Tipsheet: Mueller bears down on Manafort

View in your browser     The Memo: Mueller bears down on Manafort By Niall Stanage   Special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators are ratcheting up the pressure on Paul Manafort, who once led President Trump’s election campaign. It's a classic tactic to see if incriminating information on others can be prised out of a target. The question, seasoned prosecutors say, is how high any potential criminality could reach. Read the full story here     Which states could win and lose from the new ObamaCare repeal bill By Jessie Hellmann and Nathaniel Weixel The ObamaCare repeal bill set for a possible vote next week in the Senate would create winners and losers among the 50 states that would be asked to implement their own health-care plans with block grants of federal funding. Here’s a look at which states would seem to come out ahead and behind under the Graham-Cassidy proposal. Read the full story here     Jimmy Kimmel becomes thorn in the GOP's side By Mike Lillis Republicans racing against the clock to repeal ObamaCare are fighting against Democrats, angry patient advocates and a who’s-who of health industry groups. Yet one of the most formidable opponents they face is an unlikely wild card: the comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Read the full story here       GOP ObamaCare repeal takes new step in nixing Medicaid expansion By Peter Sullivan The Senate GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal ObamaCare goes farther than past bids to rein in the law’s Medicaid expansion, barring states from extending the expansion past 2019 even if they use their own money. Read the full story here     5 things to know about Trump's new North Korea sanctions By Jonathan Easley and Rebecca Kheel President Trump signed an executive order Thursday slapping new travel and economic sanctions on North Korea, as the administration seeks to pressure Kim Jong Un in a showdown over the North Korean leader’s nuclear program. Here are five things to know about the new sanctions. Read the full story here     Alabama Senate GOP candidates spar over Trump support By Ben Kamisar   Thursday night's Alabama Senate GOP runoff debate served to deepen the rift between Sen. Luther Strange and former Judge Roy Moore as the two sparred over who would be the better steward of President Trump's agenda and traded a fair share of personal barbs. Read the full story here     Grassley: Did FBI brief Trump campaign on Manafort, Russia? By Jordain Carney Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants know if the FBI warned the Trump campaign about attempts by individuals tied to Russia to "infiltrate" the organization. Read the full story here     Senate Dems call for enhanced transparency for online ads By Julia Manchester A pair of Democratic senators are pushing for legislation to force major digital platforms to publicly disclose the groups and individuals they sell ads to for more than $10,000, amid concern over Facebook ads sold to Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign. Read the full story here     Moderate Blue Dogs see new influence over Dem recruitment By Ben Kamisar   Moderate Democrats in the Blue Dog Coalition are endorsing a slate of candidates Thursday in Republican-leaning districts, as they look to put their mark on the party’s 2018 midterm push. Read the full story here     Violence breaks out at Turkish president's speech in New York By Josh Delk Violence broke out at a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, with police forced to briefly detain several protesters. The protests came hours after President Trump met with Erdogan in New York, where he said that he and the Turkish president "have a great friendship." Read the full story here     Maria Cardona: Pro-life party should kill this bill, instead of Americans By Maria Cardona OPINION | We have all heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting a different result. Politically, we are seeing this play out once again as the GOP embarks on its third attempt to “repeal and replace” ObamaCare. Read the full story here     Robert Law: What DACA proponents really want is open migration, not a tweak to the law By Robert Law OPINION | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) press conference earlier this week was intended to be an immigration victory lap. Instead, a group of about 30 young adults — self-proclaimed Dreamers — hijacked the event. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: North Korea warns of hydrogen-bomb test over Pacific Ocean By Jonathan Cheng North Korea’s foreign minister said the country could detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean in response to President Donald Trump’s speech before the United Nations. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump poised to drop some limits on drone strikes and commando raids By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt The Trump administration is preparing to dismantle key Obama-era limits on drone strikes and commando raids outside conventional battlefields, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Federal estimate shows big win-loss gap among states under Cassidy-Graham bill By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin An internal analysis by the Trump administration concludes that 31 states would lose federal money for health coverage under Senate Republicans’ latest effort to abolish much of the Affordable Care Act, with the politically critical state of Alaska facing a 38 percent cut in 2026. Read the full story here     Reuters: Kremlin: Russia did not use Facebook adverts to sway U.S. election By Reuters Staff Russia did not place adverts on Facebook Inc to try to influence the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity after Maria By Danica Coto The eye of Hurricane Maria was nearing the Turks and Caicos early Friday as Puerto Rico sought to recover from the storm’s devastation. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.