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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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Democrats Agree To Reopen Government Without Protections For Dreamers — The House has to vote next. — WASHINGTON The Senate reached a deal Monday to fund the government and potentially provide a path forward for a larger immigration agreement. — Senators are set to approve …
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Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Poised To Accept Deal To End Shutdown — Senate Democrats are on the brink of accepting a deal to end the government shutdown in exchange for the promise of a vote on the DREAM Act in the coming weeks, three sources tell TPM. — The details of the deal aren't yet clear.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans? — Democrats are adopting tactics they condemned in the Obama years. But they still want to compromise. — On October 7, 2013, President Barack Obama took the podium at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and made the case …
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Democrats Are Allowing Republicans To Have It Both Ways On The Dreamers
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CBS News:
Senate leaders reach deal to reopen government
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The Daily Beast:
Dems Fold on This Shutdown, But the Next One Could Be Worse
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Senate breaks budget impasse, paving way for government to reopen
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Democrats Are Right — and Should Settle
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New York Times:
Here Are the Senators Who Brokered a Bipartisan Solution to the Government Shutdown
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New York Times:
Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to End Government Shutdown
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Dara Lind / Vox:
The immigration negotiations Congress just gave itself three weeks to do, explained
Alice Stewart / CNN:
On shutdown, Democrats have a lot of explaining to do
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Ralph Ellis / CNN:
White House changes public voice mail to blame Democrats for shutdown
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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 — WASHINGTON — When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them “these incredible kids,” aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically.
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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.
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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 …
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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
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
It looks like Jeff Sessions is taking Trump's cues to clean house at the FBI
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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 …
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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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Samidh Chakrabarti / Facebook:
Hard Questions: What Effect Does Social Media Have on Democracy? — Around the world, social media is making it easier for people to have a voice in government — to discuss issues, organize around causes, and hold leaders accountable. As recently as 2011, when social media played …
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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.
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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 …
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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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.
Dean Balsamini / New York Post:
Police union slashes number of ‘get out of jail free’ cards issued — The city's police-officers union is cracking down on the number of “get out of jail free” courtesy cards distributed to cops to give to family and friends. — Patrolmen's Benevolent Association boss Pat Lynch slashed …
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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.”
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