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Monday, January 22, 2018

Tipsheet: Shutdown grinds into workweek after Senate fails to clinch deal

 
 
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Shutdown grinds into workweek after Senate fails to clinch deal
By Jordain Carney, Melanie Zanona and Cristina Marcos
 
The shutdown is barreling into the workweek after senators failed late Sunday to clinch a deal to reopen the government.

The impact of the closure is set to dramatically increase starting Monday. Hundreds of thousands of government employees face possible furloughs, some federal functions could cease, and it remains to be seen whether public museums and tourist attractions will remain open.
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High stakes for State of the Union
By Juan Williams
OPINION | President Trump needs something special to boost his poor standing.
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McConnell to bring up bill on immigration, border security next month
By Jordain Carney
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Sunday that he will bring up immigration legislation next month if negotiators can't work out a larger deal by Feb. 8.
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House GOP warns: We’re no rubber stamp for Senate DACA fix
By Mike Lillis
House Republicans are sending an early warning to their GOP colleagues in the Senate: We’re not a rubber stamp for any deal you cut with Democrats on immigration.
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Graham: Stephen Miller makes immigration deal impossible
By Jordain Carney
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) warned on Sunday that the White House staff is undercutting President Trump and Congress's ability to get a deal on immigration.
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Pelosi pans Trump's $20B wall funding ask: 'Oh, come on'
By Mike Lillis
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday spurned President Trump’s $20 billion request for a border wall, suggesting Democrats in the lower chamber would oppose that figure even if it ensured a deal to protect recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Booker is latest Dem to seize spotlight
By Amie Parnes
When Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) lashed out against Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen this week, he became the latest potential 2020 presidential candidate to use a high-profile Senate committee hearing to amplify their stature.
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FBI unable to preserve some text messages from agent removed from Mueller probe
By Brett Samuels
The FBI was unable to preserve some text messages between two agents who have been accused of anti-Trump bias, including one who previously served on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, according to a letter from the bureau to lawmakers.
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GOP revels in fast start for Trump tax law
By Naomi Jagoda
Republicans are receiving a spate of good news in the wake of their tax-cut bill becoming law.
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US foreign policy ‘goals’ are really out of step with our actions abroad
By Stephen Blank
OPINION | The Trump administration recently published its national security strategy and national military strategy. Unfortunately, these documents cannot answer concrete policy questions.
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California immigrant worker law is a golden opportunity for Jeff Sessions
By Jonathan Turley
OPINION | In 2012, California politicians and activists rallied across the country to call upon the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an Arizona law enforcing federal immigration laws. They argued that such a measure is clearly preempted by federal law, which should solely dictate immigration policy. The Supreme Court in Arizona v. United States ultimately struck down parts of the law at the behest of the Obama administration.
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The New York Times: A president unsure of what he wants complicates impasse
By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Maggie Haberman
Democrats struggle with President Trump, who says he wants to compromise but then is reined in by his own staff, while Republican leaders are loath to guess at his intentions.
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The Washington Post: Trump keeps low public profile during shutdown but is ‘itching’ to be involved
By Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker
The president’s natural inclination is to place himself squarely in the action. But his closest advisers and allies would like this hide-and-tweet strategy to continue and cautioned Trump against negotiating with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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The Associated Press: Schumer’s moment: Shutdown puts spotlight on Dem leader
By Julie Pace
 
For Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is the face of the government shutdown. For immigration advocates, he’s their best hope.
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The Wall Street Journal: Shutdown’s economic hit seen to be muted
By Harriet Torry
Labor market, growth have recovered during short-lived shutdowns in the past.
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Reuters: Trust in US institutions plunges in Trump's first year
By Noah Barkin
 
Trust in U.S. institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, according to a leading survey released on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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