Tipsheet: 2020 Dems pose a big dilemma for Schumer

View in your browser     2020 Dems pose a big dilemma for Schumer By Alexander Bolton and Amie Parnes   Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer’s (N.Y.) efforts to unify Democrats and prevent a shutdown are complicated by lawmakers with presidential hopes who are pushing for a hard-line stance against any short-term spending measure that doesn’t protect certain young immigrants from deportation. Read the full story here     Listen: Lawmakers say shutdown fears are real By Alexis Simendinger   A solution in Congress that might end brinksmanship over immigration and federal spending ahead of a Friday night government funding deadline hinges on politics and trust. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     GOP leaders pitch children's health funding in plan to avert shutdown By Scott Wong, Peter Sullivan and Melanie Zanona House GOP leaders on Tuesday night pitched a new strategy to avert a looming government shutdown that includes children's health funding and the delay of ObamaCare taxes. Read the full story here     Lawmakers see shutdown’s odds rising By Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona Lawmakers warned Tuesday that the chances for a government shutdown are greater than at any other time since a 16-day closure in October 2013. Read the full story here       The Memo: Trump’s volatility scrambles prospects of a deal on DACA By Niall Stanage The search for a deal on spending and immigration has been pitched into chaos by the controversy over President Trump’s reported use of a vulgarity to describe other nations. Read the full story here     'Total free-for-all' as Bannon clashes with Intel members By Katie Bo Williams and Olivia Beavers Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Tuesday rocketed to the center of the public controversy surrounding the Trump campaign and Russia. Read the full story here     Intel Dem decries White House 'gag order' after Bannon testimony By Katie Bo Williams The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday night slammed what he described as a "gag order by the White House" following testimony from President Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon before the panel amid its Russia probe. Read the full story here     DHS chief takes heat over Trump furor By Jonathan Easley Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen faced heated questions from Democratic lawmakers Tuesday over her recollections of a White House meeting in which President Trump questioned why the United States would take additional immigrants from “shithole countries.” Read the full story here     Lawmakers weigh measure to fight high drug prices By Peter Sullivan Lawmakers are considering adding a measure aimed at fighting high drug prices to an upcoming spending deal, in what would be a rare defeat for the powerful pharmaceutical industry. Read the full story here     Perfect storm builds against Republicans in California By Reid Wilson If Democrats are to reclaim the majority in the House of Representatives this year, they will almost certainly do so with the help of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s home state, where multiple favorable waves are building. Read the full story here     2018 will be a year of consequences By Michael Hayden OPINION | In terms of foreign and security policy, 2017 could fairly be called a year of disruption for the Trump administration. Now, 2018 promises to be a year of consequences. Read the full story here     Only Putin wins in Trump’s war on the press By Samantha Vinograd and Asha Rangappa OPINION | Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) plans to give a speech this week comparing President Trump’s characterization of the press as “the enemy of the people” to former dictator Joseph Stalin. The comparison is apropos — Stalin stifled the press and other freedoms within the Soviet Union — and timely. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump administration to ask Supreme Court to clear way to dismantle ‘dreamers’ program By Maria Sacchetti The federal government will take the “rare step” of asking the Supreme Court to intervene directly on the Obama-era program that protects from deportation the 690,000 undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since they were children. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: White House doctor calls Trump’s health ‘excellent,’ urges better diet By Louise Radnofsky The president is overweight according to U.S. guidelines; physician says cognitive test was perfect. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Mueller team would hardly be first lawyers to question Trump By Eric Tucker   Donald Trump was in a roomful of lawyers, venting about unfair treatment in the media that he said had understated his net worth and damaged his brand. It was December 2007, a decade before Trump would become president and routinely excoriate reporters for “fake news.” This time, the businessman was facing a daylong deposition in his lawsuit against a journalist he’d accused of downplaying his wealth. Read the full story here     Reuters: 21 states sue to keep net neutrality as Senate Democrats reach 50 votes By David Shepardson   A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with net neutrality on Tuesday while Democrats said they needed just one more vote in the Senate to repeal the FCC ruling. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Former CIA officer arrested on suspicion of helping Chinese By Adam Goldman A former C.I.A. officer suspected of helping China dismantle U.S. spying operations and identify informants has been arrested, the Justice Department said. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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