Sunday's Headlines: Shutdown standoff to stretch past Christmas

'A rogue presidency': The era of containing Trump is over; Shutdown is just part of a host of bigger worries after a week of chaotic events; 'Tyranny of talk radio hosts': Limbaugh...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Shutdown standoff to stretch past Christmas Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that the Senate would adjourn until Thursday, leaving many federal agencies closed amid a stalemate with President Trump over border wall funding. Lawmakers went home for the holidays as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are left in limbo about their status. By Paul Kane, David Weigel and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » 'A rogue presidency': The era of containing Trump is over One by one, seasoned advisers seen as bulwarks against his most reckless impulses have been cast aside or resigned. The result? The government is shut down. Markets are in free fall. Allies are voicing alarm. And some GOP lawmakers once afraid of crossing him are now openly critical. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Shutdown is just part of a host of bigger worries after a week of chaotic events "All I can think about the state of our country right now is how scary it is," one D.C. tourist said. For some, the closure of the government — the third this year — was barely a blip on the radar amid the many other storms buffeting the nation. By Michael Kranish, Joe Heim and Steve Hendrix  •   Read more »   'Tyranny of talk radio hosts': Limbaugh and Coulter blamed for Trump's shutdown Some have suggested that President Trump bowed to backlash from high-profile conservative pundits who lambasted him for appearing to concede on the wall funding. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •   Read more »   Exasperated over market drop, Trump asks advisers whether he can fire Fed chairman Despite the inquiries, senior administration officials said there was no plan to remove Jerome Powell, and many experts questioned whether the president had the authority to do so. News of Trump's discussions about Powell prompted rebukes from lawmakers and alarm among economists and Wall Street executives Saturday. By Damian Paletta, Heather Long and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   U.S. envoy to anti-ISIS coalition resigns in protest of Trump's decision on Syria Brett McGurk had been planning to leave his post in February 2019, but accelerated his resignation after the president's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. By John Hudson, Ellen Nakashima and Karen DeYoung  •   Read more »   The Take: Mattis's blunt resignation letter puts Republicans on notice The defense secretary has effectively asked everyone to step up and make their positions clear, to defend what they believe in and to challenge what they don't. By Dan Balz  •   Read more »   The jihadists no one wants Hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters are in Kurdish prisons in Syria. What happens when the U.S. withdraws? By Liz Sly  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The last lines of defense against Trump By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   A recession is coming. Trump is going to make the recovery worse. By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   We are the workers tasked with saving retail — for $9.50 an hour By Bonnie Miller Rubin  •   Read more »   Dairy farming is dying. After 40 years, I'm done. By Jim Goodman  •   Read more »   Trump's caravan of chaos By Steve Brodner  •   Read more »   Five myths about Brexit By Adam Taylor  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Indonesia tsunami kills at least 62 as casualties continue to climb Tsunami came following an eruption at the nearby Krakatoa volcano, but may not be directly linked By by Stanley Widianto  •  Read more »     Amid girl's death, U.S. agents overwhelmed as hundreds of migrant families arrive at remote crossings The 7-year-old girl who died in U.S. custody came to the border with a brazen start-up smuggling operation. By Nick Miroff  •   Read more »   A wildfire wiped out their Christmas tree farm. Their future and the town's are as uncertain as the industry. The Camp Fire destroyed Paradise, Calif., and killed at least 86 people last month. Among the many things that will not be replaced is a local landmark, Mountain View Christmas Tree Farm. That's 10,000 trees, meant for 10,000 living rooms and 10,000 Christmas mornings, all gone in the inferno. By Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   This teacher's post about a gift from a student with 'nothing to give' went viral The Washington state elementary school teacher, whose students get a free or reduced-priced lunch, said she was touched when one student gave her the sweetest part of her free breakfast. By Allison Klein  •   Read more »   Laura Ingraham taunted David Hogg over college rejections. He just said he got into Harvard. In March, the Parkland, Fla., school shooting survivor told TMZ about rejection letters he had received, and the Fox News host accused him of whining, setting off a feud. By Cleve Wootson  •   Read more »   On Parenting How to handle a 6-year-old who won't take no for an answer It is a useful exercise to sit back and say, "How does arguing serve my son?" By Meghan Leahy  •   Read more »   Wellness Your 'grass-fed' beef may have not have come from a cow grazing in a pasture Here's how to decipher labels such as "grass fed," "grass finished" and "pasture raised." By Christy Brissette  •   Read more »   Magazine Bernie Sanders says he has no idea how his campaign got young people so engaged The senator and former presidential candidate on why he's not ready to walk away from politics. By KK Ottesen  •   Read more »   Voraciously Coquito is the creamy, tropical drink that's better than eggnog — and easier to make It's got coconut and lots of rum. 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