Tipsheet: Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage

View in your browser     Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage BY MIKE LILLIS President Trump’s escalated attacks on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are proving to be just the gift she needed to unify her caucus. Pelosi, in recent weeks, has faced a growing clamor from rank-and-file liberals urging Democratic leaders to launch impeachment proceedings against the president — a tactic Pelosi regards as premature.  Read the full story here     Fake Pelosi video sparks fears for campaigns BY MAGGIE MILLER A fake video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) posted to Facebook on Thursday that was edited to make her appear drunk is underscoring a quickly evolving danger for 2020 campaigns. Read the full story here     Trump goes scorched earth against impeachment talk BY JORDAN FABIAN President Trump’s scorched-earth offensive against congressional Democrats this week is a clear sign he sees his path to reelection as being paved through battles with his opponents more than collaboration. Read the full story here     Trump says 'I have confidence' after past North Korea missile tests BY RACHEL FRAZIN President Trump on Saturday dismissed concerns about missile tests earlier this month and said he had confidence in North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. Read the full story here       Trump slams ruling blocking some border wall construction as 'in favor of crime' BY RACHEL FRAZIN President Trump on Saturday slammed a Friday court ruling that blocked some construction of his border wall as "in favor of crime, drugs and human trafficking." Read the full story here     Biden under pressure from environmentalists on climate plan BY MIRANDA GREEN   Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to unveil his climate change plan any day now, and he's under increasing pressure from environmentalists who want him to take a strong position against fossil fuels. Read the full story here     2020 Democrats target federal ban on abortion funding BY JESSIE HELLMANN Democratic presidential candidates are seizing on the intensifying abortion debate by calling for an end to a 43-year ban on the use of federal funds for abortions. Read the full story here     GOP amps up efforts to recruit female candidates BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE House Republicans are accelerating efforts to recruit more female candidates as the party looks to claw back some of the suburban districts they lost to Democrats during the midterm election cycle. Read the full story here     Trump's nastiest break-ups: A look at the president's most fiery feuds BY JUSTIN WISE President Trump took aim once again this week at Rex Tillerson, panning his former secretary of State as “dumb as a rock” after the ex-Cabinet member said Trump was unprepared for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Read the full story here     Trump defense pick expected to face tense confirmation BY REBECCA KHEEL Patrick Shanahan is facing questions about whether he is too deferential to President Trump as he awaits confirmation to be the full-time Defense secretary. Read the full story here     Trump is more extreme on executive privilege than Nixon or Bush BY ELLIOT MINCBERG Opinion | Donald Trump’s claim that former White House counsel Don McGahn is immune from a House Judiciary Committee subpoena and his direction to McGahn not to even show up at the May 21 Committee hearing have earned Trump another dubious distinction: He has now taken an even more extreme position on executive privilege than either Richard Nixon or George W. Bush. Read the full story here     Why Mueller may be fighting a public hearing on Capitol Hill BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | Mueller has yet to testify to Congress despite Attorney General William Barr stating repeatedly that he has no objections to Mueller doing so. In the past week, it was confirmed that Mueller, not Barr, is resisting testifying in public. At the same time, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler indicated that his committee may allow Mueller to appear in private with no subpoena, no cameras, and no cries of coverup. The media is remarkably uninterested in the reason for this demand from Mueller. After all, if you have no faith in Mueller, you are an apostate within the Beltway. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: In Trump-Pelosi feud, both sides are claiming victory BY RACHAEL BADE AND JOSH DAWSEY The recent flurry of taunts and insults marks a change for President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who have avoided targeting each other in the past. But allies of both see political advantages in the tactic.  Read the full story here     The New York Times: How Democrats are, and aren't, challenging Trump BY NEIL IRWIN When asked about Mr. Trump's economic boasts, Democrats tread carefully on the campaign trail. Read the full story here     CBS News: Beto O'Rourke says Trump is 'provoking yet another war in the Middle East' BY GRACE SEGERS Beto O'Rourke, one of the Democratic candidates running to challenge President Trump in 2020, accused the president of "provoking yet another war in the Middle East" by sending an additional 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the threat from Iran. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trade beef aside, Trump and Abe bond over burgers, sumo and golf BY JEFF MASON AND ELAINE LIES U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday played golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and presented a trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament, turning to personal diplomacy for the second day of a Japan visit shadowed by tough trade talk. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump awards trophy at marquee sumo event in Tokyo BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND JILL COLVIN President Donald Trump presented a special Trump trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament in Tokyo on Sunday as he got a taste of one of Japan’s most treasured cultural institutions. 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.