Lost in the shutdown battle is what the fight over Trump's border wall is really about. Stef W. Kight from Axios and Gordon Deal discuss.

Facebook knows way more about you than you think. Kari Paul from MarketWatch explains.

What the fight over Trump's border wall is really about, President Trump's former fixer sought to skew poll data, and the best and worst U.S. airlines of 2018.

Americans killed in Syria ISIS attack, wall impasse frustrates many newly elected House Democrats, and outpouring of generosity for TSA workers.

Ben Mutzabaugh from USA Today gives us a look at how traveling during the government shutdown could turn into a boondoggle.

Active-shooter experts say "run, hide, fight" Isn't enough any more. The Wall Street Journal's Valerie Bauerlein explains.

Eric Wolff from POLITICO and Gordon Deal take a look at the hidden impact of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Why do federal workers have do show up to a job that is not paying them? Russell Berman from The Atlantic has the story.

Gunmen kill 15 in Kenya hotel compound attack, William Barr seeks to ease Democrats' concerns, and the average kid's allowance rose faster than American workers' salaries in 2018.

Mark Hamrick from Bankrate explains why the majority of Americans don't think their finances will improve in 2019.

Josh Mitchell from the Wall Street Journal breaks down how the government shutdown is pinching economic growth.

Attorney general nominee William Barr will be in the hot seat this week. Jordain Carney from The Hill has the latest.

House GOP removes Steve King from panels following comments on white supremacy, Democrats draft bills to end shutdown, and how the shutdown hurts craft brewers.

The government shutdown could end 99-month job growth streak. Eric Morath from the Wall Street Journal has the story.

Mike Emanuel from Fox News gives us the latest on the shutdown as it enters week 4.

The government shutdown enters week 4, winter storm turns deadly, and get ready for hashtagable winter events.

U.S. towns with federal workers brace for impact as the shutdown continues, Boy Scout projects hope to keep schools safe, and the power of a slow morning.

NFL teams are on the look out for the next Sean McVay. Matthew Paras from the Washington Times has the story.

Jerry Seib from the Wall Street Journal explains what is happening now that the U.S. is pulling away from the rest of the world.

Representative Guy Reschenthaler from Pennsylvania gives us his take on the government shutdown.

Pentagon pushes forward on Syria pullout, President Trump still wants his wall, and what's up with men who don't wear coats in winter.

President Trump walks out of shutdown talks, vulnerable GOP senators feel the heat, and how estimates of the gig economy went wrong.

The Wall Street Journal's Jess Bravin gives us a look at when its legal to declare a national emergency.

What will is take for the border wall standoff to end? Jerry Seib from the Wall Street Journal has the story.

Shutdown continues as President Trump makes his case for a border wall, U.S.-China trade talks conclude as hopes of a deal build, and cancer deaths have declined over the past 25 years.