Kate Berry, Ian Eppler  //  1/22/18  //  Daily Update

Hundreds of thousands of people participated worldwide in Women’s Marches on Saturday, protesting the first year of the Trump administration and supporting women’s rights. A government shutdown began on the morning of Saturday, January 20th after the Senate blocked a continuing resolution. Twitter notified Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) that he interacted with accounts linked to Russian influence campaigns during the 2016 election. House Republicans have drafted a memo detailing alleged abuse of government surveillance during the investigation into Russian interference, but the memo is unlikely to be credible.

IMMIGRATION

Deportations may result in entire families, like the Villacis family, being removed from the U.S., writes by David Gonzalez at The New York Times.

Mandates by President Trump to accelerate deportations have resulted in changes to the immigration courts, reports Julia Preston in a radio piece for This American Life.

Dreamers serve as partisan ammunition in the ongoing battle over the government shutdown (Politico).

CIVIL RIGHTS

HHS’s new religious freedom division constitutes a new attack on women’s health, writes Jamille Fields at The Hill.

DEMOCRACY

Hundreds of thousands of people participated worldwide in Women’s Marches on Saturday, protesting the first year of the Trump administration and supporting women’s rights (NYTimes, WaPo, WSJ).

• A rally on Sunday in Las Vegas capped the festivities (WSJ, LA Times).

JUSTICE & SAFETY     

The White House reportedly named Nadia Schadlow as Dina Powell’s replacement as deputy national security advisor on the National Security Council (The Hill).

The Trump administration’s position towards Israel reflects American identity politics (NYTimes).

• Vice President Pence met with King Abdullah II of Jordan, where the two agreed to disagree around the decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Security concerns animate limits on use of Chinese technology, out of security concerns (The Hill).                        

REGULATION

A government shutdown began on the morning of Saturday, January 20th after the Senate blocked a continuing resolution (NYTimes, Politico, WaPo, WSJ).

• President Trump is taking only a minor role in negotiations to end the shutdown, report Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker in the Washington Post.
• The shutdown is unlikely to reverse or stop ongoing economic growth, at least in the short term (WSJ).
• The increasing prevalence of government shutdowns reflects a breakdown in political norms, argues Gerard Magliocca at Concurring Opinions.
• Many agencies will be able to maintain partial operations (WSJ).
• The federal government will likely have to spend millions of dollars to cover shutdown-related expenses (Politico).
• The FCC plans to remain open through January 26th (The Hill).
• But many SEC activities will pause (WSJ).
• The shutdown is a product of an outdated budget process, suggests Peter Suderman in the New York Times,

After one year of the Trump presidency, it’s unclear whether President Trump will be able to achieve his promised deregulatory efforts (Politico).

Despite Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s statement that Florida would be excluded from a new regulation allowing increased offshore oil drilling, the Department of the Interior has not taken any action to exclude Florida (The Hill).

RULE OF LAW

The Trump administration has violated both political norms and constitutional conventions, writes Neil Siegel at Balkinization.

CHECKS & BALANCES

While President Trump’s unqualified judicial nominees have attracted significant press attention, his most alarming nominees are those with strong credentials, contends Dahlia Lithwick at Slate. 

Under President Trump, the Senate has not engaged in its customary independent review of judicial nominees, argues Todd Ruger in Roll Call.

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

Collusion with Russian nationals could expose Trump campaign officials to prosecution for campaign finance violations under several legal theories, argues Bob Bauer at Just Security. 

The ongoing government shutdown will not interrupt the Special Counsel investigation, reports Sabrina McCubbin at Lawfare.

Twitter notified Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) that he interacted with accounts linked to Russian influence campaigns during the 2016 election (The Hill).

House Republicans have drafted a memo detailing alleged abuse of government surveillance during the investigation into Russian interference, but the memo is unlikely to be credible, writes Quinta Jurecic at Lawfare.