#BREAKING: Freedom Caucus reaches deal with House GOP leaders to support government funding bill https://t.co/arpW50WFvy pic.twitter.com/ysPQuCdBJN
— The Hill (@thehill) January 18, 2018
I’ve just talked with a handful of members of Congress and several other staff members.
The chances of a government shutdown are now completely unpredictable.
More here shortly. Follow if interested. 1/ https://t.co/DFn9aOneKa
— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) January 18, 2018
U.S. House – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/MZLWwdAW6K pic.twitter.com/aSEWkIrVyS
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 19, 2018
"Confusion Reigns" among Republicans as they steer toward shutdown; President leaves town, launches hostile tweets. It's The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.https://t.co/cn5R25MRBl
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) January 18, 2018
Fox's Shepard Smith rips into GOP: Never in history has there been a shutdown with one party in charge https://t.co/aDuiO1KLvb pic.twitter.com/JM1aQBlByN
— The Hill (@thehill) January 18, 2018
Ok when a conservative writer is saying the GOP has no one to blame but their own incompetence if they can’t avert a government shutdown, then it’s time for the GOP to admit defeat.https://t.co/dzKwk6qYaX
— Alex Morash (@AlexMorash) January 19, 2018
Donald Trump ran for president as a bipartisan deal-maker. But if there's one thing he's proved after a year in office, he’s better at killing bipartisan deals than clinching them. https://t.co/6HbXKg6JIU
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) January 18, 2018
GOP senators extremely frustrated w POTUS right now. My colleague @burgessev got senators on record, including Susan Collins, who was a reluctant supporter of short-term budget deal: "The president’s role has been extraordinarily confusing, I’ll leave it at that," she said. https://t.co/uaVfDZiIjw
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) January 18, 2018
Bookmark for the next ~30 hours: https://t.co/QOcerFgRpB
— Lisa Leonard (@lisa_m_leonard) January 18, 2018
Let’s get our government shutdown timeline straight:
▪️GOP has WH, Senate & House
▪️Trump promised DACA deal
▪️GOP let CHIP expire
▪️GOP tried to use CHIP as blackmail
▪️GOP IGNORED bipartisan bill to protect DACA
▪️GOP now trying time blame DEMOCRATS for shutdown.— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) January 18, 2018
Dear @realDonaldTrump: You and the #GOP control the federal government. You alone with the GOP can shut the government down or keep it open. Isn't this what you campaigned on? That you alone can fix it? Here's your chance. It's on you. https://t.co/2o2SMxsasE
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 18, 2018
The list keeps growing. Republicans KNOW they can't avoid blame for a shutdown. pic.twitter.com/OOxJA0fpnV
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) January 18, 2018
Newt Gingrich's appearance in this story is more than a little ironic. It was his statement that he shut down the government in 1996 because Clinton put him the back of the AF1 that killed the GOP revolution. https://t.co/QZmiqyiiqN https://t.co/rt9Sg44rq8
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 18, 2018
Meanwhile…
Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court grants stay in NC partisan gerrymandering case, meaning that it will not have to redraw Congressional map ahead of 2018 election for now
— Sam Levine (@srl) January 18, 2018
FBI investigating whether Russian banker funneled money to Trump campaign through NRA: report https://t.co/xxAyREdHWc pic.twitter.com/PtsF65pOJC
— The Hill (@thehill) January 18, 2018
Here’s why the FBI is investigating possible ties between a Russian banker, the NRA and the Trump campaign https://t.co/qx1Jbpph3L pic.twitter.com/fwGExw9DD6
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 18, 2018
This is interesting.
Fusion GPS founder told @AdamSchiffCA that his research into Trump led him to see "patterns suggestive of money laundering."
This research was apparently done when conservative Free Beacon was paying the tab.
