Shutdown Stalemate, Pelosi’s Chance, EU Skeptics: Weekend Reads

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his first Cabinet meeting of 2019.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Democrats took control of the U.S. House, ending one-party rule in Washington, amid an impasse over funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall that has left parts of the government shuttered.

World leaders shared their outlooks for 2019, a year that promises to bring big changes to Europe. These and other topics feature in this week’s collection of Bloomberg’s best political enterprise.