Your Friday Briefing
Shutdown, Jim Mattis, Winter Solstice: Here’s what you need to know.
Where Government Is a Dirty Word, but Its Checks Pay the Bills
The residents of Harlan County, Ky., depend heavily on federal assistance. That hasn’t deterred, and may explain, their swing to Republican voting.
Last-Minute Shoppers Increasingly Trust Only Amazon to Deliver
Amazon’s power is even more pronounced in the nail-biter sprint toward Christmas. A two-decade obsession with delivery speed has given it a huge edge.
‘This Was Our Road’: In Seattle, Nostalgia Flows as an Old Highway Nears Its End
In early 2019, Seattle plans to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the hulking, elevated road through downtown. The mayor anticipates ‘a collective gasp.’
The Shift: The 2018 Good Tech Awards
Scandals and wrongdoing in tech rightly get a lot of attention, but there’s good — yes, really — happening elsewhere.
At War: My Husband Was Killed in Niger. His Death Only Became Real to Me When I Saw His Coffin.
The wife of an American soldier killed in the Niger ambush recounts the day she and her sons collected his remains at the airport.
A Possible Government Shutdown? Here’s Where Things Stand
Funding for nine federal departments and several agencies is set to expire at midnight Friday. For now, hopes of avoiding a shutdown seem faint.
On Politics: Mattis Resigns Over Syria Plan, While Putin Praises It
Mr. Mattis, the retired four-star Marine general, resigned as defense secretary in protest of President Trump’s decision to pull American troops out of Syria.
Mattis’s Resignation Creates New Cracks Between G.O.P. Lawmakers and Trump
The resignation and reports of a drawdown in Afghanistan prompted warnings from within the party that the president’s foreign policy could be leading toward dangerous instability on the global stage.
News Analysis: After Mattis’s Resignation, a President Unbound
If there is a common thread in President Trump’s actions this week, it is his unswerving conviction that his political survival depends on securing his conservative base.
Upheaval in National Security, Government and the Markets: Here’s the State of Play
The news is too much to fit in one story. Here is a rundown of the state of play, with links to our in-depth coverage for further reading.
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