• House Republicans pass short-term spending bill, but prospects are dim in the Senate (NBC News)
  • Tax bill windfall: As 65 companies award bonuses, networks air just two stories (NewsBusters)
  • Jobless claims drop to lowest level in nearly 45 years (Washington Examiner)
  • Stock market’s value under Trump has grown by $6.9 trillion to $30.6 trillion (CNBC)
  • Republicans call for releasing “shocking” classified memo showing “FISA abuses” in Russian collusion investigation (The Daily Wire)
  • House panel releases Glenn Simpson testimony transcript (Fox News)
  • 57.9% of illegals caught at U.S.-Mexico border in FY17 not Mexican; from 111 other countries (CNS News)
  • Senate votes to extend key FISA provision, sending bill to Trump’s desk (CBS News)
  • Global warming: Half of U.S. soil covered in snow at the same time (New York Post)
  • Six Chinese ships covertly aided North Korea. U.S. was watching. (The Wall Street Journal)
  • Humor but true: Comey to teach course on ethical leadership for College of William & Mary (The Washington Post)
  • Policy: Democrats don’t actually want a DACA compromise (The Federalist)
  • Policy: Americans need health reform to be a priority issue in 2018 (The Heritage Foundation)

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