigation, his fiancee says — He has been mocked by President Trump as a “low level volunteer” and “proven to be a liar.” — But the fiancee of George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in October …
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Dara Lind / Vox:
The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself three weeks to do, explained — Democrats know what they want. Republicans have no idea. — Congress just gave itself three weeks to solve US immigration policy. — Ostensibly, they agreed to a deal that would reopen …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
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New York Times:
There's a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts — WASHINGTON — Congress is apparently not done cutting taxes, even after passing a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul last year. — The deal struck by Democrats and Republicans on Monday to end a brief government shutdown contains $31 billion …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
CHIP is finally getting funded — after 114 days without a budget
CHIP is finally getting funded — after 114 days without a budget
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VICE and Modern Healthcare
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Defiance Disorder’: Another new book describes chaos in Trump's White House — In late July, the White House had just finished an official policy review on transgender individuals serving in the military and President Trump and his then-chief of staff, Reince Priebus, had agreed to meet …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Howard Kurtz book to offer another look at White House “disorder”
Howard Kurtz book to offer another look at White House “disorder”
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Bloomberg:
Trump Taxes Solar Imports in Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet — President approves four years of tariffs starting at 30% — Tariffs set to gradually decline to 15 percent in fourth year — In the biggest blow he's dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Donald Trump decided …
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Political Wire and Axios
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Budweiser falls off the list of America's three favorite beers — Tapping into craft beer's online potential — Budweiser is no longer one of America's three most popular beers. — Before 2001, Budweiser was the top-selling U.S. beer, but it relinquished that crown to Bud Light.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
ICE detains a Polish doctor and green-card holder who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years — Lukasz Niec was 5 years old when his parents brought him and his sister to the United States from Poland. With two suitcases in tow, his parents — both doctors — left behind a country on the verge of social turmoil.
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
At Davos, 6 Feet of Snow Brings Limousines to a Crawl — DAVOS, Switzerland — It may be tempting fate to try to gather 60 heads of state and hundreds of global business leaders in the dead of winter in a Swiss mountain valley. This year, the World Economic Forum's luck seems to have run out.
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Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg:
IMF Says Global Growth Picking Up as U.S. Tax Cuts Take Hold
IMF Says Global Growth Picking Up as U.S. Tax Cuts Take Hold
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The Daily Caller and NTK Network
Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
A Jewish journalist is confronting Trump's immigration advisers with their own immigrant histories — NEW YORK (JTA) — During a combative news conference in early August, White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters that the United States should prioritize immigrants who speak English.
News Corp:
Statement of Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corp, on a Carriage Fee for Trusted Publishers — News Corp today issued the following statement from Executive Chairman, Rupert Murdoch: — “Facebook and Google have popularized scurrilous news sources through algorithms that are profitable …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Read the draft White House infrastructure plan — Below is a leaked draft document with plans for the White House infrastructure plan, a key campaign priority of President Trump. — Comment from White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters: “We are not going to comment on the contents …
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Montana Governor Signs Order to Force Net Neutrality — WASHINGTON — Most efforts underway to restore so-called net neutrality face big obstacles and would take many months, if not years, to succeed. — But in Montana, the governor has used the stroke of a pen to bring the rules to broad parts of his state.
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Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
Democrats solidify their lead in midterm elections matchup (POLL) — Democrats have solidified their position in the November midterm elections in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, maintaining a 12-point lead among registered voters while improving to a wide 14-point advantage among likely voters in congressional preference.
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96 — Unsung for seven decades, the real Rosie the Riveter was a California waitress named Naomi Parker Fraley. — Over the years, a welter of American women have been identified as the model for Rosie, the female war worker …
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