Tipsheet: Pennsylvania special election too close to call — Sponsored by FICO

View in your browser     Pennsylvania special election too close to call By Lisa Hagen and Ben Kamisar      CANONSBURG, Pa. — Tuesday’s pivotal Pennsylvania special House election is too close to call, a disturbing sign for Republicans in what has usually been a deep-red district.  Read the full story here     Democrat Conor Lamb declares victory in Pa. special election By Ben Kamisar CANONSBURG, Pa. — Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory early Wednesday morning in his razor-tight bid for a Pittsburgh-area House special election, although the race hasn't yet been called. Read the full story here     Trump shake-up takes down Tillerson By Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday in what many at the White House believe could be the first of a new round of high-profile changes within the administration. Read the full story here     The Memo: Trump back to relying on his instincts By Niall Stanage President Trump has defied his party and White House norms repeatedly in the past week — firing his secretary of State, imposing steep tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, and announcing his intention to become the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader. Read the full story here     Timeline: Tillerson's rocky relationship with Trump By Max Greenwood President Trump's removal of Rex Tillerson as secretary of State ends an often-rocky tenure for the nation's top diplomat, who might be remembered best for reportedly referring to his boss as a “moron.” Read the full story here     Trump nominates hawkish ally as new chief diplomat By Morgan Chalfant President Trump's decision to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of State with CIA Director Mike Pompeo puts a hawkish critic of the Iran nuclear deal on tap to be the top diplomat for the United States. Read the full story here     GOP senators see Tillerson ouster as the new normal By Alexander Bolton Republican senators on Tuesday said they were not surprised by President Trump’s abrupt firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, with some acknowledging they’ve grown numb to the president’s unorthodox style of governing. Read the full story here     Dems are angry over Hillary Clinton’s latest comments By Amie Parnes Democrats are angry that Hillary Clinton continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Trump. Read the full story here     Spending talks face new pressure By Jordain Carney and Niv Elis Congress is scrambling to avoid its third government shutdown of the year as lawmakers slog through negotiations ahead of next week’s deadline. Read the full story here     Industry clamors for fixes to GOP tax law By Naomi Jagoda Industry groups are pushing for lawmakers to include changes to the new tax law in the government-funding package that is expected to pass this month. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Sponsored by FICO Don't be fooled. VantageScore is not an independent startup -- it's owned by the three credit bureaus. Allowing the credit bureaus to offer a credit score they own and control in mortgage lending decisions would consolidate their power over the entire credit reporting process. That's not good for competition or for consumers. Read More.         The crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is worsening and we are all at risk By David S. Weiss, James M. Hughes and William Schafer OPINION | A soldier is wounded by a roadside bomb. His serious injuries are survivable, but the wound is infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the soldier dies from the infection. Read the full story here     NRA lawsuit and court rulings may shoot down new gun control laws By Jonathan Turley OPINION | The calls for gun controls after the Florida massacre have caused unprecedented political shifts — and defiance of the powerful National Rifle Association. Florida’s conservative governor, Rick Scott, signed the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Act,” which imposes an age limit and three-day waiting period on gun purchases. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Fired via Twitter: How Trump soured on Tillerson as his leading diplomat By Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig   When White House Chief of Staff John Kelly warned Rex Tillerson to possibly expect a pejorative tweet from President Trump over the weekend, the secretary of State failed to fully understand that it was a gentle signal to him that he was about to be fired. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Firing Tillerson, Trump starts to mold Cabinet in his own image By Mark Landler, Maggie Haberman and Gardiner Harris   President Trump’s choice to replace Rex W. Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, suggests that he is determined to surround himself with people who strongly embrace his America First views. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Cabinet chaos: Trump’s team battles scandal, irrelevance By Jonathan Lemire   One Cabinet member was grilled by Congress about alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for private flights. Another faced an extraordinary revolt within his own department amid a swirling ethics scandal. A third has come under scrutiny for her failure to answer basic questions about her job in a nationally televised interview. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: North Korea, Iran will test Pompeo in new diplomatic role By Michael R. Gordon and  Nancy A. Youssef New secretary of State has closer connection to Trump than Tillerson did, giving him greater authority. Read the full story here     Reuters: Even backers of Trump's economic policies pan tariffs By Ann Saphir   As U.S. President Donald Trump forges ahead with his controversial trade policies, even financial experts who enthusiastically applaud many of Trump’s other policies are worried that the protectionist measures could hurt U.S. growth, Reuters interviews with more than two dozen such specialists show. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet           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.