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Trump to deliver prime-time address, visit southern border as shutdown persists President Trump's announcement of an address on Tuesday at 9 p.m. and his plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday are the latest in his efforts to make the case for a wall with the partial government shutdown in its third week. By Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey and Paul Farhi · Read more BREAKING NEWS White House rules IRS can issue tax refunds during shutdown, aims to bring back employees The decision reverses past IRS policy, which had previously prohibited tax refunds from being paid while much of the agency's staff was sent home during a shutdown. By Damian Paletta and Philip Rucker · Read more   The Fix: Mulvaney squirms his way through Trump's claim that other presidents want a border wall Asked to account for President Trump's claim, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney blamed semantics to avoid admitting that the president probably made it up. By Aaron Blake · Read more   The Fix: Democrats seek other ways to say, 'No border wall' The Democrats' latest plans to reopen the government rest on ramping up the pressure on Republicans. By Colby Itkowitz · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now To build border wall, Trump considers national emergency powers President Trump is threatening to call a national emergency to build a border wall, Post reporter David Nakamura explains whether that's possible, or even legal. Plus, tech reporter Geoffrey Fowler takes us on a ride with a self-driving car. By Washington Post Staff · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   The Democrats' strategy to end the shutdown: Paralyze the Senate A growing coalition of Senate Democrats — hailing primarily from states that have a large population of federal workers, as well as the contingent of senators eyeing presidential bids in 2020 — says the chamber should not vote on anything that doesn't reopen the federal government. By Seung Min Kim, Erica Werner and Jeff Stein · Read more   Graphic | Analysis How would you narrow the 2020 Democratic field? Democratic voters have no shortage of choices as the 2020 presidential primary gets underway. Here is a quick guide to help narrow the field based on your preferences. By Kevin Uhrmacher and Michael Scherer · Read more   Analysis: Worried about a lack of choice in 2020? There are already over 400 declared candidates. At this point four years ago there were only about 100. By Philip Bump · Read more   In California, a change of power as a liberal state pushes further to the left Gavin Newsom takes over as governor this afternoon, entering with a new, more socially progressive agenda while outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown leaves public life closer to the political center than when he entered it. By Scott Wilson · Read more   U.S., China resume talks as optimism grows that a deal can be reached in trade dispute Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said there is "a very good chance" that a settlement could be reached that both countries can live with. Investors, meanwhile, took a wait-and-see approach. By Anna Fifield, Gerry Shih and David Lynch · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Here's how Ocasio-Cortez's tax comments are being misrepresented If she were proposing that incomes above $10 million be taxed at a rate of 70 percent, she's not suggesting that those making $10 million or more be taxed at 70 percent for every dollar. By Philip Bump · Read more   Perspective Campaign journalism needs an overhaul. Here's one radical idea. The mission of pre-election coverage should not be to determine who's going to win, but to respond intelligently to what voters want and need to know. By Margaret Sullivan · Read more   'No different from my original statements': Trump denies changes to Syria exit plan The president said the military would leave at "a proper pace," a change from his promise of a swift departure for the more than 2,000 U.S. troops stationed in Syria. By Missy Ryan · Read more   What's behind the confidence of the incompetent? This suddenly popular psychological phenomenon. The Dunning-Kruger effect — which explains why unskilled people think they know it all and tend to be overconfident —  has gotten a surge of interest during the Trump administration. By Angela Fritz · Read more   From 'double doink' to 'no, señor,' the epic soundtrack to a game-losing field goal try When the Bears' Cody Parkey missed a last-second field goal Sunday, two announcers offered epic commentary. By Ben Strauss · Read more

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