Tipsheet: Congress barreling toward explosive immigration fight

View in your browser     Congress barreling toward explosive immigration fight By Mike Lillis   The fight over “Dreamers” is heating up as the legislative calendar winds down, setting the stage for a year-end clash that’s heightening the odds of a government shutdown.   Lawmakers headed into the long Thanksgiving recess in stark disagreement over how, and when, to provide legal cover for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children — legislation both parties say they want after President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September. Read the full story here     DHS ends temporary residency program for 60K Haitians By Rafael Bernal Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke gave Haitians living with Temporary Protected Status until July 22, 2019 to either leave the country or apply for a different legal immigration category. Read the full story here     Federal judge rules Trump defunding sanctuary cities 'unconstitutional on its face' By Olivia Beavers A federal court on Monday ruled to block President Trump's executive order halting certain federal funds for so-called sanctuary cities, calling it "unconstitutional on its face."  Read the full story here       Establishment GOP conflicted over potential Moore win By Alexander Bolton Senior Republicans in Washington are unsure about what to do about Roy Moore now that it’s become clear that their attempts to oust him as the GOP nominee for Senate in Alabama have failed. Read the full story here     Alabama election has GOP racing against the clock By Naomi Jagoda Republicans are feeling the pressure to move quickly on tax legislation ahead of next month’s Senate election in Alabama.  Read the full story here     FBI informant gathered years of evidence on Russian push for US nuclear fuel deals, including Uranium One, memos show By John Solomon An FBI informant gathered extensive evidence during his six years undercover about a Russian plot to corner the American uranium market, ranging from corruption inside a U.S. nuclear transport company to Obama administration approvals that let Moscow buy and sell more atomic fuels, according to more than 5,000 pages of documents from the counterintelligence investigation. Read the full story here     Five new revelations in the Russian uranium case By John Solomon Evidence gathered by an FBI undercover informant conflicts with several media reports as well as statements by Justice officials concerning the connections between a Russian nuclear bribery case and the Obama administration's approval of the sale of uranium One to Russia's state-owned Rosatom nuclear company. Read the full story here     DOJ sues AT&T to stop Time Warner merger By Harper Neidig In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, federal prosecutors argued that the merger would hurt competitors and consumers. Read the full story here     Five things to know about the elephant trophies controversy By Timothy Cama President Trump surprised conservationists and hunting advocates late Friday when he took to Twitter to halt his administration’s decision to allow imports of elephant hunting trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia. Read the full story here     Fight erupts over tax credit for 'orphan' disease drugs By Peter Sullivan Republicans are seeking to roll back a tax credit for drugs that treat rare diseases, alarming patient groups who fear the move would slow the development of new treatments. Read the full story here     Facing 'hard decisions,' health centers plead for restored funding By Rachel Roubein Often situated in medically underserved areas, the health centers provide care to some 26 million of the nation’s most vulnerable people. Read the full story here     By rejecting GOP congressman, Hispanic Caucus rejects civility By Raul A. Reyes OPINION | This whole episode makes everyone involved look partisan and petty. Read the full story here     There is no going back if the ACA is repealed By Jeanne Lambrew OPINION | If the mandate repeal is signed into law with the tax bill, there is no turning back for three reasons. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump administration announces sanctions against North Korea By Matthew Pennington The Trump administration is due to announce new sanctions on North Korea on Tuesday after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in the latest push to isolate the pariah nation. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Justice Department asks Supreme Court to fully reinstate travel ban By Jess Bravin Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had allowed restrictions to go into effect for travelers without connections to the U.S. but maintained exemptions for some individuals. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Travel ban confusion led agents to violate court order, watchdog finds By Devlin Barrett and Carol D. Leonnig   The Trump administration’s rollout of its first travel ban led federal agents to violate court orders by telling airlines not to let certain passengers board U.S.-bound flights, according to an internal watchdog. Department of Homeland Security inspector general John Roth alerted lawmakers that his findings have become bogged down in a battle with the department over redactions that he said would obscure the true failures of the administration’s handling of the ban. Read the full story here     Reuters: Exclusive - State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating US law on child soldiers By Jason Szep and Matt Spetalnick   A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal government documents reviewed by Reuters. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Los Angeles mayor sizes up the Democratic field for 2020 By Adam Nagourney With Democrats looking uncertainly toward the next presidential election, Eric Garcetti sees himself as part of “an impatient next generation” ready to lead. 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