The Hill Articles: December 22, 2018

Trump defends foreign policy decisions amid personnel resignations Sunday shows preview: Washington heads into multi-day shutdown Lawmakers shrug off shutdown drama Erdogan promised Trump he’d finish off ISIS in Syria: report Goose and gull overdose on prescription pills left in park Mnuchin: Trump believes he does not have the power to fire Fed chief TSA to implement changes on where air marshals sit on planes: report WHIP LIST: Who’s in and out in the 2020 race Trump cancels Mar-a-Lago Christmas trip over shutdown GOP discord on wall prolongs shutdown fight Referee barred from officiating after forcing high-school wrestler to cut dreadlocks or forfeit match Incoming GOP lawmaker pens op-ed knocking Trump over Syria withdrawal 8-year-old boy Dikembe Mutombo flew to US for surgery on tumor dies Trade deals have glaring omission: Environmental standards NY Daily News mocks Trump as ‘The Grinch’ over shutdown Shutdown to drag on for days after Senate adjourns without deal Twitter needs to prove it’s ‘committed to improving’ the platform for women Both sides play blame game on first day of shutdown Comey mocks Trump: Staffers resigning on principle ‘must be confusing’ US immigration policy on a collision course with the economy Statue of Liberty to remain open during government shutdown Ocasio-Cortez calls for congressional salaries to be furloughed during next shutdown Chief Justice Roberts right to defend independence of the judiciary Schumer: Trump’s ‘destructive two-week temper tantrum’ forced shutdown Ex-Obama Interior official warns against keeping national parks open during shutdown Trump digs in on border fight as shutdown stalemate drags on Top Republican predicts any deal will move without calling members back to DC Speak up for human rights in debate over Saudi relations McConnell knocks Dems for rejecting Trump’s ‘reasonable request’ on border Pentagon in state of depression over Mattis departure Trump holds working lunch, digs in on border fight amid shutdown The gift of the Magi: Trump’s presents for Putin ‘So stupid,’ ‘absurd’ – Senate Dems condemn shutdown after talks falter Congress starts first day of shutdown with modest hope Top US envoy in ISIS fight to resign over Trump’s decision to pull out of Syria: reports The Trump presidency and growing risks of a nuclear war SpaceX scraps launch of military satellite after strong winds Parkland survivor David Hogg accepted to Harvard The Steele Dossier and the perils of political insurance policies Outgoing GOP lawmaker blasts shutdown: ‘Things are not well in the USA’ Dem mega-donor Steyer: Trump ‘temper tantrum’ is ‘holding the government hostage’ US, Canada urge China to free Canadian detainees Eating dirt: It’s actually better than you think UN calls on British authorities to allow Assange to leave Ecuadorian Embassy Prosecutors accuse Michigan State of trying to sabotage Larry Nassar investigation FBI agent will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to shooting man in nightclub accidentally 164,000 pounds of ground turkey recalled nationally amid salmonella outbreak concerns North Korea just gave a clue on how to end its nuclear program; we should listen Two arrested for using drone that disrupted flights at London airport Dem senator vows to donate salary for each day of government shutdown Fed Chairman Powell deserves our pity, not Trump’s scorn FBI hits GOP chairman over push to clear sensitive transcripts by Christmas Eve Woman names baby after paramedic who saved her in California Camp Fire As US backs away from world stage on climate, states fight back Time to fix $11.6 billion national park repair backlog One year in, Trump’s tax law faces test with filing season Schumer, Pelosi: Trump got ‘what he wanted’ with shutdown