| Wednesday, January 23SENATE TO VOTE ON COMPETING SHUTDOWN BILLS The Senate is set to vote on dueling measures that would reopen the government: one by Republicans, the other by Democrats. Both are almost certain to fall short of the necessary 60-vote threshold to advance. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]RUDY ON THE ROPES Even President Donald Trump is growing exasperated by Rudy Giuliani’s media blitz, with some White House officials raising the possibility that the outspoken lawyer be sidelined from TV interviews. [AP]TRUMP TOWER MOSCOW PLANS REVEALED Giuliani said there were “no plans” for a Trump Tower Moscow. These documents tell a different story. [BuzzFeed]TRUMP EXPECTS TO DELIVER STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH Trump will disregard House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request that he delay the State of the Union address until the government shutdown is resolved and plans to go forward with his scheduled Jan. 29 speech at the Capitol. [HuffPost]LA TEACHERS STRIKE DEAL United Teachers Los Angeles overwhelmingly voted to end a strike of more than 30,000 educators, with members expected to be back in their classrooms today. [HuffPost]HOUSE TO PROBE TWITTER ACCOUNT BEHIND COVINGTON VIDEO The House Intelligence Committee has asked Twitter to provide more information about a viral video of jeering, MAGA hat-wearing high school students surrounding a Native American man. The Twitter account @2020fight, which has been suspended, posted the original video of the standoff. However, there are suspicions it may have been automated or inauthentic. [HuffPost] COVINGTON TEEN: ACTIONS ‘NOT DISRESPECTFUL’ Nick Sandmann, the hat-wearing teen at the center of the standoff, believes his actions were “not disrespectful.” He told NBC’s Savannah Guthrie he “had every right” to stand before Nathan Phillips, but “in hindsight” wishes he “walked away and avoided the whole thing.” [HuffPost]CONGRESSMAN CONFRONTED ABOUT FLYING FIRST CLASS A Republican lawmaker had an uncomfortable run-in with a fellow airplane passenger who found him flying first class from Chicago to Washington. “Congressman, do you think it’s appropriate to fly first class while 57 TSA agents aren’t being paid?” the person says to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.). [HuffPost]TRUMP: DON’T BOTHER WITH PRESS BRIEFINGS Trump shared on Twitter that he has told Sarah Sanders “not to bother” with White House press briefings, citing his belief that she’s been covered unfairly in the media. [HuffPost]MILLENNIALS ON THE MARCH An endlessly mocked generation is growing up to become the power brokers and thought leaders a wider culture told us we were too lazy and entitled to be. This is how Millennials are storming Washington. [HuffPost]SCOTUS BACKS MILITARY TRANSGENDER BAN The Supreme Court narrowly allowed the Trump administration to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military. The 5-4 ruling temporarily reinstates the ban, but several lawsuits in lower courts are still pending. [HuffPost]COAST GUARD CHIEF: ‘UNACCEPTABLE’ TO WORK WITHOUT PAY The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard said it was “unacceptable” that service members had been forced to work without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown. [HuffPost] “Roma” and “The Favourite” are top Academy Awards contenders with 10 nod each. Here’s the full list of this year’s nominations. The conspiracy theory that Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess was replaced by a double in prison has been put to rest with a DNA test. Chelsea Clinton announced that she is expecting a third child with husband Marc Mezvinsky. Former Secretary of State John Kerry sent a pointed message to Trump: Resign. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has alleged in court filings that her now-ex-husband abused her while they were still married. What does vitamin C serum do for your skin, anyway? Singer Chris Brown, who was detained by police in Paris after a woman accused him of rape, is planning to sue the woman, according to his attorney. Republican Mark Harris lost a bid to get a Superior Court judge to force North Carolina officials to certify him the election winner in the state’s 9th Congressional District. A New Hampshire animal hospital is offering free exams to sick and injured pets owned by federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown. Flight arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport were suspended after a drone was spotted over a nearby airport, officials said. The State Department was forced to postpone a conference on border security due to the government shutdown, which is caused by the stalemate over border security. You can stream these eight Oscar nominees right now. A GOP lawmaker wants to fund Trump’s border wall by squeezing money out of Arizonans who look at porn websites. Russell Baker, the sharp-witted writer who won Pulitzer Prizes for his humorous columns in The New York Times and later hosted television’s “Masterpiece Theatre,” has died. He was 93. Anna Wintour reveals what she felt about Meghan Markle’s wedding gown. Three men and a teenage boy were charged in an alleged plot against a small Islamic community in New York state.
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