Tipsheet: White House says it’s Dems who must work with Trump

View in your browser     The Memo: White House says it’s Dems who must work with Trump BY NIALL STANAGE President Trump will be dealing with a divided government for the first time in January, and the White House says the onus will be on Democrats to determine how much can get done in Congress. People close to Trump cite issues such as infrastructure, criminal justice reform and drug pricing as having potential for bipartisan progress with a Democratic House. Read the full story here     Puerto Ricans may have elected Rick Scott and other midterm surprises BY REID WILSON The narratives of the midterm elections were set when suburban voters turned against President Trump, women racked up record numbers of electoral wins and Republicans dominated rural states and counties. Read the full story here     Incoming Dem Sharice Davids announces support for Pelosi BY TAL AXELROD Rep.-elect Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) announced Saturday that she would support House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) in her bid to retake the Speaker's gavel. Read the full story here     Five controversial health actions on Trump's agenda BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL   The Trump administration is expected to push ahead with a range of controversial health policies next year despite Democrats retaking the House. Read the full story here       Five major takeaways from the federal climate change report BY EMILY BIRNBAUM A new federal climate report released by the Trump administration a day after Thanksgiving issues a dire warning about climate change. Read the full story here     Five things to know about Ocasio-Cortez’s 'Green New Deal' BY TIMOTHY CAMA Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made waves on her first day in Washington after being elected by participating in a protest to demand a “Green New Deal.” Read the full story here     Sunday shows preview: Trump-John Roberts dispute, Ivanka emails in spotlight BY JOHN BOWDEN President Trump's battle with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts dominated headlines this week as the president engaged in a war of words with the top justice on the highest court in the land. Read the full story here     Senate to get briefing on Saudi Arabia that could determine sanctions BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Senators expect to get a briefing next week from senior Trump administration officials on Saudi Arabia that could determine whether Congress goes forward with sanctions on the longtime U.S. ally.  Read the full story here     Iran's president calls on Muslims to unite against US BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for Muslims worldwide to unite in opposition to the United States. Read the full story here     California’s deadliest wildfire 95 percent contained BY MORGAN GSTALTER California’s deadly Camp fire reached 95 percent containment on Friday as firefighters continue to battle the massive blaze, The Los Angeles Times reported. Read the full story here     Why romaine lettuce won’t kill you BY DR. MARC SIEGEL Opinion | If you accidentally eat some Romaine lettuce this holiday season, the chances you will get sick from it are extremely low. In fact, so far, the toxigenic strain of E Coli bacteria found in Romaine have reportedly sickened only 32 people in 11 states, leading to 13 hospitalizations and just a single case of kidney failure. Read the full story here     When politics comes to the Department of Justice, justice loses BY MICHAEL J. STERN OPINION | A year’s worth of presidential tweets foretold former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ fate: Trump ousted him before the dust from the midterms could settle. Rather than follow succession protocol and appoint Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as the Acting Attorney General, Trump bypassed Rosenstein to install a relative unknown, former Iowa U.S. Attorney Matthew Whitaker. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Talks with Mexico pave way for asylum overhaul at US border BY JOSHUA PARTLOW AND NICK MIROFF   The Trump administration won the support of Mexico’s incoming government for a plan to remake U.S. border policy by requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims move through U.S. courts, according to Mexican officials and senior members of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s transition team. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Incoming Mexico gov’t: No deal to host US asylum-seekers BY AMY GUTHRIE   Mexico’s incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump administration has been pursuing in negotiations for months. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Across South, Democrats risk speaking boldly and alienating rural white voters BY JONATHAN MARTIN JACKSON, Miss. — When Mike Espy, the Democrat challenging Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, faced his opponent at a debate ahead of this Tuesday’s runoff election, he had to make a choice: confront Ms. Hyde-Smith over her comments about attending “a public hanging,” which evoked the state’s racist history, or take a milder approach to avoid alienating the conservative-leaning white voters who will most likely decide the election. Read the full story here     CNN: Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith pushed resolution praising Confederate soldier's effort to 'defend his homeland' BY ERIC BRADNER AND ANDREW KACZYNSKI Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith once promoted a measure that praised a Confederate soldier's effort to "defend his homeland" and pushed a revisionist view of the Civil War. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: UK, EU approve hard-fought Brexit divorce deal. Now the real work begins. BY MAX COLCHESTER AND LAURENCE NORMAN Deal needs parliamentary approval, then U.K. can start negotiations for new trade and security relations with the bloc after March exit. 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.