Tipsheet: Senate Republicans tested on Trump support after Mueller

View in your browser     Senate Republicans tested on Trump support after Mueller BY ALEXANDER BOLTON Special counsel Robert Mueller's report poses a test for vulnerable Senate Republicans running for reelection, forcing them to decide how far to distance themselves from President Trump heading into 2020. Mueller declined to pursue charges of conspiracy, illegal coordination or obstruction of justice, but much of his report reflects poorly on the president and reveals there are several more federal investigations that have yet to wrap up. Read the full story here     End of Mueller shifts focus to existing probes BY MORGAN CHALFANT Special counsel Robert Mueller is finished investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, shifting the focus to cases spawned by his 22-month probe. Read the full story here     Democrats renew attacks on Trump attorney general BY OLIVIA BEAVERS Democrats ripped into Attorney General William Barr on Friday, signaling he'll be a focal point of their attacks on the Trump administration in the post-Mueller report world. Read the full story here     McGahn's lawyer pushes back after Giuliani knocks his credibility BY TAL AXELROD An attorney for former White House counsel Don McGahn is pushing back after President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani went after McGahn's credibility following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Read the full story here       Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll BY TAL AXELROD   President Trump’s approval rating dropped 3 percentage points following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, marking the lowest level of 2019, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday. Read the full story here     Trump: Mueller report was 'written as nastily as possible' by 'true Trump Haters' BY MARY TYLER MARCH President Trump stepped up his attacks against special counsel Robert Mueller early Saturday morning, claiming Mueller's recently released report "was written as nastily as possible" by "true Trump Haters." Read the full story here     2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions BY MAX GREENWOOD AND ALEX GANGITANO Democratic presidential hopefuls are seizing on anti-corporate rhetoric and policy proposals as they look to win the support of influential labor unions and frame themselves as working-class heroes. Read the full story here     Anti-smoking advocates question industry motives for backing higher purchasing age BY JESSIE HELLMANN Public health and anti-tobacco advocates are no longer facing fierce opposition from the tobacco industry in their push to raise the legal purchasing age from 18 to 21. Read the full story here     Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship BY TAL AXELROD U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new guidance Friday saying that working in the marijuana industry, even in areas where it is legal, could prevent immigrants from attaining citizenship. Read the full story here     Washington governor signs Holocaust education bill BY TAL AXELROD Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed a bill Friday “strongly encouraging” the state’s schools to teach students about the Holocaust. Read the full story here     The Mueller report concludes it was not needed BY KEVIN BROCK Opinion | How would you like to spend two years and $30 million assembling a report that concludes you were not needed in the first place? Voilà: the Mueller report. Nice work if you can get it.   Read the full story here     Impeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | The release of the report by special counsel Robert Mueller has unleashed a furious debate within the Democratic Party over the need to commence impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Mueller was anything but subtle in his pointed discussion of how Congress can deal with the “corrupt exercise of the powers of office” within “our constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law.” Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Notre Dame’s Paris worshippers displaced for Easter Mass By Staff Displaced by a massive fire, Notre Dame Cathedral’s Paris parishioners are gathering to celebrate Easter in another church and to pray for a speedy reconstruction of their beloved monument. Read the full story here     Reuters: Vulnerable House Democrats tread carefully in wake of Mueller report By Joseph Ax Vulnerable House Democrats, mindful of President Donald Trump’s continued strength among Republican voters, are using caution in how they respond to the special counsel’s report, which detailed Trump’s efforts to thwart the investigation into Russian efforts to help him win the White House. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Why It Matters That Trump and Michael Cohen Had a Falling Out By William K. Rashbaum Fixer. The title wasn’t a formal one, but Michael D. Cohen wholeheartedly embraced the role as a lawyer at the Trump Organization. It amounted to serving as chief problem solver for Donald J. Trump, offering Mr. Cohen an unusually up-close view of his boss’s personal and professional lives. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Notre Dame Rebuilding Vow Draws Yellow-Vest Ire By Joshua Robinson and Stacy Meichtry PARIS—The campaign to rebuild Notre Dame, in eliciting vast donations from France’s richest families, has become a target of the yellow-vest protest movement. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Capitalism in crisis: U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system that made them rich By Greg Jaffe PALO ALTO, Calif. — A perfect California day. The sun was shining, a gentle breeze was blowing and, at a Silicon Valley coffee shop, Rep. Ro Khanna was sitting across from one of his many billionaire constituents discussing an uncomfortable subject: the growing unpopularity of billionaires and their giant tech companies. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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