On Politics: Trump Says He’ll Delay State of the Union Until After Shutdown

President Trump said he would deliver his address once the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. [Trouble seeing this email? View in browser]( [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( January 24, 2019 | Morning Edition Good Thursday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • President Trump said he would deliver his State of the Union address after the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His apparent capitulation came even as House Democrats said they were prepared to give him a substantial sum of money for border security — [but not for a wall, and not until he agreed to reopen the government](. • Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s former lawyer, indefinitely postponed his congressional testimony. [His lawyer cited the president’s attacks on Mr. Cohen’s family](. • Lawyers representing Paul Manafort strongly denied claims by the special counsel’s prosecutors that Mr. Manafort repeatedly lied to them, stating that the prosecutors had [wrongly interpreted honest memory lapses and innocent misstatements](. • Three weeks before the midterm elections, former Vice President Joe Biden collected $200,000 to speak to a Republican-leaning audience in Michigan, praising a G.O.P. candidate who narrowly won his election. The episode, which stunned Democrats, [underlines](. Biden’s vulnerabilities]( the fight for his party’s presidential nomination](. ADVERTISEMENT • Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas, will resign as chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation after facing fallout from a lawsuit claiming that she fired an aide who said she was [sexually assaulted by a supervisor at the foundation](. • Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., announced that he was entering the Democratic presidential primary. A long-shot candidate, he may test the appeal of a youthful, [Midwestern profile over more traditional qualifications for the presidency](. • In the midst of a trade war and government shutdown, America’s corporate leaders are optimistic that 2019 will bring revenue growth, largely based on Mr. Trump’s impending deal with China. [But they seem to be increasingly isolated in that view](. • Former President Bill Clinton is writing a new book about his life after the presidency, but it’s unknown whether it will address Hillary Clinton’s runs for president or [his personal misconduct with women](. ADVERTISEMENT _____________________ Today’s On Politics briefing was compiled by Margaret Kramer in New York. Were you forwarded this newsletter? [Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox.]( Is there anything you think we’re missing? Anything you want to see more of? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at [onpolitics@nytimes.com](mailto:onpolitics@nytimes.com?te=1&nl=politics&emc=edit_cn_2019012420190124). ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytimes]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Politics newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2019 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018