Subject: Playbook Power Briefing, presented by Charter Communications: HOUSE, SENATE to vote on funding bill -- MATTIS visits Gitmo -- APPLE’s admission -- U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY declines again -- REMEMBERING JANET ELDER
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Today's Playbook Power Briefing presented by Charter Communications 
            
By JAKE SHERMAN ([email-masked]; @JakeSherman), ANNA PALMER ([email-masked]; @apalmerdc), DANIEL LIPPMAN ([email-masked]; @dlippman) and ZACH MONTELLARO ([email-masked]; @ZachMontellaro)

        
BULLETIN at 12:17 p.m. -- "UNITED NATIONS (AP) - UN General Assembly votes 128-9 to declare U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital 'null and void.'"

Happy Thursday. FAMOUS LAST WORDS, BUT .... It looks like Congress will get out of town today. HOUSE LEADERS met with the Florida and Texas delegations about the supplemental spending package, and they seemed calm and ready to pass the three-week stopgap spending bill and get out of town until Jan. 3. THE SENATE is gearing up to move quickly on the House bill. You can practically smell the jet fumes. 

-- WHAT'S IN IT: Three weeks of government funding. A three-week extension of a key FISA provision ... A measure to extend CHIP, the children's health-care program. SEPARATELY: The House will vote on disaster funding before they vote on government funding. 

DEMOCRATS DIDN'T GET MUCH -- DACA and bolstering Obamacare both have to wait for 2018. ... MEANWHILE, REPUBLICANS -- Get to claim a victory and go home and talk about the tax bill over the holidays.

VOTE SCHEDULE -- THE HOUSE will vote on a procedural motion at 1:15-1:30 p.m. The funding bill is scheduled to come up between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

THE LAST PUSH -- "Republicans still whipping votes to avoid shutdown," by Rachael Bade and John Bresnahan: "Speaker Paul Ryan and his top lieutenants are making a final push for the votes to pass a government funding bill Thursday, just 24 hours before federal agencies run out of money. House GOP leaders are betting that their conference doesn't want to trample on its tax victory by shuttering federal agencies - and that gamble appears to be paying off.

"During a private meeting Thursday morning, Speaker Paul Ryan and his team secured the support of almost all Texas and Florida GOP lawmakers who represent areas pummeled by two deadly hurricanes this summer. These lawmakers had told party leaders they didn't want to adjourn without passing an $81 billion disaster aid package. But the Senate signaled Wednesday that it likely wouldn't approve the disaster aid bill this week due to Democratic opposition to the House proposal.

"House GOP leaders were left wondering whether the powerful state delegations would band together and withhold their votes for government funding until the Senate changes course. It turns out, they won't - well aware that it could cause a shutdown. 'My key issue is to make sure my agriculture community back home is heard,' said Florida Republican Dennis Ross. 'I can't control what the Senate is going to do, but I can control what I said I was going to do, and getting that supplemental passed is crucial.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca7faf64082da62e4a6778b549213216748fe2bc0aa3aa64420b2fc4a090668bd877053a41fb368c7b

THE WORD POLICE - "Trump administration targets certain words, and the bureaucracy pushes back," by WaPo's Juliet Eilperin and Lena Sun: "Climate change, for example, has for months presented a linguistic minefield; multiple references to it have been purged repeatedly at the [EPA] and the Interior Department. In late summer, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention issued a document to employees and contractors bearing a column of words and phrases to be avoided, alongside a column of acceptable alternatives. 

"The one-page 'language guidance' document recommends using 'all youth' instead of 'underserved youth,' referring to crime as a 'public issue/public concern' rather than a 'public health issue/public health concern' and describing young people who commit crimes as 'offenders' rather than 'system-involved or justice-involved youths,' according to a copy of the document obtained by The Washington Post."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca41be5e0ee6d4f36c99ced4dc34497f843b11059978c9913dc5e0cc2476429f0c212619a7bb702f57

SCOOP -- "White House Counsel Knew in January Flynn Probably Violated the Law," by Murray Waas in Foreign Policy: "The White House turned over records this fall to special counsel Robert Mueller revealing that in the very first days of the Trump presidency, Don McGahn researched federal law dealing both with lying to federal investigators and with violations of the Logan Act, a centuries-old federal law that prohibits private citizens from negotiating with foreign governments, according to three people with direct knowledge of the confidential government documents. The records reflected concerns that McGahn, the White House counsel, had that Michael Flynn, then the president's national
 security advisor, had possibly violated either one or both laws at the time ... The disclosure that these records exist and that they are in the possession of the special counsel could bolster any potential obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca1834713abfe66e3fb12755d3fa825e481ddb3eef2d5db94a85f4bba3dbae512030798605f8339df3

