Countdown to shutdown: It looks like House GOP members lack the votes on their short-term spending bill to keep the government funded through February 16th. House Speaker Paul Ryan and his lieutenants are up against the clock and challenges from their own ranks as they scramble to lock down votes. Don’t look to the Dems for help. With DACA talks remaining deadlocked, most in the party won’t budge. We break it down below. Meanwhile, WH Chief of Staff John Kelly appears to be at odds with Donald Trump, stating the president’s views on the border wall have evolved since the campaign. Nuh-uh, retorted 45 via Twitter this morning. “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it,” read part of the tweet. Trump also broke with his party and said children's insurance shouldn't be part of a short-term funding bill. Meanwhile, 45’s base got some love from a strange bedfellow. The NYT editorial board is giving Trump supporters a platform to make their case for supporting this president, they say, “in the spirit of open debate.” And in the spirit of discrediting the free press, Trump unveiled his asinine “Fake News Awards” yesterday. Though they were temporarily delayed when the website of the Republican Party, where the awards were listed, crashed. Is it Friday yet?? We’re kicking off Thursday with this...
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