- Shutdown showdown: Pelosi says “no,” Trump says “bye-bye” (NBC News)
- Trump to visit border to push for wall as government shutdown talks crumble (USA Today)
- Record number of families apprehended at southern border in December (National Review)
- Trump says emergency declaration coming without border deal (The Hill)
- House passes spending bill to fund IRS, other agencies through Sept. 30 (The Washington Times)
- Trump, California spar over money for wildfire relief funds (Associated Press)
- U.S. oil export boom sparks a battle to build Texas ports (Reuters)
- New York City’s minimum-wage increase is crushing small businesses (The Daily Caller)
- Chicago State University settles First Amendment lawsuit, agrees to change policies (The Washington Free Beacon)
- Greens begin push for nationwide 100% renewable energy mandate (Washington Examiner)
- Only two Democrat senators will publicly oppose the anti-Israel BDS movement (The Federalist)
- PragerU lawsuit claims Google, YouTube violated California law on free speech, discrimination (PJ Media)
- Humor: “Good evening,” says President Trump, drawing immediate flurry of fact checks (The Babylon Bee)
- Policy: The two energy futures facing America (Foundation for Economic Education)
- Policy: Three myths about privacy in tech (American Enterprise Institute)
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