Tipsheet: GOP rushes to cut ties to Moore

View in your browser     GOP rushes to cut ties to Moore By Jonathan Easley   Republicans are rushing to cut ties with Senate candidate Roy Moore (R-Ala.) as fears mount that disturbing allegations against him involving inappropriate sexual misconduct with a minor decades ago will tarnish the party’s brand and imperil other GOP candidates running for office. Read the full story here     Moore digs in amid mounting GOP criticism By Ben Kamisar and Lisa Hagen Embattled Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore resisted calls to leave the race Friday, a day after the Washington Post reported allegations that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a minor decades ago. Read the full story here     Republicans float pushing back Alabama special election By Lisa Hagen and Ben Kamisar   Republicans are exploring ways to get embattled Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore’s name off the ballot, including floating the possibility of changing the date of next month’s special election in the wake of years-old allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore. Read the full story here       Trump won't argue with Putin over election interference By Alicia Cohn President Trump said Saturday he isn’t going to “argue” with President Vladimir Putin, who denies that he sought to influence the 2016 presidential election. Read the full story here     World leaders reach agreement on trade deal without US By Brandon Carter Top officials from 11 countries said Friday that they had reached a deal on a Pacific trade agreement that does not involve the United States. Read the full story here     Reported pressure on CNN in Time Warner merger raises retaliation fears By Harper Neidig    A public spat between the Justice Department and AT&T has prompted critics to question whether the White House is trying to use the company’s proposed $85 billion merger with Time Warner to retaliate against CNN over its coverage of President Trump. Read the full story here     Kushner told Time Warner exec CNN should fire a fifth of its staff By Josh Delk   President Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told an executive from CNN's parent company earlier this year that the news organization should fire 20 percent of its staff over their coverage of the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read the full story here     Maine governor's refusal to expand Medicaid sets off new battle By Nathaniel Weixel Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s (R) steadfast opposition to abide by overwhelming voter support of expanding Medicaid is likely to set off a funding battle when the state legislature meets early next year. Read the full story here     Judge dismisses lawsuits over Clinton emails By Max Greenwood A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a pair of lawsuits from conservative groups seeking to force the State Department to continue its search for Hillary Clinton's emails.  Read the full story here     Top Homeland Security Dem slams White House chief of staff By Rafael Bernal   The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee panned White House chief of staff John Kelly for allegedly pressuring acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke to end a key immigration program. Read the full story here     Explaining Democratic victories: It’s gun violence, stupid By Jefrey Pollock OPINION | The election this week in Virginia represents an early indication of the growing importance among voters of gun violence – and our elected leaders’ unwillingness to do anything about it.  Read the full story here     Brady's tax reform proposal could unleash America's economic engine By Jesse Hathaway  OPINION | Now that a bill has been written, it’s up to Congress to finish the job and deliver the tax reform for which we’ve all been waiting. Every day that Congress dithers and delays is another day Americans are being taxed too much. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Moore’s Senate race brings back memories of late GOP fumbles By Thomas Beaumont and Jeff Amy Tentative as it may be, Alabama Democrats’ chances of ending their 26-year exile in the Senate took a step forward this week. Read the full story here     USA Today: ‘Much ado about very little’: Roy Moore allegations met with skepticism in Alabama By Melissa Brown A day after reports surfaced that a then-32-year-old Roy Moore had pursued and initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in 1979, the national Republican establishment is taking careful public steps to put distance between themselves and the Alabama U.S. Senate candidate. Read the full story here     Reuters: Putin, Trump agree political solution needed for Syria, Kremlin says By Denis Pinchuk and Steve Holland Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed a joint statement on Syria on Saturday that said they saw no military solution to the conflict and a political one was needed, the Kremlin said. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump to Asia: Unite on North Korea, but go it alone on trade By Mark Landler President Trump has issued two starkly contradictory calls on his trip to Asia this past week: The nations of the world must rally behind the United States to confront the nuclear threat from North Korea, but they should expect America to go its own way on trade. Read the full story here     CNN: Trump's abroad but the headlines are at home By Kevin Liptak When President Donald Trump awoke on his first day in Asia to news that a gunman had massacred more than two dozen people at a church in Texas, it presaged a week of events back home that -- in a well-worn pattern -- have overshadowed his attempts at diplomacy abroad. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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