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How Republicans are enabling Donald Trump’s desperate cover-up
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans like Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee really have to stretch this week to create excuses for Donald Trump
Fox’s Judge Pirro retracts the false claim about Nancy Pelosi spread during her interview with Trump
Shira Tarlo
Pirro blamed "numerous reports" for the error on her Fox News show. (It's unclear which reports she's referring to)
Donald Trump is being blamed for government shutdown, according to a new poll
Matthew Rozsa
A new survey found that Donald Trump is suffering more than Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown
Timothy Snyder on the shutdown showdown: Donald Trump is the national emergency
Chauncey DeVega
Yale historian on Donald Trump's next play: Replace democracy with "a regime in a permanent state of emergency"
Federal shutdown mostly spares health coverage, but other issues loom
Julie Appleby
The length of the shutdown will dictate how furloughed and unpaid workers will be affected
The case for a national general strike protesting Trump’s heartless shutdown
Bob Hennelly
The social cohesion for a general strike supporting federal workers is part of America’s past, how about now?
Bernie Sanders calls Donald Trump’s bluff with prescription drugs bill
Matthew Rozsa
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced bills to lower the price of prescription drugs
Mitch McConnell has the power to shut down the shutdown: So why isn’t he?
Amanda Marcotte
By letting Trump drag out the shutdown, McConnell hurts not just Americans, but his own party and even Trump
President Donald Trump falsely claims he never said Mexico would directly pay for his border wall
Shira Tarlo
He repeatedly vowed Mexico would foot the bill on the campaign trail – and dozens more times since he took office
Fox News host Sean Hannity presses Trump on national emergency declaration in interview at border
Shira Tarlo
Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to fund the wall if Democrats do not budge on their position
Democrats’ investigations get rolling: Mnuchin, Cohen are first with much more to come
Heather Digby Parton
At least four House committees are demanding Trump records and official testimony. This will be quite a show
Coast Guard urges furloughed members to become “mystery shoppers” to pay bills
Igor Derysh
The 41,000 Coast Guard members working without pay are also told to hold garage sales and find babysitting gigs
Why national parks may be damaged long after the government shutdown ends
Nicole Karlis
Keeping understaffed parks open was a political blunder that will have long-lasting repercussions
“Listen, I live check to check”: What the government shutdown is like for workers
D. Watkins
The government is still shut down while Donald Trump demands his wall. Meanwhile, workers are hurting
This Republican-friendly poll shows nothing nice for Donald Trump as his shutdown enters week three
Shira Tarlo
Trump's approval rating falls to its lowest since Sept. 12, according to a poll that traditionally favors the GOP
Meghan McCain tries to blame Democrats as much as President Donald Trump for the government shutdown
Brendan Skwire
"Our leaders, both sides: No more walking out, no more posturing for the cameras," McCain says on ABC's "The View"
Senate Republicans speak out against Trump’s shutdown: “A lot of unneeded stress on a lot of people”
Elizabeth Preza
Increasingly frustrated group calls for shutdown to end rather than cowering in fear over the president's tweets
“Trump’s wall is Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate as a $25 billion budget item”: Sattler
Alex Henderson
"It will only fuel the racist fire Trump hopes to ride to re-election," Jason Sattler adds in an USA Today op-ed
Trevor Noah unearths awkward old Trump speech: “If there’s a concrete wall … go through it”
Matthew Rozsa
Donald Trump made an oddly appropriate comment about walls in 2004
Coast Guard employees told to consider “garage sales” to make ends meet during shutdown: report
Cody Fenwick
Officials also allegedly told employees "babysitting" or becoming a “mystery shopper” are options to make ends meet
“Steel bollard” design touted by Trump as choice for border “wall” can be sliced through with a saw
Matthew Chapman
As it turns out, all Trump managed to do was make his wall even more useless. And there is a photo . . .
Border Patrol agent sues President Trump over shutdown
Matthew Rozsa
A Border Protection officer's union doesn't favor Trump when it comes to the shutdown
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