The Post Most from The Washington Post Trump’s position is weakening fast. Here’s how Democrats can exploit that.; Hundreds of IRS employees are skipping work. That could delay tax refunds.; Officials in anti-vaccination ‘hotspot’ near Portland declare an emergency over measles outbreak Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now Senate plans votes on competing bills to reopen government Neither measure appears likely to pass, and the action could leave the month-old shutdown no closer to resolution. By Erica Werner, John Wagner, Jeff Stein  •  Read more » The Plum Line • Opinion Trump’s position is weakening fast. Here’s how Democrats can exploit that. House Democrats can seize control of the debate by passing bills that address the real crisis, not the fake one. By Greg Sargent  •  Read more »   Hundreds of IRS employees are skipping work. That could delay tax refunds. Union officials say financial hardship and a coordinated protest could lead to a surge of IRS employees missing work as the government shutdown continues. By Danielle Paquette, Lisa Rein, Jeff Stein, Kimberly Kindy  •  Read more »   Morning Mix Officials in anti-vaccination ‘hotspot’ near Portland declare an emergency over measles outbreak Of 23 confirmed cases, at least 20 involve individuals who were not immunized against measles, health officials in Clark County, Wash., said. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   ‘Knock them in the teeth.’ How Trump turns crises into leverage. The president threatens a calamity, insisting he’ll address it only if his adversary capitulates to a separate demand. By Damian Paletta, Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Has Trump tired of being bashed on the shutdown? Thursday votes might break the logjam. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Opinion Nothing justifies what the Covington students did No amount of rude, homophobic, racist, anti-Catholic invective from loons such as the Black Hebrew Israelites justifies the students' actions. By Jonathan Capehart  •  Read more »   Death threats and protests: Kentucky town reels from fallout over Lincoln Memorial faceoff Covington Catholic High school was shut down Tuesday and students were ordered to stay away following security concerns. By Frances Sellers, Kevin Williams  •  Read more »   Opinion Trump finds a cure for his small-hands problem Trump aides have been elongating his fingers on social media. What else could they edit? By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Analysis The Daily 202: 10 sobering quotes from the new National Intelligence Strategy The intelligence community aims to increase transparency after sustained attacks from the president. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »     Also Popular in Politics   Analysis Power Up: 'It just looks bad.' Some Democrats pressuring leadership to end shutdown stalemate. “Give Trump the money,” urged Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.). By Jacqueline Alemany  •  Read more » Pete Buttigieg joins the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination Democrats and their voters have shifted left as 2020 nears. They’re betting the rest of the country follows. ‘Absolutely out of control’: Cliff Sims’s book depicts life in Trump’s White House Analysis | The shutdown to end all shutdowns?   Also Popular in Opinions   Here’s a better chant for Trump’s base than ‘build the wall’ The furloughed service is far more effective at drug interdiction than a wall would ever be. 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