Welcome back, Short Listers! Ashley Shaffer here. It’s only Monday, but we have a lot to…
Welcome back, Short Listers! Ashley Shaffer here. It’s only Monday, but we have a lot to catch up on.
But first, breaking: Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is « close to being completed. » So said Acting Attorney General Mathew Whitaker Monday, suggesting the inquiry that’s roiled Washington for nearly two years may be wrapping up. This should be interesting.
Ice, ice baby: A snowstorm lashing the Midwest will give way this week to record-smashing cold as a giant polar vortex drives a deep freeze across the nation, forecasters say. The National Weather Service in Des Moines, Iowa, warned « this is the coldest air many of us will have ever experienced » and, if outside, to « avoid taking deep breaths, and minimize talking. »
A record 35-day government shutdown ended Friday with a temporary deal giving Republicans and Democrats three more weeks to hash out an agreement. Despite the temporary deal, President Donald Trump still wants $5.7 billion for a wall on the southern border, and he’s still threatening to use emergency powers to get it.
