Politics: Shutdown looms as Republicans seek short-term spending deal for government

Do lawmakers respond to immigrants' requests? The answer depends on ethnicity and race. Q&A for federal workers: Annuity calculation

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images Shutdown looms as Republicans seek short-term spending deal for government Most federal agencies will close on Friday at midnight if Democrats won't support such a plan, which they seem unlikely to do at this point. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Analysis Do lawmakers respond to immigrants' requests? The answer depends on ethnicity and race. If your name seems white, go to the front of the line. By Micah Gell-Redman, Neil Visalvanich, Charles Crabtree and Christopher J. Fariss  •  Read more »   Q&A for federal workers: Annuity calculation A pay raise in turn boosts a federal employee's later retirement benefits, but not by as much as they might hope. By Eric Yoder  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Trump set a record for White House staff turnover in the first year Trump lost six of his 12 top advisers. Obama lost one. George W. Bush lost none. By Kathryn Dunn Tenpas  •  Read more »   Analysis Fact-checking the Trump administration's claims on 'saving' coal country The Trump administration has made a lot of claims about gains in the coal industry, but virtually none of them are true. By Nicole Lewis  •  Read more »   Inside the tense, profane White House meeting on immigration Trump suggested he was ready for a deal aimed at "dreamers" — just hours before he blew up. By Josh Dawsey, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course Trump began his Monday the same way he has begun each day of the three-day holiday weekend: with tweets sent before leaving his private Mar-a-Lago estate and then a short motorcade to the golf club. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend and candy man The House majority leader has a singular place in the president's circle — including as a supplier of his favorite red and pink Starbursts. By Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Analysis White racial resentment has been gaining political power for decades The level of resentment has stayed the same, but now it's closely linked to other political attitudes as well. By Adam M. Enders and Jamil S. Scott  •  Read more »   Analysis Jeff Flake isn't just comparing Trump to Stalin. He's comparing Republicans to Stalin's enablers. Jeff Flake continues to warn Republicans, in increasingly explicit terms, that standing by Trump is no better than Trump himself. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the DemocracyPost newsletter Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. 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