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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate advances plan to end historic shutdown in bipartisan breakthrough … The Sunday vote would pave the way for consideration later this week of a legislative package that would fund the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown … Most, but not all, previously held state-level office — including four former governors.  Most, but not all, come from presidential swing states.  Two have announced they are retiring from the Senate after their current terms end …
Discussion: MSNBC, Axios, Jacky Rosen and The Hill
Washington Post:
Late-night Senate deal opens path to ending shutdown but splits Democrats  —  The deal doesn't extend expiring ACA subsidies.  If a bill passes the Senate, it needs the House to approve and President Donald Trump on board.  —  A key group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans on Sunday night …
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake  —  The conventional wisdom about government shutdowns is that they always fail.  Senate Democrats probably assumed as much when they shut down the government.  Perhaps they thought they were giving partisan activists something to root for, even fleetingly, before eventually caving.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave  —  Another disgrace, and a new path forward.  —  ∙ Paid  — There are 47 Senate Democrats.  Replacing Chuck Schumer as minority leader and Dick Durbin as whip would require just 24 votes.  Schumer voted against the deal, but he is the leader …
Discussion: CNN
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown  —  For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified.  But an end approached without Democrats achieving an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies.  —  After more than a month of stalemate, the Senate on Sunday took …
CNN:
Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Endorses Peggy Flanagan for Senate in Minnesota
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Fume Over Deal to End Government Shutdown
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Dem civil war
Discussion: Zeteo, Associated Press and Al Jazeera
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   'It'll take them 5 days': Rand Paul could be obstacle to quickly ending shutdown
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   Marjorie Taylor Greene flees Trump's sinking ship
Associated Press:
Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
NBC News:
Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown
New York Times:
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election  —  The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.  —  President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election … Giuliani, Eastman and Powell were among those identified by former special counsel Jack Smith as Trump's co-conspirators, though he never brought charges against them.  The pardons would preclude any future administration …
Karina Tsui / CNN:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says  —  President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in alleged plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election …
Ken Dilanian / MSNBC:
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’  —  In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell's treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”  —  Ghislaine Maxwell …
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Scott MacFarlane / CBS News:
Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, which is set to run through 2037, according to documents obtained …
Discussion: The Independent and New York Post
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It  —  The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.  —  At a secret gathering in May south of London …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Trump administration cannot withhold $4 billion in SNAP benefits, appeals court rules  —  The ruling by the 1st Circuit will have no immediate impact because of a temporary hold by Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.  —  A federal appeals court late on Sunday allowed a judge's order …
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Associated Press:
Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’
Max Colchester / Wall Street Journal:
BBC Chairman Apologizes for Error in Edit of Trump Speech  —  Samir Shah calls decision to edit together two parts of speech an ‘error of judgment’  —  LONDON—The chairman of the BBC apologized Monday for how the U.K. state broadcaster edited a speech by President Trump …
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Donald Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century …
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Booed at NFL Game After Demanding Stadium Is Named In His Honor
Wall Street Journal:
FAA Limits Private Aircraft Flights at Major Airports  —  Government officials have sought to reduce flight capacity at airports to ease strains on air-traffic controllers  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is slated to limit business jets and other private flights …
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Beth Kowitt / Bloomberg:
Home Depot Can't Ignore Its ICE Problem Forever  —  There is no company in the US that has become more closely associated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids than Home Depot Inc.  —  In and around the retailer's parking lots, masked and armed ICE agents chase and tackle and detain …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Housing director confirms administration ‘working on’ 50-year mortgage after Trump hint  —  Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte on Saturday said the Trump administration is “working on” a plan to introduce 50-year mortgage terms for home buyers.
Steve Vladeck / One First:
191. Taking Stock After a Wild Week  —  It's getting increasingly difficult to keep tabs on even the Supreme Court-related (and Court-adjacent) news.  Today's issue looks at where things stand (and what to expect next) across six key topics.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” a (more-than) …
 
 
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Antonia Hitchens / New Yorker:
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Sen. Dick Durbin / MSNBC:
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Democrat's Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities
Discussion: Breitbart
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Chan Ho-him / Associated Press:
China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers
Emily Peck / Axios:
Senate deal would reverse shutdown firings
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts
Discussion: Roll Call
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