Hoping to delay a government shutdown this weekend, Republicans are pushing a stopgap measure that would fund the government through February 16th. The spending measure would provide long-term funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program -- a move they hope would make it hard for Dems to refuse. However, the bill does not address the future of “Dreamers.” More on DACA below. Steve Bannon was questioned by the House Intelligence Committee for more than 10 hours on Tuesday. FBI agents attempted to serve him with a subpoena at his DC home last week, unaware he had obtained a lawyer. Now, his crossroads leads to testifying before a grand jury or an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In news that’s too strange to be a coincidence, Japan’s public broadcaster accidentally sent news alerts on Tuesday that North Korea had launched a missile -- just days after the government of Hawaii sent a similar warning. Hmmm. But back to the homeland: a majority of the National Park Service advisory board submitted a mass resignation Monday night. Led by former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles (no relation to Beyoncé), the group cited Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's unwillingness to meet with them. Today, Donald Trump committed to handing out fake news awards. Timely, since the Commander-In-Chief spread some fake news yesterday. On the heels of a Fox News segment, Trump falsely claimed his support among Black Americans has doubled. The receipts say nope. But spreading mistruth is not a medical condition according to the president’s physician, who spoke at length yesterday with reporters about Trump’s “excellent” health. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta made a rare appearance in the briefing room with some questions of his own for Dr. Ronny Jackson. Weighing in at 239 lbs, maybe 45 should connect with Michelle Obama who turns 54 today! Both are big advocates of bearing arms. We’ve got a lot to get to this morning. Let’s move! We’re kicking it off with this...
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- New report shows record number of Latino elected officials.
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- Garden State lawmakers press DOJ about online gambling.
- Native Americans face voting obstacles.
- NABJ names 2018 convention chair.
- Labor Secretary Alex Acosta rolls out new guidelines making unpaid internships more likely.
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- FAMU grad takes over the morning Huddle.
- Gubernatorial candidates for Florida and Massachusetts make NFL playoff wager.
- Former UN Ambassador Bill Richardson working on the release of two journos detained in Myanmar.
- LA Times has a new Assistant Managing Editor.
- CNN contributor A. Scott Bolden resumes Managing Partner role at top DC law firm.
- State Attorneys General jump into the net neutrality battle.