WHAT TO KNOW

* The government shutdown has entered a second week with no discernible endgame in sight. The Senate today again rejected dueling GOP and Democratic funding proposals, and both parties are exchanging blame with no apparent resolution on the horizon. * The White House continues to face heat over a draft memo arguing that furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the shutdown lifts. * Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of obstructing a congressional proceeding and making a false statement to Congress. A trial date was set for Jan. 5. * Trump posted this morning that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should “be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers.” His post came as National Guard

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