Jean Rutter

Editor’s note: According to LNP archives, former first Lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Nov. 19, visited Lancaster on April 16, 1976, to open Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign headquarters on West King Street.

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. The shutdown won’t end soon. In a contentious meeting at the White House, President Trump and congressional leaders failed to break a deadlock that has kept the government partially shut down for nearly two weeks. Mr. Trump threatened to keep agencies closed for “months or even years” unless Congress approved money for his proposed wall on the southern border. Above, in the Rose Garden after the meeting.

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and elected Nancy Pelosi as speaker, returning divided government to Washington. The power shift came amid a partial government shutdown, with President Trump’s insistence on a wall on the Mexican border running headlong into newly energized Democratic opposition.