Tipsheet: Trump: Pittsburgh shooting an ‘attack on humanity’

View in your browser     Trump: Pittsburgh shooting an ‘assault on humanity’ BY TAL AXELROD    President Trump condemned the Saturday shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue near Pittsburgh that killed at least 11 people.  “The hearts of all Americans are filled with grief following the monstrous killing of Jewish Americans at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., you’ve all seen it, you’ve been watching it, it’s horrible,” he said at a rally in Murphysboro, Ill.  "This evil anti-Semitic attack is an attack on all of us, it is an assault on humanity." Read the full story here     Trump: 'Wacko' who opened fire at Pittsburgh synagogue should get death penalty BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO President Trump condemned the gunman who opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, killing eight people, calling the shooter a "wacko" and saying he should get the death penalty. Read the full story here     Suspected Pittsburgh shooter faces 29 federal charges BY TAL AXELROD   Federal prosecutors filed 29 charges against the suspected shooter who killed at least 11 people at the Pittsburgh-area Tree of Life Synagogue Saturday morning, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott W. Brady announced late Saturday. Read the full story here     Studies find rise in anti-Semitic activity on Twitter, Instagram BY JOHN BOWDEN Two separate studies found a notable increase in anti-Semitic images and other posts on Twitter and Instagram over the past year, despite content policies on both platforms supposedly banning hateful content against minority groups. Read the full story here       The Memo: Trump base will be tested in midterms BY NIALL STANAGE One question looms larger than any other over the midterm elections: Can President Trump transfer the fervor of the voters who elected him in 2016 to other candidates in his party? Read the full story here     Lara Trump: President won’t bear responsibility for GOP losses BY REID WILSON KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lara Trump, President Trump's daughter-in-law and senior adviser to his 2020 reelection campaign, says the president will not bear responsibility for GOP losses in this year's midterm elections. Read the full story here     Trump planning fourth visit to Montana to battle Tester BY ALEXANDER BOLTON MISSOULA, Mont. — President Trump is planning a fourth trip to Montana, a state he won by 20 points, in an effort to knock of Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.), according to Republican sources in the state.  Read the full story here     Dem leadership hopefuls dole out millions in campaign cash BY MIKE LILLIS House Democrats vying to climb the leadership ladder are showering millions of dollars in campaign cash on colleagues and candidates heading into the midterms — a crucial step in solidifying support within the caucus ahead of what’s likely to be a wild, post-election leadership scramble. Read the full story here     Trump stokes debate about new Cold War arms race BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND REBECCA KHEEL President Trump’s announcement that the United States is preparing to withdraw from a decades-old treaty with Russia credited with helping end the Cold War has stoked debate about whether a new arms race is on the horizon. Read the full story here     Google faces its #MeToo moment BY HARPER NEIDIG Google is facing a public relations crisis after a report that the company gave a lucrative exit package to a high-profile executive accused of sexual harassment. Read the full story here     Khashoggi murder requires real response to Saudi Arabia policy BY FORMER AMBASSADOR ROBERT JORDAN OPINION | In the wake of the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia are at the lowest point since the 9/11 attacks. I arrived in Riyadh as the new United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia a month in the aftermath of that tragedy 17 years ago. Read the full story here     Ceasefire in trade war with China bodes well for American business BY RILEY WALTERS OPINION | By January, what you buy from China may come with an additional 25 percent markup. That is because President Trump has threatened to slap new tariffs on half of all United States imports from China. Yet, there still is a slim chance that the new tariffs and the escalating trade war with China could be put back on hold when President Trump and President Xi Jinping meet next month at the G20 summit in Argentina. Why would the United States agree to a ceasefire in the trade war with China when political rhetoric against Beijing in Washington seems to be heating up? Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump calls for unity after synagogue shooting, then swiftly denounces Democrats BY KATIE ROGERS AND JEFFERY C. MAYS The president again demonstrated that he would not be swayed from the call of the campaign trail during a politically volatile and violent midterm election season. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Accused synagogue shooter appears to have railed against Jews, refugees online BY KATIE ZEZIMA AND WESLEY LOWERY An account on social media site Gab under the name of Robert Bowers specifically targeted the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Many of bomb suspect’s conspiracy theories tracked Trump’s BY RAPHAEL SATTER   Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc lived in an alternate universe where monstrous reptiles stalk people in Florida’s Everglades, a malevolent Jewish billionaire pays American children to stage school shootings and German politicians are secretly being conceived using Adolf Hitler’s frozen sperm. Read the full story here     Reuters: Central American caravan moves on in spite of Mexico jobs offer BY DELPHINE SCHRANK   A U.S.-bound caravan of Central American migrants pressed on through southern Mexico on Saturday, in spite of government offers of jobs, as authorities stepped up efforts to disperse the convoy that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: US economy flashes signs it’s downhill from here BY JON HILSENRATH AND HARRIET TORRY A slowdown in growth would have big implications for stocks, the Fed and President 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.