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The 'perfect storm' keeping struggling federal workers from accepting help; The Fix: With Wilbur Ross comment, Trump officials keep showing they have no idea what real life is like

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Senate votes down dueling plans to end shutdown A half-dozen Republicans defied President Trump to vote for a Democratic measure that would have reopened the government without new border funds. Meanwhile, House Democrats could unveil a plan on Friday with billions for border security. By John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez · Read more The 'perfect storm' keeping struggling federal workers from accepting help University of Kentucky Coach John Calipari was among those rallying behind local workers, only to be barred from giving key assistance to those most affected. By Deanna Paul · Read more   The Fix: With Wilbur Ross comment, Trump officials keep showing they have no idea what real life is like Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is the latest in Trump's orbit to make inartful comments about federal workers struggling during the shutdown. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now A diplomatic crisis in Venezuela Carol Morello on why Venezuela may be on the verge of a coup. Abby Ohlheiser on how the Mall standoff went viral. Plus, Angela Fritz on the privatization of weather forecasts. By Washington Post Staff · Read more   Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate committee, lawyer says The subpoena comes a day after Cohen sought to pull out of a House hearing. By Robert Costa and Karoun Demirjian · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   He put 224 guns on the streets in 2015 alone. His family has paid a price. Bobby Perkins Jr. would reportedly drive from Virginia to a D.C. parking lot with a rental car full of guns, unloading them from the trunk to whoever would buy. One of them was used to kill his teenage cousin. By Peter Hermann and Rachel Weiner · Read more   Critic's Notebook The MAGA hat is not a statement of policy. It's an inflammatory declaration of identity. The bright red baseball cap entered popular culture as candidate Donald Trump's political swag. It has transformed into a symbol of us vs. them, of exclusion and suspicion. By Robin Givhan · Read more   Venezuela's Maduro says he will withdraw embassy, consulate staff from Washington, other U.S. cities In ordering the move, President Nicolás Maduro called the United States "infantile" for refusing his demand to pull U.S. personnel out of Caracas by this weekend. The Trump administration has said it no longer recognizes Maduro's authority. By Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola and Rachelle Krygier · Read more   Sen. Elizabeth Warren to propose new 'wealth tax' on very rich Americans, economist says The proposal will target those with more than $50 million in assets, according to an economist advising the 2020 presidential candidate. By Jeff Stein and Christopher Ingraham · Read more   Authorities still don't know why a man opened fire in a Florida bank, killing five It was a "random act" with "no specific targets," Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund said at a news conference Thursday. By Katie Mettler, Mark Berman, Amy Wang and Meagan Flynn · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Capital Weather Gang Arctic outbreak possible next week as polar vortex targets northern U.S. The frigid blast will pack the coldest air of the winter so far, and computer models forecast the brutal cold will crash into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest starting Tuesday. By Jason Samenow · Read more   Nurse accused of impregnating patient was a Christian rapper who wanted to inspire youth In interviews, Nathan Sutherland spoke of growing up with an empty belly in a Haitian orphanage. By Cleve Wootson · Read more   Analysis When the next recession comes, the robots will be ready Automation surges when the economy goes south, as employers slash payrolls and are forced to turn to software or machinery to take over tasks once performed by their laid-off workers. By Andrew Van Dam · Read more   Movie Review Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway's new movie has a giant plot twist. It's terrible. At first glance, "Serenity" is a contemporary film noir that's pulpy, steamy and — regrettably — cheesy. By Michael O'Sullivan · Read more

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