National Headlines 12-8-16

Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades (Washington Post)

State of Georgia accuses Homeland Security of attempted hack (The Hill)

Senate Democrats dig in as shutdown approaches (The Hill)

Do Trump’s Cabinet picks want to run the government — or dismantle it? (Washington Post)

Reid predicts death of filibuster (Politico)

Hillary Clinton attacks ‘fake news’ in post-election appearance on Capitol Hill (Washington Post)

Portland to tax CEOs who earn ‘too much,’ a first for income inequality fight (Christian Science Monitor)

Obama’s mighty EPA falls into Pruitt’s hands (Politico)

Fast-food CEO, Trump’s pick for Labor, on racy TV ads (Washington Post)

Why Obamacare could be the messiest battle of 2017 (CNN)

Stock benchmarks just did something they haven’t done in nearly 20 years (MarketWatch)