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Topic: 2019 government shutdown

Donald Trump argues about border security with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence sits nearby in the Oval Office on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Mark Wilson)

Fight chaos with constrained discretion

Ed Dolan
(Getty/Stephen Brashear)

Boeing safety update hit by shutdown

Igor Derysh
FILE - In this June 17, 2014, file photo, a shopper looks at an item in the dairy section of a Kroger grocery store in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Shutdown hardship for SNAP recipients

Orgul Demet Ozturk, Chad Cotti, John Gordanier - The Conversation
Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Doug Mills)

Trump looks weak as allies shun him

Matthew Chapman - Alternet
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Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

New Trump, same as the old Trump

Amanda Marcotte
Mitch McConnell; Donald Trump (AP/Getty/Salon)

McConnell warns GOP may kill the wall

Igor Derysh
(Getty/Mark Wilson)

Trump speeches are boring

Amanda Marcotte
Mitch McConnell; Chuck Grassley (Getty/Chip Somodevilla/Michael Reynolds)

GOP stiffs federal contractors

Igor Derysh
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Donald Trump argues about border security with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence sits nearby in the Oval Office on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Mark Wilson)

The Amen Corner on the shutdown

Brad Rothschild, Steven A. Cook
Thorstein Veblen; Donald Trump (Wikimedia/Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Trump, America and Thorstein Veblen

Sidney Plotkin
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pose for photographers after speaking on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump's address, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Dems may offer Trump a "smart wall"

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
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Refunds may be late thanks to shutdown

Igor Derysh
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(Getty/Mark Wilson)

Shutdown risks cyber security breaches

Chris Moschovitis
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