PENTAGON BEAT -- "Mattis is 1st Pentagon chief to visit Guantanamo since 2002," by AP's Bob Burns in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: "U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the American Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to offer holiday greetings to troops Thursday. It was the first trip there by a Pentagon chief in almost 16 years. Mattis was meeting with troops, not touring the detention facilities or discussing detainee policy options. His stay comes amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's policy on continued use of the military prison."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fcae1a2df6490c822933adee79e33cdfc38f5b119a651e99cc53809b6f9a93a004c2f3f6eacd7bf0d19

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COMING ATTRACTIONS -- "Virginia officials will randomly pick winner of tied House of Delegates race on Dec. 27," by the Virginian-Pilot's Jordan Pascale: "After a recount and a court battle over one irregular, uncounted ballot Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News) and Democratic challenger Shelly Simonds each have 11,608 votes. ... The random drawing may happen at 11 a.m. in Richmond ... A lot of media are interested ... so they're looking for a large space somewhere on Capitol Square in Richmond. It may be in the Patrick Henry Building, a government building where the Governor and other departments has offices." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca4114556db70e87ce4c2ced482be47192119b7719d18461f76fcc556beea2e02b13f3000692bf3ffd 

YIKES -- "Fueled by drug crisis, U.S. life expectancy declines for a second straight year," by WaPo's Lenny Bernstein and Christopher Ingraham: "American life expectancy at birth declined for the second consecutive year in 2016, fueled by a staggering 21 percent rise in the death rate from drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The United States has not seen two years of declining life expectancy since 1962 and 1963, when influenza caused an inordinate number of deaths. ... The development is a dismal sign for the United States, which boasts some of the world's highest spending on medical care, and more evidence of the toll the nation's opioid
 crisis is exacting on younger and middle-aged Americans ... More than 42,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses alone in 2016, a 28 percent increase over 2015."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca9863d11647d22da4332b3574ba9f4abcf1bf69e858149921d0d6d2cfdfe1c05c6ae331fc37d5274a

CLICKER -- "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release official engagement photos" -- The Guardian: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca1fbec8977a176f94d53003b1f808569d21f0a467b2e7f076c310f3e6f98c9725073130aa0279597d 

VALLEY TALK - "Apple: Yes, we're slowing down older iPhones," by CNNMoney's Ivana Kottasov&aacute;: "Apple has acknowledged what many iPhone owners long suspected: It has slowed older phones. The tech giant issued a rare statement of explanation on Thursday, saying that it has used software updates to limit the performance of older iPhones and prevent them from shutting down unexpectedly. Tech analysts and angry customers have reported in recent days that operating system updates had caused older iPhones to slow considerably, with some suggesting that Apple could be using the tactic to encourage fans to buy new phones. Apple insists the updates were made with a different goal in mind: It
 said the performance of lithium-ion batteries degrades over time, which can sometimes cause phones to suddenly shut down in order to protect their components."  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0a7ba656c95b7fca492852ca7fc6f384af13236f1a5957b208aef8ef71e2708f910dfce124faa17dccc585eb5e843d2f

BUSINESS BURST -- "Post-Weinstein, Many CEOs Rethink How They Engage With Subordinates," by WSJ's Vanessa Fuhrmans and Rachel Feintzeig: "Many corporate leaders are re-examining how they engage with colleagues and staff. In some instances, they are taking more precautions with physical contact or closed-door meetings. In others, they are more forcefully calling out questionable behavior when they see it. ... The mood at companies right now is one of 'extreme paranoia,' said Aaron Goldstein, an attorney with Dorsey & Whitney LLP who represents employers on labor issues. Some employees have told him they will no longer be alone in the room with a person of the opposite sex, he says."  
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MEDIAWATCH -- REMEMBERING JANET ELDER -- @cliffordlevy: "Deeply saddened to report that Janet Elder, one of the finest @nytimes journalists, died last night. Janet was a deputy managing editor and a mentor to so many NYT editors and reporters. 'There is no one who was more dedicated to The Times,' Dean Baquet wrote the newsroom."

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TRANSITIONS - OBAMA ALUMNI: Fred Wong has started as the director of communications at the National Association of Counties. He previously worked at the White House, USAID, HHS and the Corporation for National and Community Service. 

--PETER SCHER, JPMorgan Chase's global head of corporate responsibility and chairman of the Mid-Atlantic region, is joining the firm's operating committee. 

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