Here's what you missed this weekend: The US government shutdown became the longest on record and the president tweeted his fury at being called a Russian agent

• The biggest news this weekend was about the now record-breaking partial government shutdown and its expanding fallout.
• President Donald Trump was particularly active on Twitter over the weekend after learning the FBI had investigated him as a possible Russian agent.
• The president also reportedly hid records of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from his own administration.
• Investigators say the man suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs killed her parents so he could get to her.
• The oceans are heating up 40% faster than scientists realized — which means we should prepare for more disastrous flooding and storms.
• Huawei says it fired an executive charged with espionage in Poland for bringing the company accused of global espionage and fraud into disrepute.

The second weekend of 2019 was a record breaker for a government in shutdown and the increasingly far-reaching consequences as it pushes past 23 days.

President Donald Trump had more to contend with though, as more reports emerged of possibly damaging ties to Russia.

Here are the news stories you may have missed this weekend, January 12-13.

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The partial government shutdown became the longest in US history and it is starting to bite.

• A partial shutdown of the federal government entered its fourth week Saturday, making it the longest on record. From jobs to food stamps, an impasse over border security has put large swaths of the economy in jeopardy.
• Republican lawmakers are adamant that the president is not going to weaken or crack when it comes to backing down on the longest shutdown in US history.
• Most Americans are pointing the finger at the president for the government shutdown. According to weekend polls, they say it's all about a border "crisis" that they don't see.
• The shutdown could have widespread consequences for the US economy— for example, employment could fall for the first time since 2010.
• But that's not as ugly as it gets — the government reportedly accidentally paid a bunch of federal employees and then told them not to touch the money.
• And as the sticking point of a border wall grinds the gears of government to a halt, it's the right time to take a journey along the entire 1,933-mile US-Mexico border and get a better grasp of what a monumental job it is to secure it, with or without a barrier.  

The New York Times reported that the FBI had investigated Trump as a possible Russian agent.

• President Donald Trump was particularly active on Twitter over the weekend after learning FBI investigated him as a possible Russian agent.
• The New York Times reported Saturday that the FBI was looking into the possibility he was a Russian agent right after the president fired former FBI Director James Comey.
• In a tweetstorm later, the president called Comey a "Crooked Cop" and attacked special counsel Robert Mueller, along with his former opponent Hillary Clinton.
• Trump then added that he has been tougher on Russia than maybe any president, saying that it would be good if Russia and the US had better relations.
• And then he called Comey a "total sleaze."

The Washington Post reported that the president hid records of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from his own administration.

• The president also reportedly hid records of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from his own administration.
• Trump went to some pains to hide the details of his chats with Putin— even going so far as to yank the notes from his interpreter and order the linguist to stay silent. 
• When asked on Saturday whether he is working for Russia or has worked for Russia, Trump did not directly answer, and called the question his most insulting ever.
• The president has previously repeatedly denied colluding with the Russians.