Tipsheet: Debate builds over making Mueller report public

View in your browser     Debate builds over making Mueller report public BY MORGAN CHALFANT Anticipation is building for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, bringing to boil a debate over whether it will also be made public. The report took center stage at Attorney General nominee Bill Barr’s confirmation hearing last week, where Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee pressed him to commit to releasing it publicly. Read the full story here     Giuliani says Trump might have talked to Cohen about his testimony: 'So what?' BY ALICIA COHN President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, on Sunday said that it's "possible" the president spoke to his former attorney, Michael Cohen, ahead of his congressional testimony. Read the full story here     AOC fever shows appetite for new politics BY JUAN WILLIAMS Opinion | Last week the satirical website The Onion suggested that Fox News, the number one cable channel in America — where I do political analysis on television — was offering a new “premium channel for 24-hour coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.” Read the full story here     Sauntering into anarchy BY JUDD GREGG Opinion | Democracies are having some serious issues with governance these days, especially the two strongest and most vibrant ones: the United States and the United Kingdom. Read the full story here       Trump defends immigration proposal against 'amnesty' criticism from conservatives BY BRETT SAMUELS   President Trump early Sunday sought to sell his new immigration proposal, which includes funding for a wall along the southern border and extended protection for certain immigrant groups, amid pushback from Democrats and hard-line conservatives. Read the full story here     Pence quotes MLK in pitch for Trump's immigration proposal BY BRETT SAMUELS Vice President Pence on Sunday invoked Martin Luther King Jr. in urging Congress to accept President Trump's latest proposal to reopen the government, which includes funding for a wall along the southern border and protections for certain immigrants. Read the full story here     TSA says many employees not reporting to work because of 'financial limitations' BY BRETT SAMUELS Democrats raised fresh questions and Republicans pushed back Sunday, after a new report alleging President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress exploded in the media over the weekend.  Read the full story here     Media reliability questioned over report Trump directed lies to Congress BY MICHAEL BURKE Democrats raised fresh questions and Republicans pushed back Sunday, after a new report alleging President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress exploded in the media over the weekend.  Read the full story here     Experts warn of persistent ISIS threat after suicide bombing BY REBECCA KHEEL The suicide bombing in Syria this past week at a restaurant said to be popular among U.S. service members put into focus the persistent threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), experts said. Read the full story here     Washington fears new threat from 'deepfake' videos BY OLIVIA BEAVERS Lawmakers and experts are sounding the alarm about "deepfakes," forged videos that look remarkably real, warning they will be the next phase in disinformation campaigns. Read the full story here     State of American politics is all power games and partisanship BY DOUGLAS SCHOEN Opinion | As we mark one month of longest government shutdown in American history, a resolution seems further away than ever before. The shutdown, which has perpetuated due to an impasse between President Trump and Democrats in Congress over funding for the proposed border wall, has now been reduced to a “tit for tat” retaliation game between our leaders. Read the full story here     Trump offers to limit his border wall to strategic locations BY NOLAN RAPPAPORT Opinion | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should give serious consideration to the settlement proposal that President Donald Trump made in his televised address from the White House.  Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump 2 years in: The dealmaker who can’t seem to make a deal BY PHILIP RUCKER AND JOSH DAWSEY President Trump is trying to bend Congress to his will in the shutdown fight, but many say his negotiating skills are falling short. “It’s like McDonald’s not being able to make a hamburger,” one critic said. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: White House, Democrats float proposals to end shutdown, but wide gaps remain BY THOMAS M. BURTON AND NATALIE ANDREWS Sides show no signs of movement on funding border wall or agreeing on related immigration overhauls, as Pelosi calls Trump’s offer to delay deportation of some undocumented immigrants a ‘nonstarter.’ Read the full story here     The New York Times: Republicans push Trump immigration plan, seeking to corner Democrats on shutdown BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG President Trump attacked Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday for rejecting his proposal to end the partial government shutdown, as he and Republican leaders in Congress sought to put Democrats on defense, a place they have rarely been during the shutdown stalemate. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Bolton’s test: Massaging Trump tweets into foreign policy BY ZEKE MILLER In President Donald Trump’s Washington, matters of war and peace are decided in 280-character bursts. It’s up to John Bolton to massage them into a foreign policy. Read the full story here     Reuters: US Senator Graham: A rash US pullout from Syria will create 'Iraq on steroids' BY TUVAN GUMRUKCU U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Donald Trump would slow the U.S. withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is destroyed, warning that, if not thought through, the pullout can create an “Iraq on steroids.” 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.