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White House wants a list of programs that could be cut if shutdown lasts into March; House Democrats to offer Trump more border money — but no wall

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Pelosi tells Trump: No State of the Union address in the House until shutdown ends After President Trump announced the speech would go ahead as planned, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back, saying in a letter that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing an address in the chamber until the government has opened. By Felicia Sonmez and Seung Min Kim · Read more White House wants a list of programs that could be cut if shutdown lasts into March It's the firmest evidence to date that the administration is preparing for a lengthy funding lapse that could have snowballing effects on the economy and government services. By Damian Paletta and Juliet Eilperin · Read more   House Democrats to offer Trump more border money — but no wall The proposal was not final — and contingent on President Trump first opening the government — but aides said the offer could be higher than the amounts the party has supported in the past. By Erica Werner, John Wagner and Mike DeBonis · Read more   Government will owe $6 billion in back pay by end of this week The economic impact of lost wages will extend far beyond the lives of individual workers. By Taylor Telford and Andrew Van Dam · Read more Post Reports | Listen Now Senate shutdown votes are 'fundamentally designed not to pass' Seung Min Kim on stalled legislative efforts to end the seemingly never-ending shutdown. Moriah Balingit on the state of public school systems in light of the Los Angeles teachers' strike. Plus, how international trade wars hit small-town America. By Washington Post Staff · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen will not testify before Congress next month, lawyer says Cohen's attorney cited unspecified "threats against his family from President Trump," as well as advice from his lawyers, for the delay. A person familiar with the case said the threats have not been reported to law enforcement. By Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian · Read more   BREAKING NEWS At least five dead after gunman opens fire in Florida bank, authorities say A gunman had barricaded himself inside a SunTrust Bank in Sebring, Fla., about 90 miles southeast of Tampa, authorities said. By Amy Wang · Read more   Venezuelan President Maduro gives U.S. diplomats 72 hours to leave after U.S. recognizes opposition leader Nicolás Maduro's move came after the Trump administration called him a "usurper" and recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation's interim president. By Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola and Rachelle Krygier · Read more   Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is resigning from key posts amid ex-aide's claims of retaliation over sex assault suit The 13-term Democratic congresswoman from Texas denied allegations that she retaliated against a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by an employee of a nonprofit. By Elise Viebeck · Read more   From the Magazine This 42-year-old boxer has 11 titles. But she can't quite step away from the ring. Outside the ring, Tori Nelson is "a nice churchy lady." Then she enters the ring and something terrifying emerges. "It's like she fighting the devil," a friend said. But when you've been fighting the devil for so long, how do you stop? Story by Britt Peterson | Photos by Calla Kessler · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Billionaires in Davos hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent tax on the rich The CEO of Dell joins other business leaders in rejecting higher taxes for the super rich. By Hamza Shaban · Read more   Perspective The Covington students and the calculated art of making people uncomfortable It's hard to think of another recent incident that has metastasized so quickly and been interpreted so disparately. By Monica Hesse · Read more   Lara Trump tells federal workers that their missed paychecks are sacrifices for the 'future of our country' "It is a little bit of pain ..." the president's daughter-in-law said, "[but] their children and their grandchildren and generations after them will thank them for their sacrifice right now." Her message drew criticism from federal workers and others. By Lindsey Bever · Read more   The Daily 202 | Analysis 10 sobering quotes from the new National Intelligence Strategy Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats released a chilling report that outlines what the 17 federal agencies that make up the intelligence community see as the gravest threats facing the United States. By James Hohmann · Read more   Perspective Trump-era press briefings are exercises in futility — and lying. But we need them anyway. The ever-more-rare briefings still allow reporters to exert pressure on an unresponsive White House. By Margaret Sullivan · Read more

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