White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders attacked CNN on Thursday over a report that President Trump signing “Make America Great Again” hats may have violated a rule against troops participating in political activities. Sanders tweeted in response:

CNN will attack anyone who supports President Trump, including the brave men and women of our military who fight everyday to protect our freedom https://t.co/x6VjuUJFdF

— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) December 27, 2018

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Thursday that President Trump’s strategy amounts to this: cater to the base.

“I mean, he is gonna close down the government because Ann Coulter got mad at him. And that’s, you know, where we are on the budget side. And Mattis is a representative of a broad Washington consensus about military matters. He is not known as a particularly political person. But he’s out now,” Toobin said.

“Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd said on MSNBC Thursday that President Trump is on a “one-man temper tantrum right now,” moments after news broke that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is resigning.

Chuck Todd says Trump is on a "one-man temper tantrum" pic.twitter.com/lfxSlJv8JL

— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) December 20, 2018

Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT pic.twitter.com/KtSS17xvIn

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018

Radio host Rush Limbaugh isn’t happy about a continuing resolution to keep the government open that does not include funding for President Trump’s promised border wall.

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn emerged from a lunch with GOP senators and with Vice President Mike Pence and told me that President Trump will sign a stop-gap to keep government open.
“He will sign a clean CR,” he said

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 19, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Wednesday morning that Republicans would introduce a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Feb. 8.

Later this morning, we’ll introduce a continuing resolution that will ensure continuous funding for the federal government. The measure will provide the resources necessary to continue normal operations through February 8th.

— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) December 19, 2018

Earlier Wednesday, the White House signaled it was open to a short-term solution to avert a government shutdown, according to the Washington Post. White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway told reporters the administration would “certainly” consider a continuing resolution.

A federal judge has agreed to postpone former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s sentencing for lying to the FBI, Bloomberg reported.

*JUDGE AGREES TO POSTPONE FLYNN SENTENCING FOR MORE COOPERATION

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 18, 2018

They got the wrong guy, according to American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp.

On Fox News Tuesday as Michael Flynn awaited sentencing, Schlapp said he felt worse for the former national security adviser than he ever has.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pounced on James Comey Tuesday, a day after the former FBI director criticized President Trump for “attacking the rule of law in this country.”