Tipsheet: GOP seeks lift from Trump economy

View in your browser     The Memo: GOP seeks lift from Trump economy By Niall Stanage   President Trump is overseeing a robust economy — and receiving little political dividend for it. Now, the question is whether the near-certain passage of a tax-reform bill this week will change that or whether widespread opposition to Trump is a semi-permanent part of the political landscape. Read the full story here     Listen: Trump touts pending plan for infrastructure, pointing to Monday’s Amtrak tragedy near Seattle, and more of today’s news By Alexis Simendinger   President Trump reacted to a deadly Amtrak derailment Monday with a pitch for infrastructure spending next year. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     Impeachment looms over Dem choice on Judiciary By Mike Lillis The Democratic battle to replace John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) atop the House Judiciary Committee will be settled this week, a contest hinging on factors of seniority and gender as much as policy. Read the full story here     Senate GOP wary of ending Russia probes, despite pressure By Alexander Bolton Senate Republicans are showing no signs they will wrap up their Russia investigations soon despite pressure from the White House.  Read the full story here       Trump accuser lobbied to be his makeup artist months before her sex assault allegations roiled campaign By John Solomon A New York cosmetics executive who publicly alleged Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s repeatedly solicited the future president to become his campaign makeup artist and to pitch her new product line in the months before her story roiled the 2016 race, according to the woman and her contemporaneous emails.  Read the full story here     House rolls the dice in spending bill fight By Melanie Zanona House GOP leaders are pushing ahead with a risky strategy to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week: passing a bill that they know is dead on arrival in the Senate. Read the full story here     GOP racing to tax votes By Naomi Jagoda Republicans racing for the finish line said they could hold final votes in the House and Senate on their tax-cut bill as early as Tuesday, finishing off the first major legislative victory for President Trump. Read the full story here     Dems fuel uproar over ‘banned’ CDC words By Nathaniel Weixel and Rachel Roubein Democrats in the House and Senate are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was banned from using some words and phrases in official documents. Read the full story here     Harassment allegations roil 2018 House field By Lisa Hagen Allegations leveled against incumbent lawmakers and challengers have already upended several must-win races for Democrats. Read the full story here     Battle rages over tax rules for churches By Megan R. Wilson Proponents of rolling back IRS restrictions on churches and charities aren’t giving up despite their failure to secure a provision in tax-reform legislation. Read the full story here     There are zero excuses to stand against the Trump tax cuts By Stephen Moore OPINION | Love Donald Trump or hate him, what is undeniable one year into his presidency is the new economic optimism of workers, investors, small business owners and major CEOs. Read the full story here     How Democrats turn an Alabama fluke into a ground game By Brad Bannon OPINION | Doug Jones's upset victory in Alabama proved the GOP and President Trump are on the ropes. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump lays out world view in which economic strength bolsters security By Michael C. Bender President criticizes predecessors’ nation-building efforts in speech; carrots and sticks for China and Russia. Read the full story here     The New York Times: National security plan hints at return to Cold War footing By Mark Landler and David E. Sanger President Trump’s first national security strategy, which envisions rivalries with China and Russia, is at odds with his often-warm relations with the leaders of those two countries. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump team’s meeting with Mueller’s office could ratchet up tensions By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig   When White House lawyers meet with special counsel Robert S. Mueller’s office late this week, the president’s attorneys are seeking assurance that he will be cleared. But people with knowledge of the investigation said it could last at least another year. Read the full story here     Reuters: Court orders Trump administration to give immigrant teens abortion access By Sarah N. Lynch   A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration must allow access to abortion for two pregnant teenagers who are in the country illegally, escalating a high-profile legal fight. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump administration blames NKorea for big ransomware attack By AP staff President Donald Trump’s administration is publicly blaming North Korea for a ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in May and crippled parts of Britain’s National Health Service. 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.