The Post Most from The Washington Post Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short.; In shutdown, national parks transform into Wild West — heavily populated and barely supervised; When ex-spies go rogue by becoming lawmakers Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now Trump invites congressional leaders to White House for border security briefing The president’s new year began in isolation at the White House, awaiting a showdown with Democrats. By Anne Gearan, Erica Werner  •  Read more » Opinion Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short. The people of this country will respond if called to a higher action. By Mitt Romney  •  Read more »   In shutdown, national parks transform into Wild West — heavily populated and barely supervised “It’s not quite Lord of the Flies yet,” said one visitor as trash cans overflow, restrooms are closed, and there’s not a ranger in sight. By Meghann Cuniff, John Waters, Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   When ex-spies go rogue by becoming lawmakers Former CIA operative Abigail Spanberger defied expectations when she ran for Congress in Virginia. She thinks her training will make her more effective in the House. By Ian Shapira  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Trump doesn’t understand his leverage is gone Pelosi will ignore his spin By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion The walls around Trump are crumbling. Evangelicals may be his last resort. Why do white evangelical Christians support Trump and his wall so fervently? By Greg Sargent  •  Read more »   Trump urges Romney to be a team player hours after scathing op-ed The president responded in a tweet to a piece in which the incoming senator said Trump has not risen to the job. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Mitt Romney’s put-up-or-shut-up moment on Trump In an op-ed, Romney wrote that "Trump's character falls short." Is he gearing up to be the leading voice of the GOP's anti-Trump wing? By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »     Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump’s error-filled holiday tweets on the border wall The president kept tweeting during the government shutdown, but his claims were often suspect. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ‘Nothing short of inhumane’: Union sues Trump administration over shutdown A new lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration over the government shutdown, claiming it's illegal for agencies to force employees to work without pay. By Deanna Paul  •  Read more »   Dave Barry’s Year in Review 2018 You thought 2016 and 2017 were bad? Let’s look back at this past year. By: Dave Barry  •  Read more »     Also Popular in Politics   Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. He is wrong. The 8,200-square-foot structure, despite several security features, is completely visible from the street. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more » Top Pentagon spokeswoman resigns amid internal investigation Analysis | The Trailer: Welcome to the 2020 Democratic primary Analysis | There’s a hidden cost in Trump’s new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico ‘They’re not asking permission to do things’: Democrats brace for robust freshman class   Also Popular in Opinions   Opinion | Here are 11 climate change policies to fight for in 2019 More competitive electric markets, a Green New Deal, carbon farming and other ideas that could help slow global warming. By Post Opinions Staff  •  Read more » Trump’s shutdown has paralyzed immigration courts. Oh, the irony. Trump’s spider is calling to Congress’s fly. Congress shouldn’t take the bait. Grading Elizabeth Warren’s foreign policy vision MSNBC is surging ADVERTISEMENT Also Popular in Local   Retropolis Robert Frost wrote this masterpiece in about 20 minutes. It belongs to all of us now. The poet's beloved "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" entered the public domain at midnight on New Year's Day along with a huge cache of other previously copyrighted material. By Steve Hendrix  •  Read more » The unassuming Texan who ran the House longer than anyone else Lincoln moved to end slavery on New Year’s Day 1863. It went on for three more years. The District’s long road to building a half-mile bike lane leads to the U.S. Capitol Noera Ayaz fought against domestic violence, then apparently killed her sons and herself. Her family struggles to understand why.   Also Popular in Sports   Soccer Christian Pulisic will move to Chelsea after record $73.1 million transfer The ascendant U.S. player will finish the season at Borussia Dortmund before moving to the Premier League. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Read more » Scott Van Pelt on the Redskins: ‘Is anyone at Redskins Park listening?’ Analysis | Twenty NFL teams missed the playoffs. Here are the biggest offseason tasks for each of them. Bevo vs. Uga: When good mascots go bad ‘Now you can rest’: Tyler Trent, the inspirational Purdue superfan, dies of cancer at 20   Also Popular in National   Science NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just visited the farthest object ever explored Scientists rang in the new year with a flyby of Ultima Thule, a far-flung space rock that may hold clues to the earliest days of our solar system. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more » ‘Not a problem you can run away from’: Communities confront the threat of unregulated chemicals in their drinking water Extreme weather in 2018 was a raging, howling signal of climate change An armed man was headed to church to ‘fulfill a prophecy.’ Police stopped him. In crowded Chicago mayoral election, women of color dominate the field   Also Popular in World Xi offers promises and threats as he calls China’s unification with Taiwan inevitable​ Australia tried its own government shutdown in 1975. The queen was not amused, and it never happened again. With journalists jailed and activists in hiding, Nicaragua enters a new ‘reign of fear’ Family of American arrested in Russia on spy charges fears for his safety   Protesters kept women out of a prominent Indian temple for months — until today   Also Popular in Business A Mega Millions player rang in the new year by winning one of the largest lottery jackpots Dow drops more than 350 points at start of the new year on fears of global slowdown House Democrats ready strategy to reopen government, deny Trump wall money Analysis | Five workplace predictions for 2019 Elizabeth Warren says ‘government has been bought and paid for’ by big business. Political scientists say she’s got a point.   Also Popular in Lifestyle Perspective | The video of my dad appeared unexpectedly from a kind stranger. It gave me chills. It’s the first day of 2019, and Kanye West’s Trump tweets are already a headline Beyond ‘no comment’: The White House has no response — at all — to many media questions This is how to reboot your eating without resorting to a fad diet The best doormats, according to experts   Also Popular in Entertainment Perspective | J.D. Salinger at 100: Is ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ still relevant? CNN televised its news anchors getting drunk on New Year’s Eve Hasan Minhaj criticized the Saudi crown prince on ‘Patriot Act.’ Netflix pulled the episode in Saudi Arabia. The 10 books to read in 2019 based on what you loved in 2018 What books to read in January Share The Post Most:  Twitter    Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for The Post Most or because it is included in your subscription. 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