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U.S. stocks clobbered amid White House drama over shutdown; Negotiating with Trump is impossible. For Republicans.

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Trump says he won't sign deal to avert shutdown, demands border security funds The president's opposition upends a deal that would have kept the government open through Feb. 8 but would not give the president any new money for a border wall or other border security measures. By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis · Read more U.S. stocks clobbered amid White House drama over shutdown The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index are on pace for their worst quarter since 2011. The Nasdaq composite dropped into bear market territory. By Thomas Heath · Read more   The Fix | Analysis Negotiating with Trump is impossible. For Republicans. The president has shown time and again that he cares more about his supporters and his good standing with them than he does about the Republican Party. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Trump defends Syria decision amid backlash from lawmakers, fresh praise from Putin The president said it was time for others to step up against the Islamic State and other hostile forces. By John Wagner · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now U.S. troops to leave Syria. Now what? What it means for the U.S. to pull forces out of Syria. The fashion industry's mixed messages to plus-size women. Plus, when Congress weighed a journey to the center of Earth. By Washington Post Staff · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Lives lost, organs wasted: How chronic shortages of transplant organs could be fixed Each day in America, several dozen people waiting for organs die as 115,000 languish on waiting lists. Experts say it's time to more aggressively pursue less-than-perfect donors: the old, the sick and the complicated. By Kimberly Kindy, Lenny Bernstein and Dan Keating · Read more   Justice Dept. ethics official told Whitaker's team he should recuse from Mueller probe Earlier, a department official had said the ethics office advised acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker he need not step aside. Hours later, people familiar with the situation disclosed that a senior ethics official told Whitaker advisers that he should recuse to avoid the appearance of a conflict. By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky · Read more   Attorney general pick wrote memo criticizing Mueller obstruction probe William Barr, Trump's nominee to become the next attorney general, said the probe of the president was overly broad and could do future harm to White House and Justice Dept. By Devlin Barrett · Read more   Trump signs $867 billion farm bill The new law gives billions to U.S. farmers while rejecting deep cuts sought by some Republicans for food-stamp programs. But the administration already said it would unilaterally seek stricter work requirements for food stamps. By Jeff Stein · Read more   Nielsen: U.S. reaches deal to force asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as cases are processed The plan, which has been under negotiation with Mexico's government for several weeks, would require asylum seekers who enter the U.S. illegally to return to Mexico, possibly for months or years. By Nick Miroff, Kevin Sieff and Mary Beth Sheridan · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   House backs bipartisan criminal justice overhaul, sends bill to Trump The far-reaching bill shortens sentences for some offenders and expands job training and other programs designed to rehabilitate prisoners. By John Wagner and Philip Rucker · Read more   Fact Checker | Analysis The 10 most popular fact checks of 2018 Once again, we present a list of our top fact checks of the past year. Bonus: Two fact checks about newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) ended up in a tie, and we also listed five of our most popular videos. By Glenn Kessler · Read more   Wonkblog | Analysis 452 children died on the job in the U.S. between 2003 and 2016 Child labor is legal and widespread, but it differs enough from the work you remember from textbooks that you may not have noticed. By Andrew Van Dam · Read more   'Aquaman' tries a different superhero With a film that includes piranha-headed creatures and Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa tossing pirates around and hoisting submarines, producers saw genre-mixing director James Wan as the perfect fit. By David Betancourt · Read more

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