Politics: House approves bill to keep government open as Senate Democrats take heat for threatening to block it

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Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Yuri Gripas / Reuters House approves bill to keep government open as Senate Democrats take heat for threatening to block it The possibility of a federal shutdown moved closer to reality, and Republicans prepared to blame Democrats for standing in the way in pursuit of an immigration deal. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe and Erica Werner  •  Read more » Analysis Trump's inauguration speech, one year later One year ago, President Trump's inauguration speech painted his picture of America and made promises for his presidency. White House correspondents Jenna Johnson and Josh Dawsey listen back and discuss what's happened since. By Jessica Stahl  •  Read more »   Analysis We asked experts to grade Trump's first year as a president. Here's what they said. He might want to improve his grades. By Justin Vaughn and Brandon Rottinghaus  •  Read more »   Less than 16,000 donors accounted for half the federal campaign contributions in 2016 A new bipartisan report maps the growing influence of wealthy individuals in politics. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Analysis A year after the Women's March, a record number of women are running for office. Will they win? And are they running because they're women or because they're Democrats? By Danny Hayes  •  Read more »   Analysis Trump misfires with claim that military would 'shut down' during government shutdown The president says the military could be shut down if the government isn't funded, but all active-duty personnel would stay on the job. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Short-term budget would give Trump authority to change intel spending, lawmakers say Lawmakers are scrambling to preserve Congress's role in approving intelligence spending after language to make it null and void was inserted into the bill, possibly in error. By Karoun Demirjian and Shane Harris  •  Read more »   'I just don't like Muslim people': Trump appointee resigns after racist, sexist and anti-gay remarks Carl Higbie, a senior official at the agency that runs AmeriCorps, had a history of disparaging minority groups during radio and podcast appearances. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Analysis Jury's out on winners and losers in latest shutdown standoff According to recent polling, Trump and Republicans are likely to be blamed for a shutdown — but not if the public believes the immigration issue is the reason for the standoff. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Government says it is dropping most remaining Inaugural Day rioting cases Cases against 129 will drop as 59 cases will move ahead, court filing says By Keith L. Alexander  •  Read more »   Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately accept DACA case Solicitor general says the court should review and overturn a judge's ruling that requires keeping the program in place. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Trump officials weigh keeping national parks open even if government shuts down Championed by White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, the plan is aimed at blunting public anger. By Lisa Rein and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Supreme Court says North Carolina does not have to immediately redraw congressional maps that a lower court ruled unconstitutional The decision means that this year's elections will likely be conducted under the 2016 boundaries, in which Republicans hold 10 out of 13 congressional seats. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Senate passes bill to extend key surveillance program, sending it to Trump's desk The president is expected to sign the program into law, reauthorizing the spy community's prize surveillance tool for another six years. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Pence urges Democrats to vote for short-term spending bill and worry about DACA later "We think those discussions will continue to go forward; We'll continue to work toward resolving those issues," Pence said Thursday. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. 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