New York Times

1. Shutdown Deal Revives Democratic Infighting

   The agreement prompted a backlash within the party, not only against the Democratic defectors who supported it, but against Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader who did not.

2. For Trump, Nothing Was Off-Limits During the Shutdown

   President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown.

3. Age Is the Issue That Democrats Can’t Shut Down

   A restless Democratic base is seething at older leaders in Washington.

4. Syria’s President Meets Trump at White House for First Time

   The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.

5. How Syria’s President Transformed His Image

   Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’s meeting with President Trump in Washington signifies a new turn for al-Shara, a former Islamist rebel leader who was once designated by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. Our reporter Christina Goldbaum describes the meeting.