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This Government Shutdown Is Now the Longest Ever At midnight on Saturday, the shutdown entered its 22nd day, which makes it the longest gap in American government funding ever. That beats the previous record, under President Bill Clinton in 1995, of 21 days.…

Roger Stone, Adviser to Trump, Is Indicted in Mueller Investigation Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, was charged as part of the special counsel investigation over his communications with WikiLeaks, the organization behind the release of thousands of stolen Democratic emails during the 2016 campaign, in an indictment unsealed Friday. Mr. Stone was charged with seven counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering, according to the special counsel’s office. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-indictment-arrest.amp.html?2

After U.S. Backs Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s Leader, Maduro Cuts Ties President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela faced the most direct challenge to his hold on power on Wednesday, when an opposition leader stood in the streets of the capital and declared himself the legitimate president, cheered on by thousands of supporters and a growing number of governments, including the Trump administration. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/world/americas/venezuela-protests-guaido-maduro.html?2

Thousands More Migrant Children Likely Taken From Families Than First Reported The Trump administration likely separated thousands more children from their parents at the Southern border than was previously believed, according to a report by government inspectors released on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/migrant-children-inspector-general-family-separation.html

Theresa May Survives Confidence Vote in British Parliament Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament on Wednesday, but the result did little to quell the turmoil gripping the British government over her plan for leaving the European Union, coming a day after she suffered a historic defeat on the blueprint. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/world/europe/brexit-theresa-may-no-confidence-vote.html

Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Is Crushed by Parliament, Sending Britain Into Uncharted Waters Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday suffered a humiliating defeat over her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union, thrusting the country further into political chaos with only 10 weeks to go until it is scheduled to leave the bloc. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/world/europe/brexit-vote-theresa-may.amp.html

F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/politics/fbi-trump-russia-inquiry.amp.html

Government Shuts Down as Talks Fail to Break Impasse The federal government shut down early Saturday after congressional and White House officials failed to find a compromise on a spending bill that hinged on President Trump’s demands for $5.7 billion for…

Democrats Capture Control of House; G.O.P. Holds Senate Democrats harnessed voter fury toward President Trump to win control of the House and capture pivotal governorships Tuesday night as liberals and moderates banded together to deliver a forceful rebuke…

China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of Moon China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history, the country’s space agency announced. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Signals Successful Flyby of Ultima Thule, the Most Distant Object Ever Visited Thirty-three minutes after midnight, scientists, engineers and well-wishers here at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory celebrated the moment that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to a small, icy world nicknamed Ultima Thule. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/science/new-horizons-ultima-thule.html

Tsunami Hits Without Warning in Indonesia, Killing Over 220 CARITA BEACH, Indonesia — The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning. At least 222 people were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia's Sunda Strait, in a disaster that followed an eruption and possible landslide on Anak Krakatau, one of the world's most infamous volcanic islands. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/12/22/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-tsunami.html?3