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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 …
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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.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is facing a big moment of truth.  And no amount of spin and lies can change it.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Once you get past all the finger-pointing, spin and lies, there is no escaping a basic fact about the government shutdown.  President Trump and Republicans are soon …
Dara Lind / Vox:
The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself three weeks to do, explained
Discussion: NPR
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
Discussion: Townhall.com and Politico
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
'It's Morally Reprehensible': Liberals Livid With Senate Dems Over Shutdown Deal
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Priscilla Alvarez / The Atlantic:
'We're Back at Square One'  —  Pro-immigrant activists reacted …
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
New York Times:
Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to End Government Shutdown
HuffPost:
Democrats Agree To Reopen Government Without Protections For Dreamers
Discussion: National Review and The Week
Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Poised To Accept Deal To End Shutdown
Discussion: The Week
Tara Golshan / Vox:
The Senate just voted to end the government shutdown
Discussion: Politico and Hit & Run
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 …
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New York Times:
A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse
CNN:
Susan Collins had senators in bipartisan meetings use talking stick  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)During bipartisan talks between senators to discuss passing a funding bill to end the government shutdown, Sen. Susan Collins whose office was being used for the negotiations, figured out a civil way to create discussion.
Discussion: Raw Story and thecut
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 …
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP  —  Republicans had consistently received a 13-5 advantage in the state's congressional delegation since 2012.  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state's congressional map went …
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New York Times:
There's a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — Congress is apparently not done cutting taxes, even after passing a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul last year.  —  The deal struck by Democrats and Republicans on Monday to end a brief government shutdown contains $31 billion …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
CHIP is finally getting funded — after 114 days without a budget
Discussion: VICE, NBC News and Modern Healthcare
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 …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Howard Kurtz book to offer another look at White House “disorder”
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
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.
Discussion: thecut
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Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg:
IMF Says Global Growth Picking Up as U.S. Tax Cuts Take Hold
Discussion: NTK Network and The Daily Caller
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
George Papadopoulos is the ‘John Dean’ of the Russia investigation, his fiancee says  —  He has been mocked by President Trump as a “low level volunteer” and “proven to be a liar.”  —  But the fiancee of George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in October …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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 …
Bloomberg:
Trump Taxes Solar Imports in Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet  —  President approves four years of tariffs starting at 30%  —  Tariffs set to gradually decline to 15 percent in fourth year  —  In the biggest blow he's dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Donald Trump decided …
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
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: Vox, CNBC, The Week and Mediaite
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.
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.”
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.
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96  —  Unsung for seven decades, the real Rosie the Riveter was a California waitress named Naomi Parker Fraley.  —  Over the years, a welter of American women have been identified as the model for Rosie, the female war worker …
Discussion: thecut
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
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 …
 
 
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Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
A Jewish journalist is confronting Trump's immigration advisers with their own immigrant histories
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Budweiser falls off the list of America's three favorite beers
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Itai Vardi / HuffPost:
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Held Onto Undisclosed Shares In Gun Company
Discussion: Grist
Tony Diver / Telegraph:
Oxford University gives women more time to pass exams
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alleged payment to porn star was illegal donation to Trump campaign, watchdog says
Jenna McLaughlin / Foreign Policy:
Financier Is Top Choice to Advise President on Intelligence Matters
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Publisher pulls former Trump appointee Carl Higbie's book from market over racist remarks
Wilson Ring / Associated Press:
Vermont Governor Signs Pot Bill With ‘Mixed Emotions’
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Associated Press
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Get Rid of U.S. Government Shutdowns Forever
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Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
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