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Tipsheet: Washington braces for lengthy shutdown

 
 
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Washington braces for lengthy shutdown
BY JORDAIN CARNEY
Washington is preparing for a lengthy partial shutdown as a deal to fully reopen the government remains elusive.

Though only in its second day after Congress missed the midnight deadline Friday, lawmakers are warning they believe roughly a quarter of the government could remain shuttered well into the week.
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GOP discord on wall prolongs shutdown fight
BY MELANIE ZANONA, MIKE LILLIS AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
The government shutdown fight is increasingly shaping up as a battle among Republicans for the president’s ear.
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Both sides play blame game on first day of shutdown
BY JORDAIN CARNEY
 
President Trump and congressional leaders are showing no signs of letting up over a funding stalemate as members of both parties blame the other on the first day of a partial government shutdown.
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Trump digs in on border fight as shutdown stalemate drags on
BY JORDAN FABIAN
President Trump on Saturday dug in on his demand for border wall funding to end the partial government shutdown after meeting with several of his conservative allies in Congress.
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Lawmakers shrug off shutdown drama
BY MIKE LILLIS, JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND JORDAIN CARNEY
Call it the tranquil shutdown. As the government careened toward a partial closure Friday night, lawmakers in both parties did a peculiar thing: they started heading home.
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Top Republican predicts any deal will move without calling members back to DC
BY MIKE LILLIS
A top House Republican said Saturday that he’s hopeful “cooler heads will prevail” to open up the government before Christmas, predicting the vote would happen by unanimous consent without calling lawmakers in either chamber back to Washington. 
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Trump cancels Mar-a-Lago Christmas trip over shutdown
BY JORDAN FABIAN
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The White House announced on Saturday that President Trump will not take his scheduled Christmas vacation in South Florida, citing the government shutdown.   
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Mattis exit leaves Trump, US further isolated
BY JORDAN FABIAN AND REBECCA KHEEL
Defense Secretary James Mattis's acrimonious divorce from the Trump administration leaves behind a president increasingly isolated from his own party, the Pentagon and traditional U.S. allies.
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Trump economic adviser slams Fed chairman
BY  BRETT SAMUELS 
Stephen Moore, an informal economic adviser to President Trump, blamed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for the recent drop in the stock market in an interview that aired Sunday.
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WHIP LIST: Who’s in and out in the 2020 race
BY MICHAEL BURKE AND TAL AXELROD
The 2020 presidential race is shaping up on the Democratic side to be one of the largest in history.
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Trade deals have glaring omission: Environmental standards
BY JEFFREY KUCIK
Opinion | Nearly 200 countries just announced a deal to implement the Paris Agreement – 2015’s multilateral effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It’s welcome news given recent reports that total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will reach record highs in 2018. Unfortunately, cooperation on the environment still lags in other areas. The international agreements that govern free trade still fail to adequately address climate change.
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Twitter needs to prove it’s 'committed to improving' the platform for women
BY ADAM CHIARA
Opinion | A new report highlights that females in careers like journalism, politics and other public positions are being targeted more often with “abusive or problematic” tweets.
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The New York Times: For Trump, ‘a war every day,’ waged increasingly alone
BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN
At the midpoint of his term, the president has grown more sure of his own judgment and more isolated from anyone else’s than at any point since he took office. 
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The Washington Post: 'A rogue presidency’: The era of containing Trump is over
BY PHILIP RUCKER
One by one, seasoned advisers seen as bulwarks against his most reckless impulses have been cast aside or resigned. The result? The government is shut down. Markets are in free fall. Allies are voicing alarm. And some GOP lawmakers once afraid of crossing him are now openly critical.
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The Associated Press: Partial government shutdown compounds risks for US economy
BY JOSH BOAK
Now in its 10th year, America’s economic expansion still looks sturdy. Yet the partial shutdown of the government that began Saturday has added another threat to a growing list of risks.
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Reuters: US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout
BY LESLEY WROUGHTON
A top U.S. envoy leading a global coalition fighting Islamic State has quit over President Donald Trump’s decision this week to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
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The Wall Street Journal: Trump won’t try to fire Fed Chairman Powell, Treasury secretary says
BY NICK TIMIRAOS
President Trump hasn’t suggested firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and doesn’t believe he has the authority to do so, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday.
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