Government Shutdown
- How partial shutdown of U.S. government could play out (Reuters)
- Trump tries to steer shutdown focus to financial impact for Democrats by Eli Okun (Politico)
- Congress returns to session — but shutdown drags on by Burgess Everett, Eliana Johnson (Politico)
- Trump shrugs off impact of government shutdown because furloughed workers “are Democrats” by Shira Tarlo (Salon)
- Trump: ‘Most of the people not getting paid’ in shutdown are Democrats by Tal Axelrod (The Hill)
- Trump’s approval rating drops to Charlottesville levels during shutdown by Tara Golshan (Vox)
- Trump’s Pointless Shutdown Sends Federal Workers Into Defense Mode Against Creditors by Michael Hayne (Hill Reporter)
- EPA braces to run out of funds by week’s end as shutdown continues by Miranda Green (The Hill)
- Shutdown Day 6: Federal Workers Prep for Paycheck Problems, Creditors and Landlords by Katherine Tully-McManus (Roll Call)
- US government shutdown will last into 2019 as Congress struggles for deal by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)
- Trump Administration Suggests Furloughed Workers Do Chores for Landlords to Help Pay Rent (Daily Beast)
- Analysis: Trump’s arguments about the wall are mostly exaggerated or false by Philip Bump (Washington Post)
2018
- 2018 Was A Year Of Drastic Cuts To U.S. Refugee Admissions by Deborah Amos (NPR)
- 18 Numbers That Explain Trump’s 2018 by Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna, Bill Duryea (Politico)
Iraq Visit
- Trump’s Christmas visit to the troops was not the PR coup he was hoping for by D. Parvaz (ThinkProgress)
- Trump’s very first visit to the troops stirs up trouble in Iraq by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Trump lies to US troops about pay increases during visit to Iraq military base by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- Trump ‘accidentally reveals location and identities of US Navy Seals in Iraq’ by Erin Durkin (The Guardian)
- Trump Iraq Visit Is Called a Political Rally by Annie Karni (NY Times)
- Furious Iraqi lawmakers demand US troop withdrawal by Phillip Issa (AP)
- Trump and Walls, Decisive Force, Op-Sec and Falsehoods: Four Takeaways from His Iraq Visit by John T. Bennett (Roll Call)
- Opinion: Politicizing the Military Is Uniformly Wrong by Bradley P. Moss (The Atlantic)
- Trump’s visit to Iraq prompts concerns about politicization of military by Paul Sonne and Philip Rucker (Washington Post)
Other News
- US and China plan to hold talks amid thaw in trade war (Al Jazeera)
- Federal judge denies Justice Dept. request to delay deadlines in asylum ban case due to shutdown by Luke Barnes (ThinkProgress)
- Trump’s lawyers are using the government shutdown to delay emoluments lawsuit by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- Michael Cohen’s Cellphone Was Reportedly Near Prague at Time of Alleged Russia Meeting by Daniel Politi (Slate)
- Trump lawyer Giuliani calls for Mueller to be investigated for ‘destruction of evidence’ by Andrew Buncombe (Independent)
- Pro-gun group sues Trump administration over bump stock ban by Morgan Gsalter (The Hill)
- Trump has gotten 66 judges confirmed this year. In his second year, Obama had gotten 49. by Li Zhou (Vox)
- Evidence corroborating a key dossier allegation against Michael Cohen is stacking up by Sonam Sheth (Business Insider)
- Trump administration to release hundreds of immigrant families from detention by Dara Lind (Vox)
Analysis
- Trump Wants Out of Syria and Afghanistan. Take the Deal. by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- What President Trump Will Face in the New Year by Ronald Brownstein (The Atlantic)
- How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success by Patrick Radden Keefe (The New Yorker)
- Most Americans would rather spend the $5 billion Trump is demanding for the border wall on infrastructure, education, or healthcare by Bob Bryan and Walt Hickey (Business Insider)
Opinion
- The Inevitability of Impeachment by Elizabeth Drew (NY Times)
- Patrick Shanahan: Who is the defense contractor Trump picked to take over the Pentagon? by Matthew Rosza (Salon)