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The 10 essential reads you missed this week

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The 10 essential reads you missed this week
President Trump declared this week that the partial government shutdown could last for more than a year, but he also said it could end early next week – sowing confusion rather than clarity about a possible way out of the impasse.

Here's other important news of the week:
 
Pelosi takes power and sets high bar for Trump impeachment
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has reclaimed the Speaker’s gavel — and with it, the enormous power to decide whether to impeach President Trump, Melanie Zanona reports.
 

 
Dem states take first step in appealing ObamaCare ruling
A coalition of Democratic states defending ObamaCare filed notice to appeal a recent federal court ruling that struck down the health-care law as unconstitutional, sparking what's likely to be a lengthy legal fight, Lydia Wheeler and Jessie Hellman report.
 

 
Businesses seek to alleviate shutdown woes for federal workers
Businesses are seeking to alleviate shutdown woes for the 800,000 federal workers working without pay with freebies and special programs across the country, Emily Birnbaum writes.
 

 
Hispanic Caucus boasts record membership in new Congress
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) grew to 39 members this week, marking the largest group of Hispanic Democrats in congressional history, Rafael Bernal reports.
 

 
Trump’s growing anger with Fed chief poses market risks
President Trump would likely find himself in murky legal waters if he attempts to dismiss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Sylvan Lane writes.
 

 
Why forming an exploratory committee means you’re already running for president
In the eyes of the federal agency that oversees campaign spending, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)  isn’t exploring a White House bid at all — she is, legally speaking, already a candidate, Reid Wilson writes.
 

 
Romney writes new chapter in his like-hate relationship with Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is taking heat from President Trump, key allies and his own colleagues for a sharply critical Washington Post op-ed in which he wrote that Trump “has not risen to the mantle” of the presidency, Jordain Carney reports.
 

 
Senators warm to immigration deal as shutdown solution
Lawmakers are opening the door to reviving deeply polarizing immigration negotiations as they search for a way out of the partial government shutdown, which hit the two-week mark on Friday, Jordain Carney writes.
 

 
Senate poised to rebut Trump on Syria
The Senate is gearing up to rebut the Trump administration on Syria, after President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from the country, Jordain Carney reports.
 

 
Trump admin presses ahead with Alaskan drilling plan despite shutdown
The Trump administration will press forward with key steps toward opening more areas in northern Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling despite the ongoing partial government shutdown, Timothy Cama reports.
 
 
 
© Getty: Rep. Nancy Pelosi made history this week, retaking the Speaker's gavel 12 years after she first did so.
 
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