Today's Top Headlines:
- Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent (CNN): https://tinyurl.com/2b7gek3g
- The sombrero videos Trump keeps posting, explained (Axios): https://tinyurl.com/26j7hp67
- Donations pour in for family of gunman in Michigan church attack (BBC): https://tinyurl.com/2bkyecef
- Former Des Moines superintendent who was detained by ICE federally charged - ABC News (Breaking News, Latest News and Videos): https://tinyurl.com/2dmpvtyu
- New Trump plan offers UT funding benefits with conditions on academics (Austin American-Statesman): https://tinyurl.com/25uws8wg
- Immigration Judge Rejects Abrego Garcia’s Efforts to Seek Asylum in U.S. (The New York Times): https://tinyurl.com/2cgnznha
- Driver, 17, accused of killing 2 N.J. girls identified on 15 tickets tied to crash (NJ.com): https://tinyurl.com/2ae4yjfo
- Weekend votes ‘unlikely,’ Thune says, meaning shutdown could push into next week (Politico): https://tinyurl.com/288s5pgt
- Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties (CNN): https://tinyurl.com/2ys6y2po
- Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation over White House shutdown messaging (Politico): https://tinyurl.com/24qgkbdt