Tipsheet: GOP leaders jockey for affection of House conservatives

View in your browser     GOP leaders jockey for affection of House conservatives By Melanie Zanona and Juliegrace Brufke   House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) are jockeying for the affection of conservatives and adding to their war chests ahead of a potential race to succeed retiring Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). And they’re doing so in very public ways. Read the full story here     Trump going into Putin summit with ‘low expectations’ By Kyle Balluck President Trump in an interview broadcast early Sunday said he has “low expectations” for a summit on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I go in with low expectations," Trump told CBS News. "I'm not going with high expectations." Read the full story here     Kavanaugh paper chase heats up By Lydia Wheeler   Brett Kavanaugh’s unusually lengthy paper trail and the president’s power to keep some documents confidential could become a flashpoint in Senate Democratic efforts to thoroughly vet the Supreme Court nominee. Read the full story here     Red-state Dem tells Schumer to 'kiss my you know what' on Supreme Court vote By Avery Anapol Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) had strong words for Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) efforts to unify the party against President Trump’s Supreme Court pick. Read the full story here       Protesters chant at Trump as he golfs in Scotland By Jacqueline Thomsen “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA,” the protesters could be heard chanting at Trump in a video posted by a BBC reporter on Saturday.  Read the full story here     10K show up to protest Trump in Scotland By Jacqueline Thomsen Protesters in Edinburgh launched a 20-foot-tall blimp depicting Trump as a baby, which made its debut at the massive London demonstrations against Trump on Friday. Read the full story here     British tabloid hits Trump for sitting in Churchill's chair: 'How dare you’ By Jacqueline Thomsen “You insult our country, attack our [National Health Service], embarrass our Queen, undermine our ‘special relationship,’ humiliate our [prime minister]…and then smugly pose in Winston Churchill’s armchair,” the front page of British tabloid the Daily Mirror states. Read the full story here     White House: We canceled Bolton’s interview with CNN after network's Acosta 'disrespected' Trump By Morgan Gstalter White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday that the White House decided to cancel an interview between CNN and national security adviser John Bolton after a CNN reporter “disrespected” Trump earlier this week. Read the full story here     Elon Musk donated nearly $40K to Republican PAC, filings show By Avery Anapol Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was one of the top 50 donors last quarter to a PAC aimed at maintaining Republican control of the House, new federal filings show. Read the full story here     Some MAGA hats made in China may increase in price because of tariffs By John Bowden A California-based company that sells "Make America Great Again" hats similar to the official hats sold by the Trump campaign says its prices may rise in response to trade tensions with China prompted by Trump's tariffs. Read the full story here     The terror of a future without Roe By Julie Burkhart OPINION | More than ever before, now is the moment when our nation’s pro-choice majority must stand up for Roe v. Wade, for fundamental rights, and for women.  Read the full story here     Sanctions give America zero leverage in punishing Russia By Alexander Gabuev OPINION | As Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin, there is no sign that he has absorbed the lessons of multiple rounds of Western sanctions against Russia since 2014. If Trump believes that sanctions relief is what the Kremlin “needs or simply can’t do without,” he is sorely mistaken. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: What Trump and Putin hope to achieve at Helsinki summit By Jonathan Lemire and Vladimir Isachenkov The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia’s steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody’s guess. With no set agenda, the summit could veer between spectacle and substance. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Just by meeting with Trump, Putin comes out ahead By Andrew Higgins and Neil MacFarquhar By attacking Europe and starting a trade war with America’s closest allies, President Trump has already advanced the agenda of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, analysts say. Read the full story here     Reuters: Netanyahu, Trump discuss Syria, Iran ahead of Helsinki summit By Reuters Staff   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he discussed Syria and Iran with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the latter’s meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: For Mueller, pushing to finish parts of probe, question of US involvement remains By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Carol D. Leonnig and Shane Harris   As Robert S. Mueller III attempts to resolve whether any Americans were involved in the conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election — and whether President Trump has sought to obstruct the probe — there are signs that he is moving to finish a big part of his work by summer's end. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Charlotte’s hosting of 2020 GOP convention still not a sure thing By Valerie Bauerlein Ahead of key vote, some Democrats express concern about the city being seen as endorsing Trump. 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.