Pelosi Statement on Special Counsel Indictment and Arrest of Trump Campaign Advisor Roger Stone  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Special Counsel Mueller released a seven-count indictment of top Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone, for lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruction:

Stone Indictment Underscores That There Was No Trump-Russia Conspiracy  —  Will the Justice Department ever correct the record?  —  Roger Stone is the shiny object.  The obstruction charges in his long-anticipated indictment, made public on Friday, are not the matter of consequence for the United States.

CNN NEWSROOM  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  [14:30:00] DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We do not have the necessary space or resources to detain, house, vet, screen and safely process this tremendous influx of people.

‘All for nothing’: Trump's wall retreat bewilders allies  —  Before President Donald Trump finished speaking from the Rose Garden, putting a temporary end to the five-week government shutdown, a running group text between several of his former aides lit up with complaints.

POLITICO Playbook: What we've learned post-shutdown  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE SHUTDOWN IS OVER.  One can believe that this is what PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP needed to do — reset the negotiations — but you cannot make a coherent argument that it's not a cave to accept an agreement …

‘Complete, total surrender’: Why Trump waved the white flag  —  President Donald Trump touted GOP unity for 33 days of a partial government shutdown.  But by the 34th day, it was clearly gone — and so was the shutdown by the end of the 35th.  —  Senate Republicans had finally …