Tipsheet: Swing-seat Republicans squirm over GOP tax plan

View in your browser     Swing-seat Republicans squirm over GOP tax plan By Scott Wong and Naomi Jagoda   Republicans are feeling antsy over a key provision in their tax plan that could put some of the party’s most vulnerable members in the House in deeper jeopardy. The GOP tax plan would raise $1.3 trillion over the next decade by eliminating a deduction for state and local taxes. Read the full story here     GOP feuds with outside group over analysis of tax framework By Naomi Jagoda The hottest feud in Washington is between Republicans and the Tax Policy Center (TPC). Read the full story here     Dems face pressure from left on gun control By Alexander Bolton Democrats are under pressure from a resurgent left that wants tough gun control legislation in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Read the full story here     Scalise: Shooting 'fortified' my view on gun rights By Cristina Marcos   House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) says that getting shot at the GOP baseball practice over the summer — and nearly losing his life as a result — has strengthened his views against gun control. Read the full story here       Trump spends frenzied day in Puerto Rico By Jordan Fabian and Jonathan Easley   President Trump on Tuesday hailed Puerto Rico’s relatively small death toll compared to a “real catastrophe like Katrina” during a visit to the devastated island meant to promote federal response efforts to Hurricane Maria. Read the full story here     The Memo: Five takeaways from Trump in Puerto Rico By Niall Stanage   President Trump visited Puerto Rico Tuesday as the island grapples with the devastation left by Hurricane Maria. Trump has come under fire — most prominently from the mayor of the island’s capital, San Juan — for a federal response that critics say has been sluggish and ineffective. Read the full story here     Trump says Puerto Rico's debt needs to be wiped out By Jacqueline Thomsen President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. would have to “wipe out” Puerto Rico’s multi-billion dollar debt after Hurricane Maria. Read the full story here     Hurricane Maria worsens Puerto Rico's water woes By Rachel Roubein Amid the humanitarian disaster in Puerto Rico, most people can’t drink the water. But even before a Category 4 hurricane slammed the U.S. territory, the island’s water supply was in serious trouble. Read the full story here     Facebook shifts strategy under lawmaker pressure By Ali Breland Facebook is shifting its strategy with Congress, signaling that it intends to be more cooperative with lawmakers investigating whether groups with Russian ties used the social media giant’s ad platform to influence the 2016 presidential election. Read the full story here     Infrastructure spending bill sliding down agenda By Melanie Zanona   President Trump’s change of heart on a core component of his $1 trillion infrastructure package has left the entire effort in doubt. Read the full story here     Michelle Obama is exactly who the Democrats need to win big in 2020 By Michael Starr Hopkins   OPINION | As Democrats prepare for another election season, various names have popped up as potential candidates to lead the party. Names like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have been the popular choices of the liberal wing. Names like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been the popular choice of the establishment wing. But only one political figure has been able to gain traction with both wings of the party, and that is Michelle Obama. Read the full story here     The NFL players need to learn from Las Vegas By Randy Sutton OPINION | Evil has visited Las Vegas and in its grasp, thousands of lives have been altered and torn apart. America’s worst mass shooting has shocked a city and a nation and the burning pain will be felt for generations. How one man, one sick minded heartless sociopath could inflict such pain on so many is quite literally beyond belief. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump to visit Las Vegas, meet with survivors By Catherine Lucey President Donald Trump will reckon with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas as he meets Wednesday with survivors and law enforcement officials in a time of grief. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: No plans to bring gun silencer bill to House floor, Ryan says By Mike DeBonis and Kelsey Snell The Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act would make it easier for gun owners to buy silencers. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump administration backpedals on citizenship for 'Dreamers' By Yeganeh Torbati and Richard Cowan A U.S. official told Congress on Tuesday it would be “rational” to legislate a path for citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children, but within hours the administration backtracked, saying his comments did not state the views of President Donald Trump. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Mattis contradicts Trump on Iran deal ahead of deadline By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and David E. Sanger Pressed by lawmakers, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reiterated his view that the Iran accord is working, a quiet break with President Trump. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers slam Equifax ex-CEO over hack By AnnaMaria Andriotis, Michael Rapoport and Christina Rexrode Company executives say they weren’t aware of the significance of the data breach, initially. 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.