Tipsheet: Trump vows hard line with Iran, setting stage to decertify deal

View in your browser     Trump vows hard line with Iran, setting stage to decertify nuclear deal By Julia Manchester   President Trump is announcing a new strategy on Iran that shifts the focus from Tehran’s nuclear program to other actions the administration says are destabilizing. The new strategy, outlined in a fact sheet released by the administration early Friday, comes as Trump is expected to decertify the Iran nuclear deal entered into by the Obama administration. Read the full story here     Trump to cut off key ObamaCare payments By Nathaniel Weixel and Rebecca Savransky   President Trump will end key payments to insurers selling ObamaCare plans, the White House announced late Thursday, marking Trump's most aggressive move yet to dismantle the law after multiple GOP efforts to repeal and replace it failed this year. Read the full story here     Planned Sanders appearance at women’s convention draws fire By Amie Parnes   The announcement that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will headline an event at a women’s conference in Detroit later this month has left some Democrats seething and reliving old wounds from the 2016 presidential race. Read the full story here     Freedom Caucus chairman courts Dems on tax reform By Scott Wong and Alexander Bolton   Rep. Mark Meadows, the conservative hard-liner and chairman of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, is playing an unlikely role in the push for tax reform: liaison to Democrats. Read the full story here       Black lawmakers press Sandberg on Facebook’s lack of diversity By Ali Breland Black lawmakers used a meeting with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg on Thursday to demand the company do more to address its lack of diversity. Read the full story here     Rand Paul defends Trump's use of executive order: He's not creating new law By Julia Manchester Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) defended President Trump's use of an executive order on Thursday, after Republicans previously criticized former President Obama for overusing the tool to bypass Congress. Read the full story here     Ryan on Trump's feuds with GOP lawmakers: 'It's what he does' By Josh Delk   Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday dismissed President Trump's habit of feuding with GOP lawmakers as just "what he does," saying that he and other members of Congress try to focus on their jobs instead of getting embroiled in disputes.  Read the full story here     Ethics watchdog: Rep. Collins may have violated federal law over stocks By Cristina Marcos Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) may have violated federal law and House rules by sharing nonpublic information with investors of an Australian pharmaceutical company, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) alleged in a report released Thursday. Read the full story here     New whistleblower protections head to Trump's desk By Cristina Marcos The House unanimously cleared legislation on Thursday to ensure protections for federal employees who disclose government waste, fraud and abuse. Read the full story here     Cuomo reverses course, will give back all Weinstein money By Julia Manchester New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) campaign announced Thursday that it would return all donations from Harvey Weinstein in the wake of sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations against the film executive. Read the full story here     Bankrupt and bureaucratize — the stampede to single payer By Patrick Griffin OPINION | In their rush to support single payer health care, the Democrats set to crowd the 2020 debate stage have found their answer to the Republican party’s empty rallying cry of repeal and replace: “Bankrupt and Bureaucratize." Read the full story here     Middle-class families are the real winners in the GOP tax plan By Alex Hendrie OPINION | By any measure, the middle class is the winner of this tax reform plan. Under the unified framework released last month, American families will see tax cuts, tax simplification, new or better jobs, and more take-home pay. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump to extend March 5 deadline to end DACA protections if Congress doesn't act, GOP senator says By Elise Viebeck President Trump will extend a March 5 deadline to end protections for young undocumented immigrants if Congress fails to act by then, according to a Republican senator who spoke directly with the president about the issue. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks By Josh Lederman and Michael Weissenstein   It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even writhe. Listen closely: There are multiple, distinct tones that sound to some like they’re colliding in a nails-on-the-chalkboard effect. Read the full story here     Reuters: Republicans eye alternatives for getting to a 20 percent corporate tax rate  By David Morgan Republican lawmakers are considering indirect paths to meeting President Donald Trump’s goal of slashing the corporate tax rate to 20 percent, one of the toughest challenges they face in trying to overhaul the U.S. tax code. Read the full story here     The New York Times: US corporate tax shake-up could fuel tension with allies By Patricia Cohen President Trump and congressional lawmakers are not the only ones interested in collecting taxes on global profits that American corporations are hoarding overseas. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: US leaving UNESCO, capping a stormy history By Farnaz Fassihi The U.S. will withdraw from Unesco, the United Nations culture and heritage organization, officials said Thursday, a move that could further strain relations between the Trump administration and the U.N. 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.