Tipsheet: Blame game boils over in shutdown fight

View in your browser     Blame game boils over in shutdown fight By Melanie Zanona   Lawmakers in both parties are fighting hard for an edge in the blame game over the government shutdown, courting public opinion that may be critical in ending the impasse. Republicans are branding it the “Schumer Shutdown,” in reference to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and think they have a strong hand because Senate Democrats rejected a bill passed by the House that would have kept the government open. Read the full story here     Nerves fray as shutdown talks at impasse By Alexander Bolton Talks between Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and congressional Republican leaders have broken down, raising anxieties among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about finding a way to end the government shutdown. Read the full story here     Who is affected by the government shutdown? By Mallory Shelbourne Thousands of government workers are unsure whether or not they will be heading to work on Monday amid uncertainty about how long a government shutdown will last. Read the full story here       Trump, aides seek to resolve shutdown with congressional leaders By Jordan Fabian President Trump spoke with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Saturday to discuss measures to end the government shutdown. Read the full story here     Duckworth slams Trump: I won't be lectured on military needs by a 'five-deferment draft dodger' By Brandon Carter Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) tore into President Trump on the Senate floor Saturday, calling him a “five-deferment draft dodger” and slamming him for his comments toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Read the full story here     Trump, nation reach end of exhausting first year By Jordan Fabian   The White House and nation are ending an exhausting first year of the Trump presidency. Read the full story here     The Memo: How Trump changed everything By Niall Stanage One year into the Trump presidency, supporters and critics agree on a single thing: America has never seen anything like it. Read the full story here     Women's March demonstrators gather in hundreds of cities By John Bowden Thousands of women in hundreds of cities around the world marched Saturday in the second Women's March, taking place on the one-year anniversary of President Trump's inauguration. Read the full story here     Los Angeles draws 600K participants to Women's March By Julia Manchester The Women's March in Los Angeles drew 600,000 participants on Saturday as women across the country took to the streets in what was largely a protest against President Trump.  Read the full story here     GOP rep loses spot on Ethics Committee over sexual harassment settlement By John Bowden Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Meehan (R) is being removed from his assignment on the House Ethics Committee after reports that he used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint with a former staffer. Read the full story here     Democrats have open door amid wave of Republican retirements By Douglas Schoen OPINION | The recent and ongoing mass exodus of Republican lawmakers from Congress ahead of the 2018 midterm elections has given Democrats a critical opening to take back key districts. Read the full story here     For federal employees, a shutdown is never a good deal By Richard Thissen OPINION | As we sit here in the waking hours of another government shutdown, the last one still visible in our rearview mirror, let me assure those who think our country is in need of a good shutdown: there is no such thing.  Read the full story here     The New York Times: The president finds himself mired in a familiar crisis By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Maggie Haberman Immigration policy, the issue that propelled President Trump’s political rise, snarled negotiations to avert a government shutdown. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump campaign ad on murder raises heat in shutdown fight By Reuters staff U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Saturday issued a new video ad calling Democrats “complicit” in murders committed by illegal immigrants, during a government shutdown partly triggered by an impasse over immigration. Read the full story here     CNN: Schumer tweaks Trump ego in shutdown blame game By Stephen Collinson   Sen. Chuck Schumer jabbed President Donald Trump on Saturday in his most sensitive spot — effectively telling the president, you just don't get the art of the deal. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: House Republicans showing an unusually united front By Paul Kane   In other eras, members of the same party reading from the same talking points would be normal behavior — but not for this crop of House Republicans, who have fought bitterly among themselves since winning the majority in 2010. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Mulvaney finds himself in middle of another shutdown By Andrew Taylor Mick Mulvaney stormed Washington as a tea party lawmaker elected in 2010, and he hasn’t mellowed much as director of the Office of Management of Budget at the White House. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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