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5:10 PM ET, December 28, 2018

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The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Gleeful That Shutdown Will Hijack Pelosi's Big Moment  —  The president's aides see a debate being waged on his issues, not hers, and they couldn't be happier.  —  Days into a partial government shutdown that has left tens of thousands of federal workers furloughed …
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Nancy Pelosi Is Spending Shutdown at Hawaii Resort  —  Trump canceled Florida trip for shutdown, went to Iraq to visit troops  —  Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi is spending the government shutdown at a luxury resort in Hawaii, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
Carmin Chappell / CNBC:
Trump to cancel New Year's plans, stay in DC as government shutdown drags on  — President Donald Trump has cancelled his New Year's plans and will stay in Washington D.C. as the government shutdown continues, incoming acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said in an interview with “Fox & Friends” on Friday.
Ben Geman / Axios:
New House committee aims at climate “crisis”
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
CaringBridge:
Bre's Story  —  Around 8:30 this morning, December 27th, Bre's friend went into her room and found her unresponsive and barely breathing.  She immediately called 911 and Bre was taken to the hospital where she was admitted to the ICU, sedated & intubated, and doctors began working up a diagnosis.
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Caller
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Bre Payton, Staff Writer for The Federalist, Dies at 26  —  “It is with a heavy heart that I type this.  Unfortunately Bre has passed.  Please send prayers to her family,” reports friend Morgan Murtaugh  —  Bre Payton, a staff writer at the right-wing website The Federalist, died on Friday at age 26 after a brief and sudden illness.
Discussion: Mediaite
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   May the wonderful Bre Payton rest in peace
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why the Bernie Movement Must Crush Beto O'Rourke  —  The first skirmish of the 2020 Democratic primary, a wave of attacks on Beto O'Rourke by supporters of Bernie Sanders, took almost everybody by surprise.  On the outside, it looks like one of those inscrutable, personality-driven online spats that characterize the Twitter era.
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
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David M. Drucker / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Got Lucky”: Why G.O.P. Insiders Fear Beto and Biden Over Warren and Sanders  —  Republicans are happy to run against any progressive who tries to compete with Trump at the game he perfected.  But they desperately fear another Barack Obama.  —  Don't kid yourself: President Donald Trump could absolutely win re-election.
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
North Carolina Elections Board Dissolves, Adding New Chaos in House Race  —  The North Carolina state elections board dissolved on Friday under a court order, two weeks before its much-anticipated hearing to consider evidence of possible absentee ballot fraud in the disputed November election for the Ninth District's seat in Congress.
Discussion: Vox, Axios, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Washington Post:
Hoyer says House will not seat a North Carolina Republican amid questions about integrity of election  —  Incoming House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Friday that Democrats next week will not seat a North Carolina Republican amid allegations of election fraud in the state's 9th Congressional District.
John R. Schindler / Observer:
What Do Mueller and the Kremlin Know About Michael Cohen's Alleged Prague Trip?  —  No aspect of the scandal surrounding President Donald J. Trump's hidden relations with Russia has been more controversial than the reputed summer 2016 trip to the Czech Republic by Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime consigliere.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Attn. Mr. President: 6 days until Speaker Pelosi
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Trump used her slain daughter to rail against illegal immigration.  She chose a different path.  —  BROOKLYN, Iowa — The letters began immediately.  Dozens at first, then hundreds, each day bringing more: from a Texas man telling her this was why we needed to build the wall.
Discussion: Hit & Run and IJR
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Syria's Kurds, Feeling Betrayed by the U.S., Ask Assad Government for Protection  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria's most powerful Kurdish militia has called on President Bashar al-Assad's government to send forces to protect it against an attack by Turkey, the first sign of shifting political alliances …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, NPR and ABC News
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Welcome to the world of President Rand Paul
Discussion: Breitbart
Robert S. Ford / Washington Post:
Trump's Syria decision was essentially correct. Here's how he can make the most of it.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Pompeo heading to Brazil for inauguration of far-right president  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head a U.S. delegation to Brazil seeking to foster closer ties with the far-right incoming president, Jair Bolsonaro, and discuss ways to counter the Venezuelan government.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:   US seeks close ties with Brazil's new leader
Barack Obama:
As 2018 draws to a close, I'm continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists.  It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved.
Dan Cadman / CIS.org:
Why Is a Physical Border Barrier Important?  —  So here we are, during Christmas week, and things are a mess, with the 25 percent of the federal government that is now unfunded shut down because no agreement could be reached in Congress.  —  Ironically, the Department of Homeland Security …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump did what he always does and changed his mind. Why was Congress surprised?
Discussion: Daily Kos
Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
With identical tweets, Schumer and Pelosi reveal themselves as mouthpieces for the same propaganda puppet master
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Juliet Linderman / Associated Press:
Shutdown could block federal aid to farmers hit by trade war  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America's farmers.  Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized agriculture, conservation and safety net programs …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos
Pelosi / Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Names Douglas N. Letter New General Counsel of the House  —  San Francisco — Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will appoint Douglas N. Letter to be the new General Counsel of the House of Representatives.  —  Until February 2018, Letter served as the Director …
Victoria Albert / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Suggests Furloughed Workers Do Chores for Landlords to Help Pay Rent  —  The U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Thursday tweeted advice to furloughed federal workers on how to explain their precarious financial situation to creditors and landlords …
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Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Trump threatens to close ‘Southern Border entirely’ if Dems don't fund wall  —  President Trump on Friday threatened to “close the Southern Border entirely” if Democrats do not agree to provide money to “finish” building a wall on the Mexican border.  —  Trump made the threat …
Mark Zuckerberg:
For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community — whether that's preventing election interference, stopping the spread of hate speech and misinformation, making sure people have control of their information, and ensuring our services improve people's well-being.
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common: “I see no way out.”  —  The struggle is everywhere.  —  “Inescapable.”  —  “It's a constant stressor.”  —  “I see no way out.”  —  What do professors, real estate agents, farmers, business executives, computer programmers and store clerks have in common?
Keith Humphreys / Washington Post:
Beto's towering advantage in the 2020 Democratic primary  —  After throwing a scare into Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) in the 2018 midterm elections, Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke is garnering attention as a possible 2020 presidential nominee.  Political commentators are already arguing …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
BBC:
Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics  —  Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has hinted that she is considering a move into politics in the future.  —  In an interview on the BBC's Today programme, she said she would have dismissed this 20 years ago but would now go where she was needed.
 
 
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