Tipsheet: Swamp proves sticky for Trump

View in your browser     The Memo: Swamp proves sticky for Trump By Niall Stanage   President Trump moved to drain a mini-swamp of his own administration’s making late Friday afternoon, accepting Tom Price’s resignation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Price had been in the middle of a maelstrom all week over his use of private jets at taxpayer expense. Read the full story here     Five questions on healthcare following Price's resignation By Rachel Roubein and Jessie Hellmann Tom Price’s resignation as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary creates a big leadership void at the top of the department tasked with administering a health law Republicans hate. Read the full story here     Trump scrambles to contain Puerto Rico crisis By Melanie Zanona and Mike Lillis The Trump administration scrambled Friday to show it is on top of the crisis in Puerto Rico as it faced criticism from lawmakers in both parties that its response so far has been lacking. Read the full story here     White House outlines travel rules for Trump Cabinet members By Julia Manchester The White House issued a memo to members of President Trump's Cabinet on Friday outlining rules for travel after the president's health secretary Tom Price resigned following backlash over his use of private jets for official business. Read the full story here       US orders most staff to leave Cuba embassy after mysterious attacks By Max Greenwood The United States has ordered about 60 percent of its staff and their families at the U.S. Embassy in Havana to leave amid mysterious health attacks on American diplomats, senior State Department officials said Friday. Read the full story here     Analysis: Tax plan would cost $2.4T, benefit wealthy most By Naomi Jagoda and Niv Elis   The tax framework that President Trump and congressional Republicans rolled out this week would reduce federal revenues by $2.4 trillion in its first 10 years and provide the biggest tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, according to an analysis released Friday by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Read the full story here     Trump faces key deadline on Russia sanctions By Morgan Chalfant The Trump administration is facing a key deadline on implementing sanctions against Russia for its election interference and other activities. The guidance will provide more clarity to lawmakers, businesses, and others on how Trump plans to apply the sanctions power. Read the full story here     Senate budget would scrap 28-hour wait time to vote By Niv Elis   The Senate budget resolution released Friday would eliminate a two-year-old rule that prohibits the Senate from voting on a bill until 28 hours after the budget impact has been estimated by official scorekeepers. Read the full story here     San Juan mayor: 'I am begging, begging anyone who can hear us to save us from dying' By Julia Manchester   The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, sharply rebuked the Trump administration's efforts to aid the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria, and delivered an emotional plea to "anyone who can hear us to save us all." Read the full story here     'Not enough' troops, equipment in Puerto Rico, says general in charge of relief By Ellen Mitchell   The Pentagon has not sent enough troops and vehicles to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but will soon send more, according to the three-star general newly in charge of coordinating the military response. Read the full story here     Michael Brown: FEMA, the media and disaster victims — Why the cavalry is never fast enough By Michael Brown OPINION | It’s not a matter of government moving fast or slow, it’s a matter of fact that assessments and repairs take time. Read the full story here     Maria Cardona: Puerto Rico disaster response a disaster By Maria Cardona OPINION | President Donald Trump and acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke seem to be incredibly tone deaf on the Puerto Rico disaster response. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: For GOP women in politics, a needle that’s not moving By Jocelyn Noveck The president of Emily’s List rose to the podium at a recent New York fundraiser to make a proud announcement: More than 18,000 women had contacted the group since Election Day, looking to explore running for office — “an explosion,” she called it. Read the full story here     Wall Street Journal: Google conducting broad investigation of Russian influence By Jack Nicas and  Robert McMillan Google is conducting a broad internal investigation to determine whether Russian-linked entities used its ads or services to try to manipulate voters ahead of the U.S. election, according to a person familiar with the matter, a move that comes after Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. said Russian actors used their sites. Read the full story here     Reuters: Tillerson in China as U.S. presses North Korean economic squeeze By Phil Stewart and Ben Blanchard U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will hold top-level talks in China on Saturday as the United States looks to tighten an economic squeeze aimed at persuading North Korea to retreat from its nuclear arms and missile programs. Read the full story here     USA Today: Steve Bannon's Breitbart is going to war against GOP incumbents By Eliza Collins Steve Bannon and other Trump-aligned conservatives are feeling empowered by Roy Moore's Senate primary win in Alabama, upsetting the White House's favored candidate. And now they’re planning to try it again in other GOP races. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: How Trump’s time at his golf club hurt the response to Maria By Abby Phillip, Ed O'Keefe, Nick Miroff and Damian Paletta At first, the Trump administration seemed to be doing all the right things to respond to the disaster in Puerto Rico. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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