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A federal employee wonders: 'How am I supposed to dig out?' ; Many Americans are upset their 2018 refunds shrunk after the GOP tax cuts

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Shutdown looms as border talks break down over immigration enforcement The number of beds ICE can have for detention of unauthorized immigrants has created a new stalemate. By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Seung Min Kim · Read more A federal employee wonders: 'How am I supposed to dig out?' A worker devastated by the 35-day shutdown wonders how much worse things could become under another one. By Eli Saslow · Read more   Many Americans are upset their 2018 refunds shrunk after the GOP tax cuts The average tax refund check is down 8 percent this year, the IRS reported, and the number of people receiving a refund has dropped by almost a quarter. By Heather Long · Read more   Analysis Power Up: #MeToo, Race and Politics: Virginia Democrats wrestle with zero tolerance ahead of 2020 Impeachment proceedings could start against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. By Jacqueline Alemany · Read more   Democrats looking for a clear path forward from Virginia scandals Virginia Democrats are seeking, but not yet finding, a leader to get them out of the mire. By Amy Gardner and Jenna Portnoy · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker · Analysis What's actually in the 'Green New Deal' from Democrats? No one is proposing to "eliminate all planes, cars, cows, oil, gas and the military." No one created "doctored" versions of the Green New Deal that included these outlandish proposals. By Salvador Rizzo · Read more   Different Democratic controversies, same influence: Identity politics Pride in personal identity has risen among Democrats as President Trump has stoked white grievance By Matt Viser and Sean Sullivan · Read more   Sen. Amy Klobuchar, touting herself as dogged Midwesterner, announces her Democratic presidential bid The senator from Minnesota is expected to campaign as appealing to both party liberals and more moderate voters. By Chelsea Janes and Matt Viser · Read more   Analysis The Trailer: What we learned about Booker 2020 this weekend In this edition: Cory Booker debuts on the trail, Ralph Northam stays alive, and Larry Lessig tries to save the primaries. By David Weigel · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Colorado Sen. Bennet hints about joining crowded Democratic race for president The soft-spoken lawmaker cast himself as a centrist Democrat who would bring business and managerial experience to the 2020 campaign. By Robert Costa · Read more   Walter Jones, 'freedom fries' congressman who became Iraq War critic, dies at 76 The 13-term North Carolina Republican wrote letters to relatives of U.S. service members killed in action as a way of "asking God to forgive me for my mistake" in voting for the war. By Felicia Sonmez · Read more   'Freedom never tasted so good': How Walter Jones helped rename french fries over the Iraq War The "Freedom fries" effort from the congressman, who died Sunday, did not remain a small gesture for long in 2003. By Timothy Bella · Read more   'It's all about the Benjamins baby': Ilhan Omar again accused of anti-Semitism over tweets This time, some Democrats condemned the freshman representative's use of an anti-Semitic trope. By Meagan Flynn · 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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