| No Images? Click here  Friday, January 4DEMS PASS LEGISLATION TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT After Democrats took control of the House, they passed legislation to reopen closed government agencies. But their efforts to end the shutdown are going nowhere, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowing to block the bill and Trump saying he would veto it. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]PENCE: ‘NO WALL, NO DEAL’ Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration had no plans to back down from its demand for $5.6 billion in funding for a border wall. “The president has made it very clear: No wall, no deal,” Pence told Fox News. [HuffPost]TRUMP REFUSES QUESTIONS AT BIZARRE PRESS RANT President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room Thursday to beg for a border wall that Democrats have said he will not get. “We need protection in our country. We’re gonna make it good, people of our country want it,” the president said, before refusing to answer questions. [HuffPost]TRUMP’S INCOMING NIGHTMARE If Trump thought the first two years of his presidency had been difficult, Pelosi’s retaking of the speaker’s gavel is about to make the next two a nightmare. [[HuffPost]MOST DIVERSE CONGRESS IN HISTORY The 116th Congress has already broken historic barriers on representation, boasting the largest number of female members ever, with more than 100 women serving in the U.S. House alone. The Congressional Black Caucus and the Hispanic Caucus also welcomed more members than ever. The same is true of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. [HuffPost]DEMS TAKE PASS ON TRUMP’S TAX RETURN Democratic lawmakers will not look to obtain Trump’s tax returns this week, and maybe not even this month. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee indicated that he wants to wait and “lay out a case” so he doesn’t look too partisan. [HuffPost] REPUBLICAN BACKS DEAL WITHOUT WALL Republican Sen. Cory Gardner (Colo.) became the first senator in his party to call for an end to the partial government shutdown, even if Trump doesn’t get wall funding. [HuffPost]7 DEAD ON FLORIDA HIGHWAY Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people. [HuffPost]FEINSTEIN BACKS BIDEN FOR 2020 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that she would support former Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. [HuffPost]RUSSIA CHARGES AMERICAN WITH ESPIONAGE An American arrested in Russia last week has been formally charged with espionage. If convicted, Paul Whelan could face up to 20 years in prison. Here’s what we know about him and his situation so far. [HuffPost]FLORIDA PAYS OUT OVER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLAIMS Florida’s Republican-controlled state Senate agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a complaint filed by a high-ranking legislative aide who accused a former GOP state senator of sexual misconduct. [AP]CHINESE SERIAL KILLER EXECUTED A Chinese serial killer dubbed the country’s “Jack the Ripper” has been executed for the murders of 11 girls and women. [HuffPost]
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