Tipsheet: Surprise disclosure puts Assange in US spotlight

View in your browser     Surprise disclosure puts Assange in US spotlight BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN    Time may be up for Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder, who played a central role in leaking hacked emails during the 2016 election, has spent the past six years avoiding prosecution in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But a recently revealed court filing points to U.S. prosecutors having already pressed sealed charges against him, even as he's avoided arrest. Read the full story here     Abrams ends fight in Georgia governor's race BY LISA HAGEN AND JOHN BOWDEN Democrat Stacey Abrams on Friday ended her campaign in the hotly contested Georgia governor’s race, saying she saw "no legal path forward" against Republican Brian Kemp. Read the full story here     Dems seek to overhaul voting rules in Florida legal fight BY MAX GREENWOOD Democrats see a series of lawsuits in Florida’s bitter recount fight between Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Gov. Rick Scott (R) as an opportunity to achieve a years-long goal: reshaping how ballots are evaluated and counted in the nation’s largest swing state in 2020 and beyond. Read the full story here     CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder BY JESSE BYRNES The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the country's consulate in Istanbul last month, according to multiple reports. Read the full story here       Dem women rally behind Pelosi BY MIKE LILLIS Dozens of Democratic women — incumbents and newcomers alike — are rallying behind Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as she fights with a group of detractors in her own party to become Speaker in the next Congress. Read the full story here     Trump on Acosta: 'If he misbehaves we’ll throw him out or we’ll stop the news conference' BY TAL AXELROD President Trump brushed off a federal judge’s Friday ruling that the White House must reinstate press credentials for Jim Acosta, CNN's chief White House correspondent. Read the full story here     Trump expresses regret for not visiting Arlington on Veterans Day BY JORDAN FABIAN President Trump is expressing regret about his decision not to visit Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day. “I should have done that,” Trump said during an interview set to air Sunday on Fox News. Read the full story here     Trump says he has finished Mueller questions, but has not submitted answers BY JORDAN FABIAN President Trump said Friday he has completed answering written questions for special counsel Robert Mueller, but has not yet submitted them to the man leading the Russia investigation. Read the full story here     Jerry Brown to join Trump for Calif. visit to survey wildfire damage BY JOHN BOWDEN California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) and his successor, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), will join President Trump for a tour of areas damaged by wildfires in the state on Saturday, the governor announced. Read the full story here     Lawmakers say California will eventually get emergency funding for fire relief BY MIRANDA GREEN AND TIMOTHY CAMA  Congress is looking to provide emergency disaster funding to California, where wildfires have left at least 60 people dead, but lawmakers say it will take some time. Read the full story here     Financial overregulation wasted the last eight years BY THOMAS VARTANIAN OPINION | Scientists know when a tsunami is approaching, and social media companies know what users are thinking, but we still seem to be largely in the dark when it comes to seeing the signs of impending financial disasters. Read the full story here     CNN celebrates minor league win BY JEFFREY M. MCCALL OPINION | CNN correspondent Jim Acosta has been released from his Trump administration imposed time-out and is now allowed back on the White House playground. But Acosta and his press colleagues are doing touchdown dances to celebrate what amounts to a two-yard gain. Read the full story here     Reuters: Teams search for 1,000 missing in California's deadliest wildfire By TERRAY SYLVESTER Forensic recovery teams searched for more victims in the charred wreckage of the northern California town of Paradise on Saturday as the number of people listed as missing in the state’s deadliest wildfire topped 1,000. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: At the U.S. border, migrant caravan will slow to a crawl By JOSHUA PARTLOW AND SARAH KINOSIAN When the Central American caravan finally crosses onto U.S. soil — past the fresh coils of barbed wire, through the chain-link door — its people will begin a closely monitored existence in U.S. custody, with showers every two days and guard checks every 15 minutes. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Saudis move to counter US oil strategy By BENOIT FAUCON, SUMMER SAID AND SARAH MCFARLANE   Saudi Arabia is moving to cut the world’s oil supply after U.S. government deals allowed hundreds of thousands of barrels a day of Iranian crude to flow onto world markets, driving down prices. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: First lady flexes muscles in big way By DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND CATHERINE LUCEY   It turns out there is more than one Trump who can employ a few well-chosen words as a poison dart. With a bombshell public statement this week, it was first lady Melania Trump who revealed her ability to carry out a political hit. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Evangelicals, looking to 2020, face the limits of their base By ELIZABETH DIAS After Democrats delivered a resounding counterpunch to President Trump at the polls, one of his most reliable voting blocs — social conservatives — now faces the repercussions of its uncompromising support for Mr. Trump’s agenda. 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.