Via @NatashaBertrand:https://t.co/IqXyhABasZ pic.twitter.com/iFuHbffakV
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 18, 2018
Simpson told Schiff that he had heard, but had not been able to confirm, that Nigel Farage gave a thumb drive to Julian Assange. https://t.co/RezrttQnlo pic.twitter.com/bfGGndPHYs
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 18, 2018
Racist, homophobic, xenophobic, misogynist Trump appointee resigns after @KFILE unearths his racist, homophobic, xenophobic, & misogynist comments https://t.co/fwOFAib3uE
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 18, 2018
Reince Priebus, as RNC chair, filed a formal complaint with the GAO charging that Obama misused government funds by mixing campaigning with official WH travel. Today Trump openly tweeted he was doing it. https://t.co/4T0OtpaUCG
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) January 18, 2018
"It's virtually impossible to spend that much money on an inauguration. So where did the rest of the money go?" https://t.co/EDH50iba7r #DonTheCon
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) January 18, 2018
Why does Trump tell the Big Lie? To impose loyalty on those who must lie with him — most of the GOP — and to discourage those who might resist. Why America's "2+2=5" moment is our scariest lurch toward autocracy yet. My column: https://t.co/x8q4kwNkxB
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) January 18, 2018
sigh…
Stormy Daniels claimed that Trump asked her to spank him with a Forbes magazine that had him on the cover and made her watch hours of Shark Week https://t.co/6IqVFF2pRZ
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) January 18, 2018
WSJ reports Trump's lawyer created a Delaware LLC to pay adult film star $130,000 in hush money a month before the 2016 election. https://t.co/YcQWgiqqAJ
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 18, 2018
“Melania, I don’t know why we have to come here every fucking Thursday” pic.twitter.com/JKyZxudrlD
— Mnrrnt & 112 others (@Mnrrnt) January 18, 2018
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WORLD
Zimbabwe opposition leader among 5 dead in New Mexico helicopter crash https://t.co/EETBAxHhMg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 18, 2018
The stalemate in #Catalonia will not be easily overcome and tensions with #Madrid could flare up at any time. @KingaBrudzinska https://t.co/oCGEf56zBP
— Fair Observer (@myfairobserver) January 19, 2018
Paris church collection plate goes contactless as Sunday Mass donations stagnate https://t.co/3NTbIO6VaT
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 18, 2018
Wow. According to this poll, Poland's far-right populist Law and Justice party, which has obliterated the independence of the judiciary in recent months, would get over 50% of the vote if elections were held now.
Not good at all. https://t.co/qIYSPyUpcp
— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) January 18, 2018
Intimacy in the Age of Robots: https://t.co/ra8qmYzviM — A fascinating read with a lot of Ex Machina to ponder. pic.twitter.com/kbQzhhoe29
— Daria Steigman (@dariasteigman) January 18, 2018
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM reveals she is pregnant https://t.co/gPAodozkud
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 18, 2018
Happy 81st birthday to the fearless #Derry legend that is John Hume. His fearless work and ceaseless courage brought hope to this once utterly hopeless place pic.twitter.com/JDRnqwyCrH
— Leona O'Neill (@LeonaONeill1) January 18, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
‘The one thing everyone wanted to know was the one thing that the two leaders had spent the whole day not talking about. Brexit.’ https://t.co/RIaLcLzZYS
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) January 18, 2018
Good point. We should probably organize some sort of formal alliance with them and 26 other like-minded neighbours. https://t.co/O9DSS6lUsf
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 18, 2018
So, @BorisJohnson wants to leave EU, the biggest trading bloc in the world.
Then build a bridge back to Europe. So that trade can be enhanced.
I kid you not. pic.twitter.com/D3Dj3e0uCK— John O'Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) January 18, 2018
Zinger from Dominic Grieve in yesterday's #WithdrawalBill debate: "[Brexit is like] company set up at the time of the South Sea bubble in early 18th century: ‘A company to be of great and inestimable value to its shareholders. Nobody to know what it is.’”https://t.co/gTt05DOJ3M
— InFacts (@InFactsOrg) January 18, 2018
Here’s my family’s story which highlights why I think Brexit is a bad idea. pic.twitter.com/mFRc5SPbM2
— Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) January 18, 2018
Good day today in Stormont with new Sec of State for NI Karen Bradley. Looking forward to working closely with her and all the Parties in NI to try to get devolved govt back in place in the coming weeks. Back in Belfast next Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/1PJE5C0Wev
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) January 18, 2018
“I was working as a racist in a cocktail bar, when I met you” pic.twitter.com/1iRlBaLh4b
— Scott Ballantyne (@Moosedog23) January 18, 2018
and finally…
— Mnrrnt & 112 others (@Mnrrnt) January 18, 2018
