• Socialism rising: Democrats take House pushing massive government expansion, as party lurches left (Fox News)

• No deal to end shutdown; Trump says “could be a long time” (Associated Press)

• Top Democrats refuse to reveal their holiday travel during the shutdown (Washington Examiner)

• Senate confirms dozens of stalled Trump nominees hours before the 115th Congress ends (Washington Examiner)

• Trump administration issues fewest new regulations in history (PJ Media)

• House Democrat rules package could mean more spending, higher taxes (The Daily Signal)

• Border Patrol treating 50 illegal immigrants per day for “serious illnesses” (The Daily Wire)

• House Democrats slip abortion language into bill to end partial shutdown (Washington Examiner)

• Thirty “transgender” regretters come out of the closet (The Federalist)

• China lands spacecraft on “dark” side of moon in world first (Associated Press)

• Humor: Opinion: Trump is doing the right thing, but he’s doing it as Trump, which means it’s still bad (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: Seven reasons to say goodbye to teachers unions (Foundation for Economic Education)

• Policy: Why America cannot afford to pull out of Afghanistan (The Daily Signal)

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