• Congress clears massive spending bill in midnight vote (The Washington Times)

• Congress gives itself a bonus in omnibus (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Bolton replacing McMaster as Trump national security adviser (Associated Press)

• President Trump orders $50 billion in tariffs on China (NPR)

• China responds to Trump tariffs with proposed list of 128 US products to target (CNBC)

• Citi sets restrictions on gun sales by retail clients (Reuters)

• Paris Climate Accord for the win: Global carbon emissions have hit a record high (New York Post)

• States take on welfare reform — with nod from Trump (Fox News)

• State and local income, sales and property taxes all hit records in 2017 (CNS News)

• Six reasons why the AR-15 is actually ideal for self-defense (Bearing Arms)

• How the Las Vegas murderer planned a massacre, in seven days of video (The New York Times)

• Humor: Facebook algorithm mortified it has to deliver up so much embarrassing news about own company (The Onion)

• Policy: Trillion-dollar spending bill exemplifies dysfunctional Congress (E21)

• Policy: Restoring free inquiry on campus (National Affairs)

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