Friday's Headlines: Government shutdown set to end as House passes sweeping spending bill

12 of the most important things in Congress's massive spending deal; Spending bill includes much of the Democrats' 'Better Deal' agenda; McConnell attempts to protect two Kentucky...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Government shutdown set to end as House passes sweeping spending bill Some Democrats in the House were upset over a failure to address the hundreds of thousands of undocumented young immigrants who face deportation. A faction of Republicans had balked at adding to the nation's debt. The measure now heads to President Trump for his signature. By Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner  •  Read more » 12 of the most important things in Congress's massive spending deal Military spending and domestic outlays would each see 10 percent increases. The debt ceiling is waived until March 2019. By Heather Long and Jeff Stein  •   Read more »   Spending bill includes much of the Democrats' 'Better Deal' agenda "It delivers on exactly what we laid out last year," Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. "Rural broadband, child care and assistance with college tuition." By David Weigel  •   Read more »   McConnell attempts to protect two Kentucky colleges in budget deal Tucked into the two-year congressional budget deal are provisions that would greatly benefit two colleges in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) home state of Kentucky. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •   Read more »   Top officials knew of abuse allegations against White House aide for months White House Counsel Donald McGahn knew a year ago that Rob Porter's ex-wives accused him of domestic violence but allowed him to serve as an influential gatekeeper to the president, according to two people familiar with the matter. Chief of Staff John F. Kelly handed him more responsibilities even after learning this fall about the allegations and the related delay in Porter's security clearance. By Josh Dawsey and Beth Reinhard  •   Read more »   With 1,000-point loss, Dow drops into correction territory for first time in years The Dow Jones industrial average and the broader S&P 500 index have fallen more than 10 percent from their all-time highs, breaching an important psychological barrier. The jarring plunges in recent weeks have led some analysts to predicting darker, more volatile times ahead. By Thomas Heath  •   Read more »   PyeongChang 2018 Figure skaters can now use songs with lyrics. Will that change be music to judges' ears? Single skaters will be allowed to compete to music with lyrics for the first time in Olympic history. Relaxing the rules was intended to draw in younger audiences. But for skaters, is it freeing or confining? By Liz Clarke  •   Read more »   Russian athletes' 11th-hour appeal denied Composition of Olympic Athletes from Russia contingent at PyeongChang comes into focus after announcement just hours before Opening Ceremonies. By Rick Maese  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Devin Nunes is investigating me. Here's the truth. By Jonathan M. Winer  •   Read more »   Republicans' fiscal flip-flop is breathtakingly ill-timed By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   What's Trump's parade really about? His bottomless insecurity. By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Trump won't be president forever. Nuclear policy shouldn't pretend he will. By Max Boot  •   Read more »   We're better than this By Michael Gerson  •   Read more »   The White House shrugged off domestic violence. It's not alone. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Dozens at White House — including Trump adviser Jared Kushner — lack permanent security clearances The departure of an aide accused of domestic violence puts the FBI background investigations in the spotlight. By Josh Dawsey, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »     Fact Checker | Analysis Did Hillary Clinton collude with the Russians to get 'dirt' on Trump to feed it to the FBI? Rep. Devlin Nunes (R-Calif.) makes a startling claim about the Russian investigation. Let's explore whether there is a basis for Nunes's claim that Clinton is the ultimate villain in the Russia saga. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Trump wants a military parade. What can the Pentagon give him? The Pentagon put the Army in charge of developing options. Here's a rundown of what those might look like. By Dan Lamothe  •   Read more »   Five major psychiatric diseases have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows Autism, schizophrenia, bipolar, depression and alcoholism have similar molecular signatures in the brain. By Amy Ellis Nutt  •   Read more »   Omarosa says she wouldn't vote for Trump again 'in a million years' The former White House staffer is competing on "Celebrity Big Brother" and dropped some headline-making statements, tearfully painting a bleak picture of the West Wing: "No, it's not going to be okay, it's not." By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •   Read more »   A witness drew this terrible sketch to help police identify a suspect. It actually worked. Police in Lancaster, Pa., called the sketch "amateurish and cartoonish," but it, along with a physical description, led authorities to identify a suspect who they say pretended to be a farmers market worker before fleeing with cash. By Alex Horton  •   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. 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