Tipsheet: GOP hopes Trump will save Alabama Senate seat

View in your browser     GOP hopes Trump will save Alabama Senate seat By Alexander Bolton   Republicans are looking for President Trump to get them out of a jam and convince Roy Moore to drop out of the Senate race in Alabama. So far, their calls for Moore to step aside over allegations of sexual misconduct have fallen on deaf ears. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he has talked with the president about Moore, and that the conversations would continue once Trump returns to Washington on Wednesday. Read the full story here     RNC cuts fundraising ties with Roy Moore By Brandon Carter   The Republican National Committee is no longer part of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s (R) joint fundraising committee. Read the full story here     Expelling Moore would put Senate in uncharted territory By Ben Kamisar Republican lawmakers’ push to expel Roy Moore if he wins Alabama’s Senate race next month could soon move the Senate into uncharted territory. Read the full story here       GOP targets health mandate in tax reform By Peter Sullivan Senate Republicans are including the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate in their tax-reform bill, a risky play that meets President Trump’s demands but could cost the measure support from centrists. Read the full story here     GOP chairman releases modifications to tax bill, including mandate repeal By Naomi Jagoda Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released modifications to the Senate tax bill late Tuesday, including the effective elimination of ObamaCare's individual mandate and the expiration of tax changes for individuals after 2025. Read the full story here     Sessions resists GOP pressure on Clinton probe By Katie Bo Williams Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday resisted calls from Republicans that he appoint a second special counsel to investigate a slate of conservative allegations related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Read the full story here     Sessions denies lying to Congress about Russia contacts By Morgan Chalfant Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denied that he lied under oath about contacts with Russia even as he acknowledged his interactions with a low-level Trump campaign adviser who offered to broker a meeting with Moscow. Read the full story here     Five takeaways from Trump’s trip to Asia By Jordan Fabian President Trump finished his marathon, five-country trip to Asia on Tuesday, capping off a 13-day journey that forced the president to confront some of the most pressing problems facing the United States. Read the full story here     House moves to mandate sexual harassment training By Cristina Marcos Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced Tuesday the House will introduce mandatory anti-sexual harassment training after multiple female lawmakers went public with accusations against unnamed colleagues. Read the full story here     Mueller puts spotlight on foreign lobbying By Megan R. Wilson The cottage industry of foreign lobbying is taking center stage as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates the activities of people in President Trump’s orbit. Read the full story here     Senate may ditch Roosevelt’s conservation legacy for oil By Jamie Rappaport Clark OPINION | The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is America’s last great wildland and a world-renowned wildlife reserve. Why would we ever consider sacrificing this irreplaceable landscape to oil drilling? Read the full story here     Congress can’t dodge Puerto Rico’s status in tax debate By Andres L. Cordova OPINION | The devil is in the details, more so in the tax code. We would do well to remember that all tax reform is fundamentally a policy decision on how to justify wealth distribution through the conveyor belt of government and the burdening of certain sectors of the economy with the cost for underwriting its operation. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump returns, faces Alabama Senate scandal By Zeke Miller President Donald Trump spent five days in Asia largely keeping the Alabama Senate scandal at bay. He won’t be so lucky on U.S. soil. Read the full story here     CNN: Roy Moore says he's being 'harassed' by the media over allegations By Sophie Tatum Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore says he's being hounded by the news media over sexual allegations against him, while briefly addressing the controversy Tuesday night. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Senate Republican plan to repeal mandate risks higher premiums By Stephanie Armour Congressional Budget Office estimates premiums on private-insurance plans could rise 10% in most years. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘It’s grotesque’: Justice Dept. veterans recoil at idea of another special counsel By Devlin Barrett   Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s public suggestion of a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton has alarmed current and former Justice officials who fear it would further politicize the agency. “I think the vast majority of people at DOJ would be completely disgusted and demoralized by it,’’ one former deputy special counsel said. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Boxed in by his boss: Sessions has a Clinton dilemma By Peter Baker   President Trump’s tweets demanding an investigation of Hillary Clinton have put Mr. Sessions in a bind that he may find difficult to escape. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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