Evening Edition: ‘Very possible’ shutdown could last into new year

Trump forces Mattis out two months early; Trump's pick for acting defense secretary steps into spotlight after Mattis's ouster

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'Very possible' shutdown could last into new year White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said the government shutdown could "go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress." The White House cut its funding demands to $2.5 billion for border security, including fencing. Democrats have refused any new money for a border wall. The new Congress starts Jan. 3, when Democrats will take control of the House. By Erica Werner, David Weigel and Philip Rucker · Read more Trump forces Mattis out two months early The president, who aides say has been frustrated by news of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's scathing resignation letter, abruptly announced he was removing Mattis on Jan. 1 and installing Patrick Shanahan as acting defense secretary. By Philip Rucker, Dan Lamothe and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Trump's pick for acting defense secretary steps into spotlight after Mattis's ouster The former Boeing executive has no military experience, no previous government experience and little experience with foreign policy. By Dan Lamothe · Read more   With 'trimmed' sails, Pentagon heads into uncharted waters From his first week in office, President Trump's style and choices have grated on many among the military brass, who confined themselves to executing orders, rebuilding military strength and trying to shelter their institution from the drama. Last week, that came crumbling down. By Paul Sonne and Missy Ryan · Read more   Indonesia tsunami kills at least 222 after striking without warning The massive waves took coastal residents by surprise Saturday evening. Authorities predicted Sunday that the toll could rise as disaster teams fanned out in villages and coves along the Sunda Strait, about 60 miles from Jakarta. By Stanley Widianto · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   'Underwater, I could only pray': The tsunami washed away a pop band as it played Four people connected to pop band Seventeen are missing. By Cleve Wootson · Read more   @PKCapitol: Mired in distrust, Congress heads home On Friday evening, Congress took 320 minutes to agree on whether to begin negotiations on the partial shutdown. Now, they won't talk about it again until after Christmas. By Paul Kane · Read more   Analysis: Trump proposed a steel-slat wall. We did the math. The height, length and total amount of steel used in the revamped barrier was calculated. By Philip Bump · Read more   A boy separated from his mom at the border faces his first Christmas without her Since his mother's deportation to Honduras, 11-year-old Isaac Flores has found an escape from his loneliness: the irresistible world of Fortnite. By Michael Miller · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Syria's once-teeming prison cells are being emptied by mass murder President Bashar Assad's government is doubling down on the killing of political prisoners as the civil war heads toward its conclusion. By Louisa Loveluck and Zakaria Zakaria · Read more   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Julie Nixon married David Eisenhower 50 years ago — and refused a White House ceremony The marriage of President-elect Richard M. Nixon's daughter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower's grandson united two of the country's most prominent political families at one of the most tumultuous times in its history. By Jessica Contrera · Read more   A former NBA star tried to save a boy with a facial tumor. A rare reaction led to tragedy. The 8-year-old Congolese boy died from a reaction to anesthesia during surgery to remove the large tumor and repair his cleft lip. By Michael Brice-Saddler · Read more   Cowboys' Tyrone Crawford hospitalized after scary head injury; Saints look to clinch home field in Week 16 The Saints and Chiefs try to hold on to the No. 1 seeds while the Patriots try to prolong their dynasty. By Cindy Boren · Read more

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