1. The Senate will vote today on a plan to reopen the federal government. Democrats say there is still no concrete deal on the table, even as Mitch McConnell pleaded with the Senate to end the shutdown. (Politico)

  2. The FBI says Devin Nunes has refused to produce a memo that alleges grave abuses by the intelligence community. Democrats say the fact that Republicans refuse to show the memo has them concerned, and that releasing the memo to the public before showing it to the FBI could make tensions between the Hill and the bureau even worse. (The Daily Beast)

  3. A new book about the Trump administration is set to publish on Jan. 29. The book is titled, "Media Madness: Donald Trump, The Press, And The War Over The Truth," and it paints yet another picture of a White House in chaos. (Washington Post)

  4. Paul Ryan received $500,000 in campaign contributions from one of the Koch brothers just days after the House passed the federal tax bill. The Koch brothers spent millions of dollars lobbying to get the tax bill passed, and are currently spending millions more on a PR campaign to boost public support for the bill. (HuffPost)

  5. #SchumerShutdown is now the top trending hashtag being promoted by Russian social media bots. The Alliance for Securing Democracy, a national security group led by national security officials from both parties, says the topic surpassed #releasethememo to become the highest trending hashtag as of 10 p.m. on Sunday. (HuffPost)