Politics: Government shuts down after Senate bill collapses, negotiations fail

In spending fight, Republicans embrace Trump's hard-line stand on immigration Massive confusion spreads through federal bureaucracy ahead of shutdown deadline

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Zach Gibson / Bloomberg Government shuts down after Senate bill collapses, negotiations fail In a last-ditch effort to keep the government open, leaders met privately while the vote was ongoing By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe, Erica Werner and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » In spending fight, Republicans embrace Trump's hard-line stand on immigration The GOP's strategy of targeting illegal immigration marks the latest chapter in the party's decades-long realignment years after President George W. Bush's outreach to Latinos. By Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Massive confusion spreads through federal bureaucracy ahead of shutdown deadline Trump administration officials painted radically different scenarios of whether basic governmental functions would continue or halt if an accord was not reached. By Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein and Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Analysis The government just shut down. Now what do lawmakers do? Wait until the other side caves. And point fingers. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   GOP, Democratic leaders push to end shutdown this weekend Both parties confronted major political risks with 10 months to go until the midterm elections. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe, Erica Werner and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Analysis There's a strong case to make that Trump is a big reason why the government just shut down Two syllables: "s--hole" By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Trump keeps calling the Southern border 'very dangerous.' It is — but not for Americans. Before and after the shutdown, Trump called the U.S.-Mexico border "very dangerous." Is he right? It depends. By Alex Horton  •  Read more »   Analysis As a candidate, Trump criticized Obama's use of executive power. So guess what powers President Trump has been leaning on? If Congress doesn't like it, they can write clearer laws. By Andrew Rudalevige  •  Read more »   Analysis The case for taking the Trump-Stormy Daniels affair saga seriously It's salacious, yes. But it seems to have gone beyond tabloid fluff. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Trump made 2,140 false or misleading claims in his first year In that period, the president averaged nearly 5.9 false or misleading claims a day. By Glenn Kessler and Meg Kelly  •  Read more »   GOP memo on surveillance 'abuse' seeks to discredit the Trump-Russia dossier Republicans say the document looks bad for the FBI. Democrats say it's a ploy to cripple investigations of the 2016 election. By Ellen Nakashima, Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Porn star Stormy Daniels detailed alleged affair with Trump in 2011 interview The interview with the magazine In Touch was published this week amid reports of a confidentiality settlement. By Mark Berman, Frances Stead Sellers and Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   ICE has detained or deported prominent immigration activists Advocates have accused the Trump administration of improperly targeting political opponents, but ICE denies the charge. Most, but not all, of the foreigners have criminal records. By Maria Sacchetti and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Neighbor intends to plead guilty to assault of Sen. Rand Paul, court documents say Police said Rene Boucher tackled the Kentucky politician on his property in November. By Justin Jouvenal  •  Read more »   Analysis Pence's hopes for Middle East trip likely to crash into reality on the ground President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital will complicate his meetings. Pence usually avoids the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when asked about the trip, instead focusing on issues he wants to emphasize. By Jenna Johnson and Loveday Morris  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up  »         Share Politics:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Politics or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071