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2:45 PM ET, January 22, 2018

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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate votes to end shutdown  —  In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to re-open 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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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.
Discussion: The Week
CBS News:
Senate leaders reach deal to reopen government  —  The Senate overwhelmingly advanced a three-week spending bill Monday afternoon that would reopen the government.  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote that he had reached a deal with Republican leaders and that Democrats would vote in favor of the bill.
HuffPost:
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 …
Discussion: New Republic and New York Times
Washington Times:   Dems give up shutdown fight
CNN:
Senate to vote on Monday on ending shutdown
Associated Press:
With Senate talks falling short, shutdown enters workweek
Discussion: Politico
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Mediaite
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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.
Wall Street Journal:   Working for the Weekend, Lawmakers Dress Down
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.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Shareblue Media
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Elena Gaona / Center for American Progress …:
RELEASE: Most Americans Blame President Trump and Republicans in Congress for the Government Shutdown, New Poll Shows  —  Washington, D.C — Two days into the government shutdown, Americans clearly blame President Trump and congressional Republicans for the closure, a new poll released tonight finds.
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Women and independents drive advantage for Democrats ahead of midterm elections, Post-ABC poll finds
Discussion: Jezebel, Hit & Run, Vox and The Week
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Poll: Almost half of voters question Trump's mental stability
Discussion: The Week, Taylor Marsh and ABC News
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
Discussion: IJR
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Democrats Are Right — and Should Settle
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Hit & Run, Jezebel, Eschaton and WCMH-TV
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.”
Discussion: ThinkProgress, IJR, Raw Story and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
Amy Spiro / Jerusalem Post:
L'Oreal model steps down after anti-Israel tweets uncovered  —  Woman who rejected Revlon award over Gal Gadot also deletes Twitter posts.  —  A woman who appeared in a recent L'Oréal UK ad campaign for hair care products has stepped down after she received criticism over a series of anti-Israel tweets in 2014.
CNN:
2 IEDs explode at Florida mall, police say  —  (CNN)Police are looking for a man they're describing as a person of interest after two improvised explosive devices detonated at a Florida mall on Sunday.  No one was injured.  —  At 5:22 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a smoke alarm call …
Discussion: WFLA-TV, ThinkProgress and The Week
Tommy Hicks / The Hill:
Schumer's shutdown reveals: Democrats will destroy America just to spite Trump  —  BY TOMMY HICKS, JR., OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/21/18 06:30 AM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  Donald Trump was inaugurated one year ago after promising to make America great again.
New York Times:
Here Are the Senators Trying to Find a Bipartisan Solution to the Government Shutdown  —  WASHINGTON — On the second day of the shutdown, a bipartisan group of senators emerged as a primary force behind the effort to end the gridlock and reopen the government.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
University Student Hospitalized After Eating A Tide Pod  —  The incident comes just days after health officials repeatedly warned against ingesting them.  —  A Utah State University student was reportedly taken to a hospital on Saturday after swallowing a Tide detergent pod just days …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Kept One Promise.  The Shutdown Is Proof.  —  We all should have seen it coming.  —  Over and over and over, first as a candidate and then as president, Donald Trump made a pledge to voters: He would run the White House just like he's run his business.  That's a promise that he's kept.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Politicus USA
 
 
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Get Rid of U.S. Government Shutdowns Forever
Discussion: Mother Jones
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania court throws out congressional boundaries
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Detroit News:
Kid Rock sends $122K from fake campaign to voter group
Discussion: VICE, IJR and Washington Post
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
The #SchumerShutdown Hashtag Is Getting A Big Boost From Russian Bots
Discussion: Shareblue Media and The Week
Thuy Ong / The Verge:
Wonder Woman 2 will be the first production to adopt new anti-sexual harassment guidelines
David Masci / Pew Research Center:
American religious groups vary widely in their views of abortion
 Earlier Items: 
Common Cause:
DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed Against Trump Campaign for Failure to Report $130K Hush Money Payment
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Holly Otterbein / Philly.com:
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Discussion: Roll Call
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Did Citizens United Help Russians Funnel Money To NRA?
Discussion: New Republic
Lyndsay Winkley / Los Angeles Times:
Video of La Mesa police officer throwing handcuffed teen to ground sparks outrage
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
Larry Elliott / The Guardian:
Inequality gap widens as 42 people hold same wealth as 3.7bn poorest
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
The Man Who Put Andrew Jackson in Trump's Oval Office