Tipsheet: Trump poised to take action on Medicaid work requirements

View in your browser     Trump poised to take action on Medicaid work requirements By Peter Sullivan   The Trump administration is preparing to release guidelines soon for requiring Medicaid recipients to work, according to sources familiar with the plans, a major shift in the 50-year-old program. The guidelines will set the conditions for allowing states to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs for the first time, putting a conservative twist on the health insurance program for the poor. Read the full story here     Listen to the HillCast AM View: Furor continues as book about Trump goes on sale, and more of today’s news By Alexis Simendinger “Fire and fury” could describe the White House pushback against journalist Michael Wolff, author of an explosive tell-all book by that title. AM View host Alexis Simendinger talks with The Hill’s Jonathan Easley about the fallout gripping Washington. Listen to The Hill's podcast here     The Memo: Bannon fights for survival By Niall Stanage The fractured relationship between President Trump and his former chief strategist Stephen Bannon took center stage on Thursday as questions mounted about Bannon’s political future.  Read the full story here     Bannon allies say statement praising Trump Jr. was spiked after Trump went nuclear By Jonathan Easley Breitbart News chairman Stephen Bannon on Wednesday was about to issue a statement praising Donald Trump Jr. and disputing his quotes in a book from Michael Wolff, but the statement was spiked after President Trump went nuclear on his former chief strategist. Read the full story here       Sessions torched by lawmakers for marijuana move By Cristina Marcos and Jordain Carney Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing a barrage of criticism from both parties for ending a policy that gave states the flexibility to allow sales of recreational marijuana.  Read the full story here     FBI launches new Clinton Foundation investigation By John Solomon The Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, law enforcement officials and a witness tells The Hill. Read the full story here     Trump proposes massive expansion of offshore drilling By Timothy Cama The Trump administration is proposing to greatly expand the areas available for offshore oil and natural gas drilling, including off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Read the full story here     Trump admin suspends security assistance to Pakistan By Max Greenwood The Trump administration is suspending security assistance to Pakistan amid frustration with Islamabad’s failure to combat terrorist networks operating in the country, the State Department announced Thursday. Read the full story here     Nunes announces deal for FBI files, interviews By John Bowden House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said Thursday that he has reached a deal with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for documents and interviews relating to FBI agents who were removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team over anti-Trump text messages. Read the full story here     Critical computer flaws set up security challenge in Washington By Morgan Chalfant and Ali Breland Two critical vulnerabilities that affect modern computer processing chips are about to become a huge headache for governments worldwide. Read the full story here     Bannon's fall from grace shows Trump looking beyond the base By Lloyd Green OPINION | One thing is for sure: Steve Bannon will need to kiss Trump’s ring, early and often, if he is to have any shot at redemption Read the full story here     Media distracts and downplays Trump’s 2018 agenda By Corey Lewandowski  OPINION | The media loves to talk about scandals, Russia, and President Trump’s Twitter feed. Yet, it doesn’t talk about the issues that matter to most Americans – the economy and national security. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: In small breakthrough, Koreas will meet for talks on Tuesday By Hyung Jim-Kim The rival Koreas will sit down for their first formal talks in more than two years next week to find ways to cooperate on the Winter Olympics in the South and to improve their abysmal ties, Seoul officials said Friday.  Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump’s effort to stop publication of scathing book is a break in precedent By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey President Trump marshaled both his West Wing and his personal legal team Thursday against a new book that portrays him and his administration as incompetent and erratic — threatening possible libel charges against its author, its publisher and his former chief strategist, whose provocative comments pepper the book. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Breitbart owners debate ousting Bannon amid Trump feud By Julie Bykowicz, Janet Hook and Rebecca Ballhaus   President Donald Trump’s growing feud with Steve Bannon is threatening the former White House strategist’s leadership of the conservative Breitbart News website and upending Mr. Bannon’s plans to wage “war” on party incumbents he deemed insufficiently loyal to the White House agenda. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Obstruction inquiry shows Trump’s struggle to keep grip on Russia investigation By Michael S. Schmidt   President Trump gave firm instructions in March to the White House’s top lawyer: stop the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, from recusing himself in the Justice Department’s investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s associates had helped a Russian campaign to disrupt the 2016 election. Read the full story here     Reuters: National Guard responds to blizzard pounding U.S. Northeast By Scott Malone and Jonathan Allen A powerful blizzard battered the U.S. Northeast on Thursday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people and snarling travel amid a cold snap that has gripped much of the United States for over a week and killed more than a dozen people. 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.