Saturday's Headlines: SHUTDOWN BEGINS AS BILL FALTERS IN SENATE

The Fix: Now what do lawmakers do?; In spending fight, GOP embraces Trump's hard-line immigration stand; Massive confusion spread through federal bureaucracy ahead of shutdown...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   SHUTDOWN BEGINS AS BILL FALTERS IN SENATE Funding for the government lapsed early Saturday morning for the first time since 2013 after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline. In the Senate, a short-term spending bill failed to advance amid opposition from Democrats and some Republicans. Leaders of both parties said they would continue to talk, raising the possibility of a solution over the weekend. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe, Erica Werner and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » The Fix: Now what do lawmakers do? Now that Republicans and Democrats have let the shutdown happen, neither has much of an option but to blame the other and see who the public believes. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   In spending fight, GOP embraces Trump's hard-line immigration stand The Republicans' strategy of targeting illegal immigration marks the latest chapter in the party's decades-long realignment years after President George W. Bush's outreach to Latinos. By Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   Massive confusion spread through federal bureaucracy ahead of shutdown deadline Trump administration officials painted radically different scenarios of whether basic governmental functions would continue or halt if an accord was not reached. By Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein and Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   MORE COVERAGE The Fix: There's a strong case to make that Trump is a big reason for the shutdown The president shares a sizable chunk of the blame because of his actions — and lack thereof. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   What closes during a government shutdown? The Russia investigation will continue, but the National Zoo panda cam will go offline. By Kim Soffen and Reuben Fischer-Baum  •   Read more »   Retropolis: The shutdown of 1995-96 lasted weeks — and made babies As the country braces for a government shutdown, here's a look at the one that ground government to halt more than 20 years ago. By Steve Hendrix  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The government shuts down, and Republicans will take the blame By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   I wasn't a Trump supporter. I am now. By Mollie Ziegler Hemingway  •   Read more »   What on Earth does President Trump want? By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   What's so extremely, uniquely wrong about Trump's presidency By Ruth Marcus  •   Read more »   Outrage is not enough By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   Trump's first year: A damage assessment By Tom Nichols  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Many in Kentucky fear losing Medicaid coverage as work rule looms The governor foresees a more self-reliant state. But losing Medicaid, one woman says, is "not the way to get out of poverty." By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »     Sen. Rand Paul's neighbor to plead guilty to assaulting lawmaker, according to court filings A neighbor of the Kentucky senator has agreed to plead guilty in a November attack that left the libertarian politician with six broken ribs and briefly sidelined him during debate over the tax overhaul, according to the court documents. By Justin Jouvenal  •   Read more »   Porn star Stormy Daniels detailed alleged affair with Trump in 2011 interview The interview with the magazine In Touch was published this week amid reports of a confidentiality settlement. By Mark Berman, Frances Stead Sellers and Paul Farhi  •   Read more »   A look at the lives of 13 siblings held captive in a house full of chains — and what comes next David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin have been charged with multiple felony counts of torture, child abuse, abuse of dependent adults and false imprisonment. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   He ate raw fish almost every day — until a 5-foot-long tapeworm slithered out of his body The patient brought a cardboard toilet paper tube — with a tapeworm wrapped around it — to a California emergency room. By Lindsey Bever  •   Read more »   Tom Petty died of an accidental drug overdose. His family shared the news to 'save lives.' The musician had traces of multiple opioids in his system, according to the coroner's report. He had suffered from emphysema, knee problems and a fractured hip, relatives said. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines 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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071