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Trump and lawmakers paralyzed over shutdown as both sides remain dug in The standstill underscores the dysfunction gripping Washington and the president's seeming indifference to shuttered federal agencies. By Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan and Erica Werner · Read more Fact Checker · Analysis What really happened in the White House Situation Room? Democrats and Republicans have told different stories about the showdown with Trump. We parse through the rhetoric. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   The shutdown is giving some Trump advisers what they've long wanted: A smaller government They have shown a high tolerance for keeping large swaths of the government dark. By Lisa Rein, Robert Costa and Danielle Paquette · Read more   Analysis Power Up: Missing in action McConnell suggests no shutdown deal in sight But the Senate GOP leader may show up in the end. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Old land deal quietly haunts Mick Mulvaney as he serves as Trump's chief of staff  A legal battle in South Carolina over an unpaid $2.5 million debt owed to a former business associate threatens to undermine Mulvaney's reputation as fiscally responsible. By Michael Kranish · Read more   Conservative writer Jerome Corsi says Mueller has summoned his stepson to testify before grand jury Corsi said Mueller appears focused on text messages he and his stepson exchanged about scrubbing a computer. By Rosalind S. Helderman · Read more   Justice Department issues new opinion that could further restrict online gambling The restriction, long sought by GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, could make it harder to expand online betting across states. By Tom Hamburger, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   PowerPost House Republican leaders move to strip Rep. Steve King of his committee assignments over comments about white nationalism "We will not be seating Steve King on any committees in the 116th Congress," said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after a GOP Steering Committee meeting Monday night. The decision was unanimous. It must be ratified by all House Republicans. By Mike DeBonis · Read more   Rep. Steve King's inflammatory remarks roil a GOP already struggling on race "It is a challenge for us," Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said of the Republican Party and race as House Democrats weighed a punishment for the congressman from Iowa. By Seung Min Kim and Mike DeBonis · Read more   Analysis The multilevel irony of Trump embracing Pat Buchanan in this moment It's not just about his disparagement of Buchanan in 2000. It's also about Rep. Steve King. By Philip Bump · Read more   Recommended for you Get the Technology 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up

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