Pelosi aide cites @POTUS visit to Afghanistan during shutdown and a GOP CODEL that proceeded without interference. https://t.co/mVN0Ddu2FB

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 17, 2019

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WH officials, including Mulvaney, began discussing canceling Pelosi’s trip this a.m., two people said. They felt caught off guard by her letter and POTUS has been frustrated by coverage, asking why it looked like Dems had upper hand. Aides agreed this was the perfect response.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 17, 2019

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Why Ex-Churchgoers Flocked to Trump

This is a story about how the lack of faith, not factories, inspired a Middle American movement around one man. https://t.co/V433lsrbSX

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) January 17, 2019

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Phone. Text. Email. Skype. Fax. https://t.co/LTwaYvTppj

— Micheline Maynard (@MickiMaynard) January 17, 2019

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USAF bus picking up members of Congress who were to accompany @SpeakerPelosi on overseas trip, before Pres Trump pulled the plug on the use of Air Force plane and personnel. pic.twitter.com/9WMAZ7UD0F

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 17, 2019

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To be clear, Trump just described an official trip to visit American service members in Afghanistan as “an excursion” and told the woman second in line to the Presidency to fly commercial into a war zone. #Unpresidented#EndTrumpShutdown

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) January 17, 2019

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It's actually really revealing that Trump appears to believe the only reason an elected official would go to Afghanistan or Egypt was for PR reasons, as if it's a fun photo op instead of part of the responsibilities of governing.

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 17, 2019

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A new Inspector General report states that “thousands” more children were taken from their parents at the border than previously known https://t.co/UHK2TI6cMK pic.twitter.com/QmpHXbtc29

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 17, 2019

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"When we cannot get information because people feel intimidated, that's a problem," House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings tells @mkraju of Trump's attacks on Michael Cohen.

"We just wanted to make sure the President is reminded of what the law is." https://t.co/abxXnok5l5 pic.twitter.com/J2DMJucuby

— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 17, 2019

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BREAKING: Former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn calla shutdown "completely wrong."
Adds "“I’m confused as to what the White House’s strategy is on this."
https://t.co/QhkTf9fXxi via @BostonGlobe

— Mike Dorning (@MikeDorning) January 17, 2019

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Michael Cohen, a Walmart bag containing $12,000 to $13,000 cash, and Trump-rigged Drudge polls — a remarkable piece of reporting by WSJ https://t.co/DD3uDRdV0L

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) January 17, 2019

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Microsoft just announced $500 million for affordable housing in Seattle and not restricted to their own employees but also including municipal employees, teachers, etc. Great leadership. Will other Big tech companies follow. They should, particularly in the Bay Area

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) January 17, 2019

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When you put it that way, it doesn't sound like much of a defense https://t.co/HrNxSTe85S

— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 17, 2019

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The simple truth is that Trump is now vastly overmatched by people vastly smarter and more knowledgeable than he is. He truly has no clue what to do. when your main advisers are your experience free daughter and son-in-law, you are truly alone.

— Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) January 17, 2019

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Breadlines for government workers. https://t.co/oTyjd9Mqn4

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) January 17, 2019

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