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View in your browser     The 10 essential reads you missed this week President Trump conceded defeat over the partial government shutdown on Friday, bringing an end to the longest funding lapse in U.S. history despite not getting money for his border wall. Here's other important news of the week:   Five takeaways from Roger Stone’s indictment Roger Stone, a longtime associate and former adviser to President Trump, was indicted this week in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Here are five takeaways from his indictment.     Federal workers could get back pay within days of deal to end shutdown Federal employees who were furloughed or forced to work without pay during the shutdown could receive back pay within the next few days after President Trump signed a deal to end the stalemate late Friday.     Five things to know about the political crisis in Venezuela Venezuela's long-standing political crisis expanded over the past week, as a handful of countries led by the U.S. recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country's legitimate president. Rafael Bernal writes on what you need to know about the situation.     The Memo: Diverse Democratic field lines up for 2020 Explosive issues of race, gender and identity are set to take center stage in the 2020 presidential race as the most diverse field of Democrats competes to take on President Trump, Niall Stanage reports.     Kamala Harris faces Democrats’ Rocky Mountain divide If Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) wins her party’s nomination to run against President Trump, she will have broken through one of the impenetrable barriers of modern politics, Reid Wilson writes.     Momentum for earmarks grows with Dem majority With Democrats back in control of the House after eight years of Republican control, there is strong support for reviving earmarks, the power to direct money on pet projects, Alexander Bolton reports.     GOP compares Ocasio-Cortez to Trump A political neophyte from New York has an enormous Twitter following, punches back hard at the press, takes on critics within the party and has completely upended the Washington establishment. No, it's not Donald Trump, it's freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D), Scott Wong writes.     Omar, Tlaib come under fire from GOP Freshman Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, are drawing fire from Republicans in their first weeks since taking office, Cristina Marcos reports.      New momentum for Equal Rights Amendment Equal rights for women could soon be enshrined in the Constitution, Lydia Wheeler reports.     K Street boosts earnings heading into Trump’s third year K Street ended the second year of President Trump's tenure on a strong note, with lobbying shops bringing in higher earnings in 2018, Alex Gangitano writes.       © Getty: Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was indicted this week in the special counsel's Russia probe.   Read more from The Hill

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