Tipsheet: Dems see room for Abrams in crowded presidential field

View in your browser     Dems see room for Abrams in crowded presidential field BY AMIE PARNES Democrats say there’s room in their crowded presidential field for one more high-profile candidate: Stacey Abrams.  The Georgia Democrat, who became a national name in her gubernatorial bid last year, is pondering whether to run for the White House — or the Senate, where Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) would love to have her take on Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.). Read the full story here     Five things to watch in Trump tax-return fight BY NAOMI JAGODA House Democrats this week formally requested President Trump's tax returns from the IRS, kicking off a new battle with the administration. Read the full story here     Trump says Ilhan Omar 'doesn't like Israel' BY ARIS FOLLEY President Trump blasted Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on Saturday and claimed the Minnesota lawmaker "doesn’t like Israel" one day after a New York man was arrested and charged with threatening to kill her. Read the full story here     Trump: I have not read Mueller report, 'though I have every right to do so' BY TAL AXELROD President Trump said Saturday that he has not yet read special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report that was delivered to the Justice Department late last month but said he has "every right to do so" as House Democrats clamor for the document to be released publicly. Read the full story here       Big Dem names show little interest in Senate BY REID WILSON   Senate Democrats had the opportunity to recruit a murderers' row of popular and tested candidates with proven fundraising abilities in a handful of key states up for election next year as they seek a path back to the majority. Read the full story here     Former US Sen. Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings dies at 97 BY RACHEL FRAZIN Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, a longtime Democratic senator from South Carolina, died early Saturday at age 97. Read the full story here     Dem reps say they were denied access to immigrant detention center BY RACHEL FRAZIN Florida Democratic Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Donna Shalala and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell said they were denied access to a facility holding unaccompanied immigrant children.  Read the full story here     Conspiracy theorists keep their Ginsburg death claims alive BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been keeping busy since her cancer surgery in late December: She has returned to the bench to hear oral arguments, authored opinions and even made a few public appearances outside the courtroom. Read the full story here     Trump admin revokes visa of International Criminal Court prosecutor pursuing Afghan war crimes BY ARIS FOLLEY The Trump administration revoked the visa of International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda following her inquiry into possible war crimes committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Read the full story here     Ecuador denies WikiLeaks claim it plans to release Julian Assange BY RACHEL FRAZIN The Ecuadorian government on Friday rejected claims by WikiLeaks that founder Julian Assange would be ousted from his sanctuary at the country's embassy in London "within hours to days." Read the full story here     Will it take more deaths or disaster for Washington to fix immigration and border security? BY BRADLEY BLAKEMAN Opinion | A national security and humanitarian crisis exists at the U.S.-Mexico border — but, for Democrats, it is not critical enough to join with Republicans to fix broken border control and immigration systems. Read the full story here     Congress should look into its own taxes and travel, not just Trump's BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | Congress has hit a new high in popularity with a 26 percent approval rating. That is right, the legislative branch finally gained the approval of one out of four citizens, a level that has not seen in years. Part of the alienation of the other three out of four Americans is that many believe Congress is incapable of doing the right thing, only the political thing. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Threats from Trump often fall short BY MICHAEL TACKETT AND LINDA QIU The president has issued threats to foreign countries, domestic corporations and an American state. Then, he retreated. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Without a well-defined border strategy, Trump seeks quick-fix solutions BY DAVID NAKAMURA AND SEUNG MIN KIM President Trump's public indecision in the past week — reversing a threat to close the border and withdrawing his nominee to lead immigration enforcement — revealed an administration roiling with internal divisions over how to address a problem Trump promised to solve. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: US says reuniting separated families laborious process BY  ELLIOT SPAGAT The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says is more laborious than previous efforts because the children are no longer in government custody. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump says he made Golan Heights decision after a quick history lesson BY ROBERTA RAMPTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he made the controversial decision to recognize Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights after getting a quick history lesson during a conversation on a different subject. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Herman Cain expects ‘cumbersome’ scrutiny if he is nominated to Fed board BY PAUL KIERNAN In a Facebook video, the former restaurant executive referred to the sexual-harassment accusations that caused him to drop his U.S. presidential campaign in late 2011. 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.