Monday's Headlines: Senate unable to reach deal, extending shutdown

As shutdown continues, states step in to bail out Lady Liberty, Grand Canyon; Trump's budget director helped shut down the government in 2013. Now he's trying to keep it running...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Senate unable to reach deal, extending shutdown Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) postponed a vote on government funding until noon on Monday after negotiations by a bipartisan group of senators failed to produce a breakthrough on Sunday. "We have yet to reach an agreement on a path forward that is acceptable to both sides," Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. By Robert Costa, Erica Werner, Mike DeBonis and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » As shutdown continues, states step in to bail out Lady Liberty, Grand Canyon Eager to contrast their competence with Washington's dysfunction, states, including New York and Arizona, are making plans to fill the void left by the federal government in the event of a potentially long federal shutdown. By Jeff Stein  •   Read more »   Trump's budget director helped shut down the government in 2013. Now he's trying to keep it running without funding. Mick Mulvaney says he's serving the public, but his critics call it a cynical trick to make people think government doesn't matter to their everyday lives. By Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   Trump keeps low public profile during shutdown but is 'itching' to be involved The president's natural inclination is to place himself squarely in the action. But his closest advisers and allies would like this hide-and-tweet strategy to continue and cautioned Trump against negotiating with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. By Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs serving in Iraq, calls Trump 'a five-deferment draft dodger' The Democrat also accused Trump of baiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un into war. By Amy B Wang  •   Read more »   Live on the Senate floor: A shutdown drama of shifting alliances and clashing egos The usually-staid and scripted Senate turned into must-see TV late Friday as lawmakers were forced to try their hand at improv in search of a deal on immigration and federal funding. By Erica Werner, Paul Kane, Ed O'Keefe and Robert Costa  •   Read more »   Stephen Miller, a hard-liner on immigration, is at the center of the fight over 'dreamers' An adviser to President Trump, Miller holds an influential yet delicate role — a true believer in restrictionist immigration policies attempting to broker a deal on behalf of a president with hawkish, but flexible, positions. By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   Hispanics avoid medical care, fearing their information can be used to track and deport relatives Legal immigrants fear their information could lead enforcement agencies to undocumented relatives. By Kelli Kennedy  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Genocide, famine and a democratic retreat — all as America did nothing By Jackson Diehl  •   Read more »   Don't buy the spin. Government works. By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   China's breathtaking transformation into a scientific superpower By Robert J. Samuelson  •   Read more »   How China forces American companies to do its political bidding By Josh Rogin  •   Read more »   Trump doesn't deserve credit for all the economic good news By Lawrence H. Summers  •   Read more »   It's up to the Pentagon to set things right for transgender service members By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Another new book describes chaos in Trump's White House The White House has barely stopped reeling from author Michael Wolff's account of life in President Trump's West Wing. Now another life-in-the-White-House book is about to drop, this one by Fox News host Howard Kurtz. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more »     Today's WorldView | Analysis Will Trump become a Davos Man? President Trump's legitimacy with his base seemed to hinge on an overt repudiation of globalist gatherings such as this. His speech, scheduled for Friday, is considered the showpiece event of this year's session. By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   A 'pro-white' town manager wants races to separate, rails against Islam — and refuses to quit Tom Kawczynski, town manager of Jackman, Maine, argued that one can be "pro-white" without harboring hate against people of other races. By Kristine Phillips  •   Read more »   Perspective Another Patriots Super Bowl appearance wasn't inevitable. But it sure seemed that way. Down by 10 with Tom Brady ailing and Rob Gronkowski out, only New England could have pulled out a win in the AFC championship game. By Sally Jenkins  •   Read more »   Underdogs at home, Eagles blast Vikings to claim NFC crown Philadelphia pounded Minnesota behind 352 passing yards from Nick Foles and a stingy defense that allowed an opening-drive touchdown, but shut out the Vikings the rest of the way. By Kimberley A. Martin  •   Read more »   A fifth-grader brought gummies to school. They were laced with marijuana. The 9-year-old girl from New Mexico shared the candies with friends, not knowing they were medical marijuana. By Kristine Phillips  •   Read more »   For years, disaster seemed to follow him. It was really an arson-for-profit scheme. The 72-year-old Florida man's years-long crime spree involved 33 fires and netted nearly $1 million. By Paul Duggan  •   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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