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3:40 PM ET, December 20, 2018

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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Conservative Revolt Endangers Deal to Avoid a Shutdown  —  WASHINGTON — A deal to avert a Christmastime government shutdown teetered on Thursday amid growing anger from President Trump and a conservative revolt in the House that could block a bill to keep funds flowing past midnight Friday.
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Washington Post:
Trump ‘at this moment’ opposes deal to avert shutdown, wants more border funding  —  President Trump will not commit to signing legislation that would avoid a partial government shutdown on Saturday, his press secretary said, further roiling a chaotic debate that is splintering the Republican Party.
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Dow falls 400 points as stocks continue to get hit after Fed rate hike, Nasdaq enters bear market  —  U.S. stocks swooned for a second day Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates and said that it would continue to let its massive balance sheet shrink at the current pace.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump rushes into shutdown threat over wall  —  President Donald Trump will not sign the stopgap funding bill approved by the Senate, Speaker Paul Ryan warned Thursday afternoon, a move that dramatically increases the risk of a partial government shutdown.  —  It would be the third shutdown …
Charles J. Sykes / Washington Post:   Remember when Paul Ryan was the future of the Republican Party?
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump tells House GOP he won't sign Senate bill
Politico:   Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts to consider retirement over holidays
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump tells GOP leaders he won't sign short-term spending bill
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Vladimir Putin Welcomes U.S. Withdrawal From Syria  —  MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday welcomed President Trump's announcement of a withdrawal of American troops from Syria, calling it “the right decision.”  —  Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he was ordering …
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Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
Putin backs Trump's move to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, says Islamic State dealt ‘serious blows’  —  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, describing the American presence there as illegitimate and the Islamic State as largely defeated on the ground.
New York Times:
Kurdish Fighters Discuss Releasing Almost 3,200 ISIS Prisoners  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — America's Kurdish allies in Syria are discussing the release of 3,200 Islamic State prisoners, a prominent monitoring group and a Western official of the anti-Islamic State coalition said on Thursday …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Trump Blew His Chances of Building the Wall  —  Making the click-through worthwhile: Suddenly President Trump is lamenting that there's “so much talk about the wall” and that the “border is tight;” the president announces, with little warning, that he wants to repeat Barack Obama's worst mistake …
Victoria Nuland / Washington Post:
In a single tweet, Trump destroys U.S. policy in the Middle East
Al-Monitor:   Intel: How Russia's responding to US pullout from Syria
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria startles aides and allies
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Exclusive: Whitaker told he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing Mueller investigation  —  (CNN)Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has consulted with ethics officials at the Justice Department and they have advised him he does not need to recuse himself from overseeing special …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Attorney General Pick Criticized an Aspect of Mueller Probe in Memo to Justice Department  —  William Barr said obstruction of justice inquiry by special counsel is ‘fatally misconceived’  —  WASHINGTON—William Barr, President Trump's choice for attorney general …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: What you need to know about the funding drama  —  FORECAST: Chances of a shutdown increasing exponentially by the moment.  —  A QUICK REVIEW: This morning, a House Republican Conference meeting went haywire, with southerners complaining about not having disaster money …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Barr Memo Is a Commendable Piece of Lawyering
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Post
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump's Attorney General Nominee Criticized Russia Investigation
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Law & Crime
Rebecca Morin / Politico:   Rosenstein: AG nominee's memo had ‘no impact’ on Mueller probe
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
READ: William Barr's Memo Bashing Robert Mueller's Obstruction Probe
Discussion: Raw Story
BuzzFeed News:
Russian Agents Sought Secret US Treasury Records On Clinton Backers During 2016 Campaign  —  US Treasury Department officials used a Gmail back channel with the Russian government as the Kremlin sought sensitive financial information on its enemies in America and across the globe, according to documents reviewed by BuzzFeed News.
Discussion: Hill Reporter and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Democrats to Start Presidential Primary Debates in June 2019  —  (AP) — Democrats will hold at least a dozen presidential primary debates starting in June 2019 and running through April 2020, with party Chairman Tom Perez promising rules that will give everyone in a potentially large field a fair shot at voters' attention.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats announce a dozen 2020 presidential debates starting in June
Discussion: Townhall and Political Wire
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
N. Korea says it won't denuclearize unless US removes threat  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States removes its nuclear threat first, a statement that raises further doubts on whether leader Kim Jong Un …
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
The Itsy-Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie, Very Litigious Bikini  —  On a sunny summer day in Montauk, Ipek Irgit was in the familiar situation of not knowing what she was doing with her life.  It was 2012, and she was 34 years old.  Earlier in the year, after having her heart broken …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
‘Oh, no’: The day Trump learned to tweet  —  The content of the tweet @RealDonaldTrump posted on the night of Feb. 5, 2013, was bland: a simple thank you to the actress Sherri Shepherd for flattering comments she'd made about Trump on television.  —  But its implications were historic.
Discussion: Splinter, Raw Story and Instapundit
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tucker Carlson's show has been hit by an advertiser boycott, and it's having an effect  —  Cuomo, Lemon slam Fox News' hateful speech  —  New York (CNN Business)The advertiser boycott spearheaded by liberal organizations of Fox News host Tucker Carlson is starting to have a visible effect.
New York Times:
Planned Parenthood Is Accused of Mistreating Pregnant Employees  —  Employers that champion women face accusations of discriminating against their pregnant workers, showing how widespread the problem is in American workplaces.  —  As a medical assistant at Planned Parenthood …
HuffPost:
And What Can You Say About Paul Ryan?  —  How much time do you have?  —  WASHINGTON Paul Ryan was furious.  —  He'd been caught in a trap lured into an auditorium by the promise of a speech about fiscal responsibility.  Instead, President Barack Obama was lecturing the crowd …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
So Long Paul Ryan, You Won't Be Missed
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Michele Anderson:
Der Spiegel journalist messed with the wrong small town
Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump is officially turning back asylum seekers who come to the US through Mexico  —  In a huge win for Trump's asylum crackdown, Central Americans and others will be forced to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed in the US.  —  The US is going to start forcing asylum-seekers …
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Associated Press:
US says asylum-seeking migrants to wait in Mexico
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Chicago Tribune:
How bad does the ‘Illinois Exodus’ have to get?
Lynn Bonner / Raleigh News & Observer:
Voter ID becomes law in North Carolina as House overrides veto
Jennifer Ortiz / WTOP:
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
How Sherrod Brown Turned His Rumpled Authenticity Into A Brand — And Gave Himself A Good Story To Tell In 2020
David Sirota / The Guardian:
Beto O'Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
It Is So Much Worse Than I Thought
Salt Lake Tribune:
Tribune editorial: Chaffetz has made his choice