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Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Senate passes stopgap spending bill, allowing Congress to avert partial government shutdown Showdowns on spending, immigration and more will be pushed into the new year. By Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner  •  Read more » Analysis The Energy 202: The biggest environmental and energy stories of 2017 The Trump administration had a big impact on its environment. By Dino Grandoni  •   Read more »   Pence pays surprise visit to Kabul The vice president met with Afghan officials and addressed U.S. troops. By Jenna Johnson  •   Read more »   Evacuation orders lifted in Southern California as firefighters make progress against massive Thomas Fire The wildfire is now the second-largest in state history. By Scott Wilson  •   Read more »   Companies that tie announcements to tax bill earn goodwill with Trump Critics say the moves amount to public relations stunts aimed at currying favor with the president and his administration. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Farenthold investigation to look into possible false statements, misuse of resources The congressman from Texas recently announced he will not run for reelection amid allegations he mistreated staffers. He settled with a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment in 2014. By Elise Viebeck  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump advisers vent frustrations about 2018 strategy as president listens Corey Lewandowski pressed Trump to make changes and argued with his political director. By Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa  •   Read more »   Treasury fund settled only one sexual misconduct complaint against senatorial offices since 1997, data shows The disclosure represented the Senate's first effort to be transparent about its taxpayer-funded settlements since the arrangements began receiving scrutiny this fall. By Elise Viebeck and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •   Read more »   In private meeting, Schumer angrily confronted by Hispanic Caucus members as prospects for DACA deal slip again A key House Democrat accused Schumer and other Democratic senators of not caring about the fate of "dreamers" and "throwing them under the bus" in the ongoing spending debate with Republicans. By Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT After tax bill's passage, tensions over what Republicans should do next Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) has advocated addressing spending on entitlement programs next year — an idea Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed Thursday. By John Wagner, Ed O'Keefe and Paul Kane  •   Read more »   A 'voter fraud' complaint in Alabama falls flat Despite suspicions by some supporters of Roy Moore, a man in a Fox news clip that went viral turns out to be a legal Alabama voter. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging Trump violated Constitution The emoluments complaint was one of the most high-profile challenges to Trump's decision to hold on to his business while in office. By David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell  •   Read more »   'We're losing the war for truth': Franken denounces Trump, GOP in final floor speech The Minnesota Democrat plans to resign from the Senate on Jan. 2 amid allegations that he touched women inappropriately. By Elise Viebeck  •   Read more »   Analysis Did Trump try to lose today's United Nations vote on Israel? The U.S. strategy had mixed results. That may have been the point. By Erik Voeten  •   Read more »   Analysis Breitbart editor now says he believed Leigh Corfman and thought Roy Moore was 'terrible' Breitbart sent the opposite message to readers because it wanted to keep the bar for politicians' conduct low enough for President Trump to clear. By Callum Borchers  •   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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071