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4:00 PM ET, January 22, 2018

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Elana Schor / Politico:

Senate votes to end shutdown — In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to reopen the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans to hold a vote on immigration legislation — paving the way to end the three-day shutdown. — The Senate voted 81-18 to move forward …

Discussion: Vox, Associated Press, ABC News, Forbes, New Republic, Deadline, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, No More Mister Nice Blog, Joe.My.God., Daily Wire, NewsBusters and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans? — Democrats are adopting tactics they condemned in the Obama years. But they still want to compromise. — On October 7, 2013, President Barack Obama took the podium at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and made the case …

Discussion: Townhall.com and Politico

Talking Points Memo:

Democrats Poised To Accept Deal To End Shutdown — Senate Democrats are on the brink of accepting a deal to end the government shutdown in exchange for the promise of a vote on the DREAM Act in the coming weeks, three sources tell TPM. — The details of the deal aren't yet clear.

Discussion: The Week

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.

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Politico, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Democrats Are Allowing Republicans To Have It Both Ways On The Dreamers

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Eschaton

Tara Golshan / Vox:
The Senate just cleared a major hurdle to ending the government shutdown

Discussion: Politico and Hit & Run

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Senate breaks budget impasse, paving way for government to reopen

Discussion: Power Line, New York Times, bizpacreview.com, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Politico, Balloon Juice and Bloomberg

HuffPost:
Democrats Agree To Reopen Government Without Protections For Dreamers

Discussion: National Review

Dara Lind / Vox:
The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself three weeks to do, explained

Discussion: The Week and NPR

Washington Times: Dems give up shutdown fight

David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Democrats Are Right — and Should Settle

Discussion: Power Line, National Review and Hullabaloo

New York Times:
Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to End Government Shutdown

Discussion: New Republic, Outside the Beltway and TheBlaze

New York Times:
Here Are the Senators Who Brokered a Bipartisan Solution to the Government Shutdown

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and CBS News

Alice Stewart / CNN:
On shutdown, Democrats have a lot of explaining to do

Discussion: Business Insider, Wall Street Journal and New York Times

Associated Press:
With Senate talks falling short, shutdown enters workweek

Discussion: Politico

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 …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, VICE, Raw Story, AOL, The Week and Mediaite

New York Times:

A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse — WASHINGTON — When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them “these incredible kids,” aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically.

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.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Shareblue Media

Elena Gaona / Center for American Progress …: RELEASE: Most Americans Blame President Trump and Republicans in Congress for the Government Shutdown, New Poll Shows

Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Women and independents drive advantage for Democrats ahead of midterm elections, Post-ABC poll finds

Discussion: Jezebel, Hit & Run, Vox and The Week

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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Verge, Mashable and Engadget, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Splinter and Raw Story

Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:

Was Lynch coordinating with Comey in the Clinton investigation? — BY SHARYL ATTKISSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/21/18 04:05 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch knew well in advance of FBI Director James Comey

Discussion: The Stream, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
It looks like Jeff Sessions is taking Trump's cues to clean house at the FBI

Discussion: IJR

Emily Smith / Page Six:

Matt Lauer's wife kicks him out of Hamptons house — Disgraced anchor Matt Lauer has been kicked out of his home by his furious wife after multiple women came forward with allegations of his “inappropriate sexual behavior.” — Lauer's wife of nearly two decades, Dutch former model Annette Roque …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, AOL, Jezebel, In Touch Weekly and thecut

Samidh Chakrabarti / Facebook:

Hard Questions: What Effect Does Social Media Have on Democracy? — Around the world, social media is making it easier for people to have a voice in government — to discuss issues, organize around causes, and hold leaders accountable. As recently as 2011, when social media played …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Guardian, SiliconBeat, CBS San Francisco, Mashable, The Verge and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

David Ingram / Reuters:
Facebook says it can't guarantee social media is good for democracy

Discussion: Facebook, Breitbart and Engadget

Detroit News:

Kid Rock sends $122K from fake campaign to voter group — Kid Rock last month donated $122,000 of the money raised by selling merchandise promoting “Kid Rock for US Senate” — his fake political campaign — to a voter-registration organization affiliated with the College Republicans, his publicist said.

Discussion: RedState, VICE, The Daily Caller, IJR and Washington Post

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 …

Discussion: CNBC, The Week and Mediaite

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.

Discussion: WFLA-TV, Hit & Run, Eschaton, Jezebel and WCMH-TV

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 …

Discussion: Axios, ABC News, The Daily Beast, Salon, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Politico, more at Mediagazer »

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.”

Discussion: Politico, ThinkProgress, IJR, Raw Story, Mediaite and The Week

Dean Balsamini / New York Post:

Police union slashes number of ‘get out of jail free’ cards issued — The city's police-officers union is cracking down on the number of “get out of jail free” courtesy cards distributed to cops to give to family and friends. — Patrolmen's Benevolent Association boss Pat Lynch slashed …

Discussion: naked capitalism, Marginal REVOLUTION, Business Insider and SiliconBeat

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.

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

Publisher pulls former Trump appointee Carl Higbie's book from market over racist remarks — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Higbie authored “Enemies, Foreign and Domestic,” which was published by Post Hill Press in 2016 and covers his time as a Navy SEAL serving in Iraq.